Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This Ready to get a head start on holiday sewing? This #holidaytrimmingsquilt is a fast and easy project. The pattern releases TODAY! Head over to Shereece's site @sewhookedontreasures to grab your copy.
It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsqui It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsquilt pattern release is coming June 9th. I was happy to test this lovely quilt and even more happy with the way it turned out. Thanks, @sewhookedontreasures. I can't wait to show the full reveal!!
Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top toge Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top together. Look for this fun new quilt pattern coming soon from @sewhookedontreasures!

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Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmin Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmingsquilt by Shereece @sewhookedontreasures. 

Does the new Hustle and Bustle fabric by @official_basicgrey on a Grunge Hits the Spot background put you in the holiday spirit?
This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last This is my most recent finish. I stitched the last bit of binding just about a half hour ago! I love the fabrics in this quilt and they were just random fabrics from my stash. The pattern is #theellaquilt by @kitchentablequilting. I may have to hang this in my family room until it finds a new home.

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Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat bl Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat blocks and these three items are my essentials for achieving that: white fluffy bath towel, cheap Black & Decker iron that steams like crazy, and a Jackson's Woodworks square clapper.

I have a wool pressing mat, but I like the bath towel better. It has enough nap to "grab" the fabrics for a super flat press and it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. 

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It is special to me because it is a reminder of what is important; the friendships, camaraderie, and encouragement that developed within the group. 

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This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites fo This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. First it is proof that any fabric works when you cut it small enough and second I pieced it on a little mini retreat with a couple of friends. The pattern is Rectangle Wrangle by Bonnie Hunter.

I love, love, love scrap quilts, the more fabrics the better, and that's how I justify buying all the fabric I do.

This particular quilt was chosen for today's prompt because tomorrow it will be on its way to Poland along with nine others from my "quilt room" (see day 3 prompt).

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Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the th Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the things I've learned through quilting, but one I can't seem to get through my head is that I don't like foundation piecing, paper piecing, or hand piecing.  Slow stitching is a concept I can't wrap my head around.

This String Spiderweb was started at a retreat so I jumped on the bandwagon without thinking it through. I have a bunch of these units made but no interest in continuing. As I was snapping the photo though, I had an idea. Stay tuned.

Are there quilting techniques or methods you don't enjoy?

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2014 quilts, finished quilts, jelly roll, piecing, quilting, Scrap Basket Beauties, · March 21, 2014

Change in TV Viewing

When you’re quilting do you watch TV, listen to audiobooks or sew in silent bliss?  My confession: I was usually watching the worst reality TV.  Last week though, while piecing the Generations quilt, I came to the decision to delete it all from my DVR.  It was full of shows like Real Housewives, Dance Moms, Millionaire Matchmaker, and Hell’s Kitchen.  Those shows seemed perfect because generally there is no plot and I could follow along by listening rather than watching.  Obviously, much of the drama is staged but I came to the realization that I just can’t watch people treating others badly anymore.  I don’t need to see grown women in a cat fight, children being used as pawns or Gordon Ramsey verbally abusing ANYONE!  I’m trying to eliminate as much negativity from my life as possible and watching people behave this way was bringing me down.  The added benefit is not listening to people who are incapable of uttering a grammatically correct sentence.  I’m not sure where they find these people, but almost every “real housewife” I talk to here in Appleton knows when to properly use  “I” or “me” in a sentence!!

Despite not watching TV, I’ve almost finished this quilt.  It helps that I’m listening to a good audiobook (Under the Wide and Starry Skies by Nancy Horan). 

Generations

This will probably be a donation quilt so the quilting is pretty utilitarian:  meandering in the center, two squiggly lines in the inner border and up-and-down continuous straight lines in the outer border.

Generations-closeup

There’s still a little hand stitching to finish on the binding but it should be completed today.  Yay! Another quilt made entirely from stash.

I’m linking up with Sarah over at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday.  Help others celebrate their accomplishments this week by checking out the links.

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Comments

  1. Lisa Marie says

    March 21, 2014 at 7:22 am

    Your quilt looks fantastic! I am also trying to use up some stash fabrics and find they make great scrappy quilts. As for your TV question, I often watch TV while stitching binding because I hate to watch TV with idle hands. But when I stitch binding without the TV on, it does get done faster.

  2. Pat in Appleton says

    March 21, 2014 at 8:55 am

    I, too, have stopped watching Housewives (except HoNY) and Dance Moms. Abby Lee Miller is so mean to those girls these days! She used to be motivating, but now she’s just plain mean and nasty! Why those moms put their girls through that is a mystery to me!

    Your “Generations” quilt is so pretty!

  3. Susan says

    March 21, 2014 at 8:54 pm

    I still love that quilt! Kudos to you for your decision. I haven’t had TV service since the summer of 2011, but I did watch Netflix, mostly things like MacGyver and the multiple Star Treks. When my TV died in November last year, I decided I really didn’t need to buy a new one. I do follow a couple of scifi shows on Hulu, but when they are finished, I can foresee not watching any others. It’s amazing how freeing it is. I can’t understand why ANYONE would watch Gordon Ramsey, and I haven’t watched the others you mention, but if that’s what they’re like, yeah, who needs that?

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