A very formal and orderly quilt BUT the stems and leaves are whimsical and fun~
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Late Monday Posting - Thanks to a UFO Day at Powered by Fabric, I worked on 'Chilhowie' today. I got a total of 5 more big blocks assembled. Lots more to get it done. One b...
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Shortcut Tutorial for Piecing Patchwork Blocks - I’ve been so excited tor this helpful tutorial. Guest contributor Holly Lesué is sharing a super handy tip/trick for piecing patchwork quilt blocks. It’s...3 days ago
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Baby It's Cold Outside - I'm glad I don't live in this log cabin - I bet it is drafty! It is -7 here in Connecticut this morning. Yikes! You might have seen this on my social me...3 days ago
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Sewcialites 2 Block 14 – Enchant Block by April Rosenthal - Today we’re bringing you a new free block pattern for the Sewcialites 2 Quilt Along! The post Sewcialites 2 Block 14 – Enchant Block by April Rosenthal a...4 days ago
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Big Stitch Quilting on Off the Wall Friday - WoW! What a busy week. When I haven't been working at my day job, I've been working in my studio. I decided once and for all to get "Rain, Rain" onto...4 days ago
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Island Batik Unboxing Video - I've been selected to be an Island Batik Brand Ambassador for 2023 - my 2nd year! Today, I'm sharing all the wonderful treasures that I get to create wit...6 days ago
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Our Christmas Tree - 2022 - The house is decorated and "it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas." The focal point of our decorating is the tree. This year we opted to purchase a...2 months ago
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My Latest Obsession... Stitch Journals - Over the last several months all of my creative focus has been on creating handmade cloth "Stitch Journals" in which I can experiment in and fill up. Her...2 months ago
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Unusual Wavy Strippy Quilt - This is a very unusual or strange strippy! It is rather tatty and worn, and was not expensive, but it had nice quilting, and, I was curious to see how it...5 months ago
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My Turn! Moda Blockheads4 - Thank you All for the nice response to my test blog! I’m back today with MY block Crowning Glory, number 18, for BH4. If I had known how hot it would be...6 months ago
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May Mini Quilt with Wendy - Can't believe it's been since January that I've finished a mini quilt! Don't know what I've been doing! Well, I do read more than I have for a long tim...8 months ago
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Sweetpea baby quilt pattern-no applique needed - MamaNanaPatterns just added a new baby quilt pattern Sweetpea that I just love. If you love flower quilts but don't like to applique, check it out. ht...8 months ago
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Quilting instead of blogging - I will not be writing blog posts any more but to learn more about my schedule, books, patterns and teaching calendar go to my website. https://www.delightfu...8 months ago
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April Showers Kind of Day - I've been away a long time and don't have much to show for it. I finally got the rows of this quilt sewn together but have to get it finished. For g...10 months ago
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So Far in 2022 - Time flies when you move cross country, after packing up everything you've accumulated from living in the same place for 23 years. The quilts are finall...10 months ago
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Laura - Today I learned Laura Fisher passed away this week. She was a quilt dealer living in New York City, and I was never fortunate enough to meet her, but we...
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The Yellow String Quilt - On the eBay pictures, the quilt didn't look quite as ratty as it really was in person. The box came and I opened it quickly in anticipation of my 'clean ...
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Counted Cross Stitch and a Quilt Finish - Counted cross stitch has made a big come back and I have joined those returning to the craft. What a change since I taught myself how to do it back in ...
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HAND APPLIQUE ON A V-POINT - My favorite applique method is freezer paper on top. I trace motifs onto freezer paper and cut them out to make templates which are then ironed to the f...
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Emma Andres Fifteenth Quilt Tillman Quilt - Tillman Quilt Emma named this quilt for her sweet friends that visited her in the store. They would bring Emma flowers like those on the quilt. Emma said ...
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Scrappy Heart Quiltalong + Block Tutorial - Hi! I'm planning a long term quilt project for 2021, a scrappy heart quilt. I've been wanting to make a heart quilt for a while, and I like the idea of ...2 years ago
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Transforming a 1970s Bedroom into Farmhouse Style! - This summer, my daughter and son-in-law bought a cabin on a beautiful lake. It was quite the fixer-upper and to say I was a bit worried, would be an und...
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Same Quilting -- New Location - This blog has been declared "Against Facebook Standards" and there is no recourse. Half of my readers are from Facebook. For those who read through a b...2 years ago
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Hand Piecing: Sewing for Pleasure and Peace - This is a post about taking on a large-ish quilt as a hand piecing project and how to break it down into blocks to keep it portable. It’s also a post ab...2 years ago
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The winner is... - The winner of the mini chocolate and caramel quilt is... Quilting Babcia - it was mailed off last week and should be arriving in its new home any day now. ...2 years ago
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New Board Members Needed! - *Parliamentarian* Should attend the monthly board meetings (1st Monday of the month at 1 pm) Should attend the annual meeting held at Quilt Festival Ensure m...2 years ago
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Using Art to Connect and Stay Sane - Here are more of my dress cards. The first one is inspired by the Korean traditional dress- Hanbok. I never thought I would continue to make this but goin...
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Garden Mystery Blog Hop - Wow! It has been a long time since I blogged.. so sorry friends! Not sure if anyone out there is still following my blog??? Rhonda of Farmhouse Threads h...
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National Quilt Museum Benefit Auction - Here is the quilt I just finished for the benefit auction this year. It is 7.25" x 9" . The eight pointed star blocks finish at 2.25" and the binding is...
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Brenda's Bounty update - When I last posted about this quilt most of the blocks were done and I was a little worried about the piecing together stage up ahead. Happy to report all ...
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Posting old favourites... - Not much sewing getting done, but as it's the last day of winter....yay!.... I thought I'd repost some old favourites. Lovely and fresh, ready for spring. ...5 years ago
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A Fictitious Detective Story: The Completely Made-Up Case of Elma's Quilt Blocks - This is a tale of pure fiction, yet one that presents an opportunity to share some pictures of pretty, historical quilt blocks. We also hope it will pr...
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My Color Kit - Have you ever seen one of these? A friend passed it on to me a few years ago. Basically it's an embroidery kit. It's made of a canvas like fabric. Skeins ...
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