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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One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. T One of my cherished quilts is one I didn't make. This album quilt was made by members of a club I ran for many years when I had a brick and mortar shop. Several members continued to meet in my home monthly until COVID hit. 

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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travel, Utah · April 4, 2014

Hiking Bryce Canyon National Park

Coming from Wisconsin, we’re used to road construction. This trip has brought a whole new meaning to the “road closed” sign. There is ONE road that goes in and out of Kanab, Highway 89 and it is undergoing major construction. It is completely closed from 8:30-11:30 AM Monday through Friday. The other 21 hours of the day, it is one-way alternating traffic. That means you have to stop and wait for a pilot car to escort you through.  It is only about a 3-mile stretch of road, but it can add anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes to your trip. There is no detour, you can only wait it out. This is the road we had to take to Bryce Canyon so it took much longer to get there than we anticipated.  The delay wasn’t all bad, though, the temperatures were warmer later in the day.

Highway 89 is an unusual drive in another way–if you want to know where cars go when they die, it’s along Highway 89 from Kanab to Panguitch.  It seemed like every place we saw had between 6 and 20 old cars! The natural scenery is beautiful and more than makes up for it.  Panguitch is just north of the exit to Bryce Canyon and it has an interesting quilty story.  The winter of 1864-65 was very cold and difficult and the settlers had no food.  The only provisions were 40 miles away and in order to traverse the difficult Bear Valley Road in snow was to lay a quilt down, walk to the end of it, move it, then walk to the end again.  You can read more about it here. Now there is an annual Quilt Walk Festival to commemorate this event.

Everyone has probably seen pictures of Bryce Canyon but there is no photograph that truly captures the magnificence.  When you drive through the park, you can’t see the  canyon from the road so you really don’t know what to expect when you walk to the overlook.  All I can say is that it truly was a breathtaking moment for me.  The beauty of the hoodoos is indescribable.  We hiked a few miles in and around the canyon.  Weather patterns change rapidly in the mountains.  The day we were there started out sunny, then turned cloudy but we didn’t get any rain.  As we were driving out, it was snowing! 

Here are a few pictures to entice you to come to Utah and see this natural wonder for yourself.

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We ran into this guy at the bottom of the canyon.  Isn’t he cute?

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We drove through Red Canyon on the way back to Kanab.  It was just too pretty not to stop and take a few pictures.

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There has just been beautiful scenery everywhere we’ve been on this trip.  Now we’re heading toward Page and Lake Powell.

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Comments

  1. Pat in Appleton says

    April 4, 2014 at 8:25 am

    Your pictures are incredibly beautiful! I can’t imagine how awesome (an overused word, but not in this case!) the scenery must be in person! I hope to get there sometime!

  2. Mary Pat says

    April 4, 2014 at 9:38 am

    Truly amazing. I was there about 15 years ago. Your pictures are stunning. Thanks for sharing. MPea

  3. Susan says

    April 4, 2014 at 10:57 am

    You’ve taken some wonderful pictures. I haven’t seen it with snow on it, personally, and your photos were just perfect. Paul and I used to make jokes about all of that area, southern Colorado, northern New Mexico. It seems that, especially on the back roads, including US Highways, which are a lot of back road these days, it’s a requirement to have a bunch of dead cars or farm equipment in the yard! You’re right, there’s enough beauty to more than make up for it, but it seemed strange to us and we were from Arizona! There doesn’t seem to be that requirement in Arizona, though. =) Enjoy Lake Powell – the dam is amazing!

  4. Mary Ann says

    April 4, 2014 at 2:54 pm

    These photos were just great…………keep them coming…..

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