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 5, 2014

Page, Arizona

We left Kanab and drove west to Page, Arizona.  There are a few very interesting sightseeing destinations in Page.  First is Lake Powell, a reservoir on the Colorado River, which is part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.  It is a huge area that straddles the Arizona/Utah border and offers 1,560 miles of shoreline.  It is a man-made lake that was formed in the early 1970’s when Glen Canyon Dam was built.  This lake is very different from those we see in Wisconsin.  It is WAY down in the bottom of a canyon and is very narrow with hundreds of little inlets.  Unfortunately, this is still the “winter” season and there were not many boat tours operating so we didn’t take a ride on the river.  From the photographs you really can’t tell how high we were above the water. 

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Our second stop was Horseshoe Bend.  This is what locals consider the very beginning of the Grand Canyon.  We walked to the overlook and what a view.  The Colorado River is 1000 feet below!  Of course I was terrified and took my photographs from a safe distance of about 8 feet from the edge.  Jim was more adventurous and went right to the edge so he could photograph the actual bend so the better picture is his!!

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In the picture below you can just barely make out a boat in the lower left corner! 

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It was another amazing day of beautiful scenery.  Tomorrow there will be more after we visit Antelope Canyon!

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Comments

  1. Pat in Appleton says

    April 5, 2014 at 10:37 am

    Oh my goodness! My stomach did a little flip when I ‘looked down’ at the boat in your husband’s picture! (Tell him not to be such a risk-taker!!) Your pictures, as usual, are breathtaking! I’m enjoying sharing your vacation! By the way, you’re still not missing Spring … it’s not here yet!

  2. Mary Pat says

    April 5, 2014 at 11:30 am

    The posts are simply breathtaking. I can’t help but picture the first settlers in their covered wagons discovering this beauty. Stay safe

  3. Mary Ann says

    April 5, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    Beautiful……

  4. Susan says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:35 pm

    I’m going to sound like a broken record – homesick!

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