Are you caught up with your cutting and making half-square triangles? I hope so, but if not, just continue to make progress and keep the pdfs for future reference to complete the quilt. Today we'll make the star block for Stars on Autumn Lane. It is really easy, just follow the diagram contained in the …
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Autumn Jubilee Sew Along Tablet Cover
Making gifts for the holidays especially for the guys in your life is sometimes a difficult task. Today, we'll begin a sew-along to make a very fast tablet cover/carrier that will finish in just three installments. The cutting and making the half-square triangles will begin today, using a different method - Moda Cake Mix papers …
Stars on Autumn Lane Quilt Along
The Autumn Jubilee Quilt Along starts today with a new pattern, Stars on Autumn Lane! I have designed this with two options, both using exactly the same number of squares and half square triangles. Pull your autumn colors, and quilt along! The steps will come out once a week on Fridays, and be done in …
Pumpkins and Leaves Quilts for the Blogger’s Quilt Festival
The Blogger's Quilt Festival is going on this week, a neat virtual quilt show. This fun annual event is hosted by Amy's Creative Side. Quilters are allowed two entries, so here is my second share. Last fall, I did a month long event on my blog that began with making several blocks in two patterns, …
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Be My Carolina Neighbor for Blogger’s Quilt Festival
The Blogger's Quilt Festival is going on this week, a virtual quilt show with completed quilts shown by lots and lots of bloggers. This fun annual event is hosted by Amy's Creative Side, and to participate you have to create a new post showing a quilt. There are some great prizes to be awarded, and …
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Quilted Sunglasses Case
One thing that always a problem is keeping my sunglasses scratch free. I often have used drawstring bags, or quilted ones where the glasses slide in one end. Those are easy to make, but the problem is the glasses will not stay inside. They end up either sticking out the end, or coming out altogether …
More Fun at the Fair
Going back to the the Expo Building at the State Fair while the judges tasted the offerings in the cooking competition, I wanted to search out the two quilts I hadn't found on my previous visit, and get some better pictures. Be My Carolina Neighbor was hanging with its second place ribbon. The Scrap Dance …
Fun at the Mountain Regional State Fair
With the prospect of Irma coming into the mountains, my friend and I decided to hit the fair on opening day rather than wait until Monday as was our original plan. The forecast on Thursday night was for Irma to end up here with an 80% chance of rain all day increasing to 100% later …
Preparing for the Mountain Regional State Fair
Turn-in day for entries into the Mountain Regional State Fair is Monday, and I am getting all my entries ready. I have decided to enter 14 crafting, quilting and photography competitions this year. This means getting hanging sleeves on the larger quilts, and labels on all the entries. Scrap Dance Two Step is finished up …
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Be My Neighbor Quilt – The Finish!!
Yes, it is done!! I finished up the handwork this past weekend. I have had this little Welsh Terrier button for a very long time, looking for a project to use him on. I have three of them, and never found a garment that could use them. Isn't it cute? A little tiny dog frolicking …
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