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Few Words Friday
Finished up the L'Enveloppe.Starting knitting a Seeds to Flowers Cowl.Still machine quilting!Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!♥︎
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Few Words Friday
I finally finished machine quilting my Double Wedding Ring quilt - time to cut all the threads on the back.I practiced 'Plumifying" - from a Patsy Thompson Craftsy class on feathers.Have a great day...
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Double Wedding Ring Quilt
I took a break from this blog because I blogged everyday on my photo blog for a month. I really enjoy the photo blog, but find it time consuming to maintain two blogs - I need to find a balance that...
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Little Quilt Blocks
I had forgotten that the newest Christmas Sew Along from Temecula Quilt Company started at the beginning of December, so today I caught up. The blocks are just 2+1/4" finished - very quick to make...
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More Little Blocks
Nine Temecula Quilt Co mystery blocks finished, three more to come. These have been so quick and fun to make (2+1/4" blocks).The local John Deere dealership always has a lovely Christmas display - this...
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One More and Some Finishes
One more block added to the growing pile of tiny blocks.I finished the sweater I knitted from yarn I spun this summer. The yarn is 100% natural merino, that I chain plied (4 ply yarn), about dk/worsted...
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Mini Quilt Finish
I finished my Temecula Quilt Co mini mystery (We Wish You a Mini Christmas). It is 7"x19.5". I used two layers of thin batting, and regular cotton thread for the free motion quilting.These mini...
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A Quick Christmas Gift
I knit a hat for my husband, for Christmas (he needed a warm hat, that was long enough to go down past his ears - this should do the trick). The pattern is Baa-ble Hat, and ever since it came out, it...
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A New Year!
The start of a new year is always an exciting time to plan for the upcoming year!I decided that I would 'start' the 365 Challenge - a block a day for the year! This seems like a big commitment for me,...
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Keeping Busy
My stack of 365 Challenge blocks is growing nicely - these are all 3" blocks (so far I am enjoying the challenge of a block-a-day).I have also been cutting out a fat quarter pack (24 FQ's of 'Ticklish'...
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Another Year of BOM's
I like to start the year off with a plan, and since it has been a few years since I have participated in long term blocks of the month (or little quilts of the month), I decided to try a few for this...
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Old and New Blocks
I finished piecing the Flowering Snowball quilt blocks (42, 12" blocks). I just need to play with the layout a bit more and then sew the blocks together.It was time to cut out another piecing project....
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Making Blocks
These are the blocks I pieced this week!This week's 365 Challenge blocks - 3" blocks. Still lots of fun to sew (I am a bit surprised that I am still making them, I have done twice as many as I...
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QAL Blocks and Dizing
I am still sewing 365 Challenge blocks (although I was tempted to leave a few out this week - 1/2" half square triangles are a real challenge!). There is an extra one this week because the pattern was...
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Project Bags
I finished a few things this week, a couple of them are project bags for my knitting.The first one is a bag using an old tutorial I posted almost 6 years ago (I am so glad that I blog, it was handy to...
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London Vacation
Last week we had a family vacation to London. I lived in England a couple times when I was little, and 30 years ago I worked as a nanny in London. I have been wanting to take our sons for a while, and...
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QAL Blocks & a Cowl
I have been catching up on quilt-along blocks - The Westering Woman block for February (12" block).The Circa 2016 blocks for the past 2 weeks (3" blocks).The 365 Challenge blocks (3" blocks).I also...
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More QAL Blocks
This weekend I caught up on a couple of quilt alongs.The first is Westering Women -This is Sweet Gum Leaf. I was hesitant about this one because of the Y-seams, and the original pattern involved...
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365 Challenge Blocks
I finished sewing some more 365 Challenge blocks.I have decided that I will just make the 3" blocks (and only the ones that I think will be enjoyable to sew - no more fiddly little pieces for me). So...
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Knitting and More Blocks
Here are some knitting projects I recently finished - A summer sweater made with Optim Merino wool. It is incredibly soft. This is my own pattern - just a top down, raglan cardigan. More details can...
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