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Rows of Festive Cheers

Im finally to the point where I can now sew rows of half hexagons together for Festive Cheer.Rows and rows of half hexagons.Because I opted to paper piece the half hexagons, the blocks are too heavy ...

1 dag siden

Modern Chevron Baby Quilt Finish

It always feels so good to have a finish on a quilt.Modern Chevron Baby is now quilted, bound and washed for a special little boy.Pattern and free tutorial by Kirsty of You Had Me At BonjourAll of th...

2 days siden

How Do You Pin Your Quilts?

When I met with Stephs group last week, it was the perfect opportunity to pin my Baby Chevron quilt.We met at their church, which has large tables that can be pushed together, creating a nice flat sp...

3 days siden

Tossed Nine Patch and More

Quilts bring comfort in many forms.Most of the quilts shared during Show and Tell in May with our guild Nimble Thimbles were made as gifts for family members.Barb recently lost her brother, and as pa...

4 days siden

Oops!

Yesterday I showed you a picture of Stephanie (Stuph From Steph) working away at her machine next to tiers of fabrics.What could those possibly be?No... they are not a layer cake......or even a fancy...

6 days siden

Belgian Waffles Quilt

Most of the ladies in Stephs Group have made this cute Belgian Waffle design.They got together a while back, and decided they each would make the same quilt, just in different fabrics.Peg knows how t...

18 maj 12

Do A Wilson

Yesterday I met with the wonderful little quilt group from Mesa. They really dont have a name. I call them Stephs Group, because Stephanie is the one who invited me to join with them.I took so many p...

17 maj 12

Pats Quilt

I wanted to share with you the beautiful quilt Pat Roche brought for Show and Tell last night at our guild meeting.This is another one of those stories.Pat originally found the vintage quilt top on e...

16 maj 12

Noahs Perspective

Our grandson Noah is all boy.At age 4 he can be serious at times.When he smiles his dimples come out, and if I can get him to sit still for half a second, I love to run my fingers through his beautif...

15 maj 12

My Kind of Day

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day.A day where you felt a little bit spoiled.Thank you to all women who devote their lives to the care of precious children.After we arrived home from church,...

14 maj 12

Not Forgotten

I began working on this wonderful quilt Festive Cheer designed by Victoria Findley (Bumble Beans) when I was up at Rae Anns cabin at the end of February.It has not been forgotten.Victorias versionMor...

11 maj 12

Bees Knees May Block

The May block for the Bees Knees Quilting Bee is from the delightful Amy Smart (Diary of A Quilter).Amy sent us various strips of fabric from her stash and asked that we make a 12 1/2" framed blo...

10 maj 12

Color Catchers

A Show and Tell from Darlene Reid who was GIVEN this beautiful red and pink Grandmothers Flower Garden.Yes, you read that right.People often offer their vintage quilts to Darlene because they know sh...

08 maj 12

Lynns Baltimore Album

One of my favorite parts of Show and Tell with my quilt guild is when Lynn Miller (Quilts-Vintage and Antique) brings one of her antique quilts she has recently acquired.Love this beautiful Baltimore...

07 maj 12

Lucky Duck

During the last year Ive worked a little bit here and a little bit there on vintage embroidery blocks.So relaxing to sit and stitch with some handwork.Lucky Duck has been placed up on the design wall...

04 maj 12

Have You Backed Up Your Blog?

Ive heard another horror story.Blogger has completely deleted a persons posts.Years of work, completely gone.VanishedLostMore terrifying than watching the shower scene from Psycho on Halloween....in ...

02 maj 12

Modern Chevron Baby Quilt

I now have a finish on my Modern Chevron Baby Quilt.All 306 squares are happily sewn together.46" X 58"Kristy of You Had Me At Bonjour provides a free pattern and wonderful tutorial, clear do...

01 maj 12

Finally...Those Maple Leaves

I have one last quilt to show you from the wonderful trunk show offered by Barbara Polston.Finally...Those Maple LeavesA traditional pattern with a "twist".I love Barbaras use of graduated co...

30 apr 12

From Roses To Beatles

One of the impressive qualities of quilter Barbara Polston is her ability to create diverse selections in design.Prairie Rose (1998) was one of her first original creations.After receiving quite a bi...

28 apr 12

Barbara Polston Quilts

As I mentioned in yesterdays post, it was such a delight to have Barbara Polston come to our guild Nimble Thimbles and offer a trunk show.Her award winning quilts are as delightful and fun as her per...

27 apr 12

I KNOW That Quilter!

Have you ever gone to a quilt exhibit and fallen in love with a certain quilt or style, but not been aware of the person behind the design?You see their name by the quilt, but what really registers a...

26 apr 12

Triangles Square

Normally, the big reveal for the blocks with Bloggers Block of the Month falls on the 25th of each month.But, if you live in Australia, your day starts 17 hours before my day starts in Arizona.That m...

25 apr 12

Joan Bassett Trunk Show

For our April guild meeting we enjoyed a Trunk Show by Joan Bassett of Jay Bee Designs.Joans patterns have been published in many major quilt magazines, and she is now a new designer for Accuquilt.So...

24 apr 12

Thank You Chookyblue!

Mr. Cactus is pretty techno-savy.Right out of college he became a computer programer.Soon after that he created his own software company and was on the cutting edge of new development.He sold his com...

23 apr 12

Blogger Mess

Blogger, Blogger, Blogger. What are we going to do with you? You have decided to revamp your entire interface, and make posting so complicated that I may jump ship in complete frustration. All I want...

23 apr 12

Patches

 Ive been working a little more on my vintage embroidery.  "Patches" will be added to the other blocks to be placed in a quilt for my grandchildren. Which makes one wonder. Does any...

21 apr 12

"Girlie" Sewing Kit

Lucky must be my middle name recently, as I won this darling "Girlie" sewing case made by Cynthia Horst of Dream, Quilt, Create.Made in such bright happy colors and fabrics.The interior has s...

20 apr 12

Heaven Is Here

I like to read as much as I like to quilt.Soon after we moved to Chandler, Arizona, I began working for a bookstore located within a 5 minute drive from our apartment.A great job, where I work with t...

19 apr 12

Bees Knees

I had a ton of fun babysitting my grandbabies.Cute little munchkins (ages 6, 4 & 2) were so good while mom and dad were away. Whhooooeeee...there is a reason we are not meant to have children whe...

18 apr 12

Away For A Few Days

My daughter and SIL will be attending a wedding in Utah, so I may be away for a few days while I babysit our heart stealing grandchildren.In between all the snuggling, tummy tickling, and grandma kis...

12 apr 12

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