In July I did not finish a single quilt. Not one. It has been a long time since my quilting productivity has been this poor. To help move things along, I am once again signing up with OMG (One Monthly…
August 2020 OMG
In July I did not finish a single quilt. Not one. It has been a long time since my quilting productivity has been this poor. To help move things along, I am once again signing up with OMG (One Monthly…
Sunday Philosopher: What to Do When You Just Can’t Concentrate
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Wednesday Work in Progress: Mystery Quilt
The brick and mortar Patchwork Sampler shop offered dozens of mystery quilts over the years. So many, in fact, that I still have many mysteries in the UFO bins. In April I finished piecing a Debbie Caffrey mystery called Seams…
Weekly Sewing Machine Maintenance
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Monday Motivation: Start Now
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Mark Twain What was I thinking? I have a sign in my sewing room that reads “You can’t start over so start now.” It is a constant reminder that I cannot…
Tuesday Tip: Leftover Batting
A quilter’s dilemma—leftover batting There is almost always a strip of batting like this that is cut off the bottom after a top is quilted. What do you do with leftover batting? It is hard for me to throw away…