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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Uncategorized · June 1, 2013

One Mile Challenge: May 2013 Update

May was kind of a good news/bad news month as far as my personal challenge to sew one mile (1,760 yards) of fabric from my stash. The bad news is that I only finished four quilts.  The good news is that they were pretty big quilts so they used quite a bit of fabric. 

Completed in May were:  Christmas Falling Charms-7 yards, Bright Rails and Chain-9 yards, Scrappy Pinwheels-12 yards and the huge Half and Half quilt I finished yesterday-19 yards.  That’s a total of 47 yards used in May bringing the total to 197 yards.  Only 1,563 left to go! I wish I had finished one more thing so I could have gone over 200 yards used.  I was hoping to reach my goal in 2 years but at the rate I’m going it will be three years.  Oh well, it’s a lot of fabric out of stash—can’t wait to see what I’ll have left!

Here’s a picture of the completed Half and Half quilt.  It measures 94” x 102.”  I’m going to donate it but I’m not sure where yet since it’s so big.  The quilt center was made entirely from 2-1/2” strips out of my scrap bins (see yesterday’s post!!) and all the rest from stash.  This quilt was in my April UFO parade so I can cross another old UFO off that list!

 Half and Half

I quilted the center in overall crescents and swirls, the inner border with a little wave, and feathers in the outer border.

Half and Half-quilting

You can see by this close-up of the fabrics that I used anything and everything in this quilt.  Check out the stripes, the bright blue and the purple fabrics.  Somehow when you put everything together it works. This is such a quick and easy quilt to make I already have fat quarters pulled for another one!  That one won’t be as scrappy.

Half and Half-closeup

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  1. Beth says

    June 3, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    Hello Rhonda – Saw a post by you in Stashbusters and I mossied over here to your blog. Wow….you are a prolific quilter! Could you possible share some abbreviated instructions of the half and half blocks? Thanks, Beth in AL

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