Christmas In July Pattern Parade and Blog Hop

Ready to have some fun?  Today, I am hosting a blog hop for your enjoyment with a Christmas theme for our hot days of July.  The Christmas In July Pattern Parade Blog Hop includes quilters from the US, Canada and Australia.  We are a group of pattern designers that have not done an event together …

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Cutting, Sewing and a Quick Repair

My sewing lately has been mostly on secret projects, making progress on the mystery quilt along Minuet and working on the next Teacup block.  I did another quilt repair that was so simple I didn't take any pictures, but it did take up a few hours.  Mostly I've been cutting up fabrics to make kits …

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Quilt Trunk Show

Anyone in the mood for a virtual trunk show?  I thought I would participate in Whims and Fancies Trunk Full of Quilts event, there are some wonderful prizes just for participating.  You can participate too, even if you don't have a blog, just link a Flickr album with your quilts.  So, here are a few …

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More Fun at the NC Mountain State Fair

More fun at the NC Mountain State Fair began with the crafting competitions. I worked so long on this set of crewel ornaments last fall, and was thrilled to find them hanging in the crafting competition area with a red second place ribbon. This was baby animals day, and we were lucky to get to …

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