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. 

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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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I'm not really sure what to say about my quilting I'm not really sure what to say about my quilting origins. No one else in my family was or is a quilter. For some reason my Grandma Ruby had this old quilt top, had it finished, and gave it to me. She didn't make it and I don't know who did, but I still cherish it.

As for me, I walked into a quilt shop in 1988 and the rest is history. My heart still races when I walk into a shop!!

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Why I quilt: 1) Fabric. It is so fun to cut littl Why I quilt: 
1) Fabric. It is so fun to cut little pieces of fabric only to sew them back together and see how the colors and texture work together. 

2) To fill a need. I enjoy donating pretty quilts to those who need them. 

3) Community. Early in my marriage we moved every three years or so. I always found new friends in guilds and classes. It's even easier to connect with other quilters with the internet.

There are many other reasons like fun and creativity, but those are my top three.

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quilting · May 11, 2021

Side Trip to Hamilton, Missouri

Practically every quilter in the world has heard of the teeny-tiny town of Hamilton, Missouri. It is the home of Missouri Star Quilt Company. It just so happens that Hamilton is only 45 minutes from my mom’s house and the Missouri Star’s reopening coincided with our trip. A side trip was meant to be!

Our original destination was Jamesport, Missouri, an Amish community in northern Missouri. There are a couple of quilt shops in the area and a few other shops, but we were pretty much just going for a nice drive out in the country. I am looking for particular fabrics for a couple of projects so checked out Shearwood’s Quilts and Fabrics. After that, we browsed through Farm House Collection, a huge gift shop with farmhouse (obviously!) decor. While we were in there, the skies opened and it began to POUR down rain. We waited a few minutes but it didn’t look like it was going to let up, so we made a dash across the street to Gingerich Dutch Pantry for coffee and a delicious piece of pie. Unfortunately, the rain did not stop so we didn’t stick around in Jamesport.

Missour Star sign

Hamilton is about a half-hour south of Jamesport so it was a logical stop on our way back to my mom’s house. Jim says Missouri Star was my intended destination all along (not true). Missouri Star’s brick and mortar shops closed early last year and have been closed through the pandemic. Predictable, since May 3 was the reopening day, it was crowded in Hamilton. Luckily for us, it was not raining there.

The Doan family, who owns Missouri Star Quilt Company, has done a nice job of sprucing up the town to welcome visitors. Several buildings have nice murals as a tribute to quilting and to Hamilton’s history of being the birthplace of J.C. Penney.

mural Hamilton, MO

mural Hamilton, MO

It may just be me, but I find it a little hard to shop there. Missouri Star has eleven fabric shops and counting. Each shop is dedicated to a particular type of fabric; batiks, seasonal, kids, florals, solids, etc. You can’t carry bolts between the shops, for example, to match a solid with a floral, so it’s a bit of a challenge.

It is always fun to visit, though, and see what’s new. There are thousands and thousands of bolts of fabric. It would be hard to leave empty-handed and I didn’t. We were there just long enough for me to pick up a few grays for an ongoing project.

gray fabrics

Hamilton and Missouri Star Quilt Company is a destination for a lot of quilters, but it is just one of about 14 shops on the Missouri Highway 36 Quilt Trail. There is an official shop hop type event every year for the Quilt Trail and the one for 2021 commemorates Missouri’s bicentennial. For more information, visit the website here.

This was the first time I had been into a quilt shop in over a year. What better place to start in-person visits!

 

 

 

 

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  1. Pat Pollock says

    May 11, 2021 at 8:17 am

    We are heading to Missouri this week. Missouri Star is not on my list, but Hickory Sticks is. Have a good trip home.

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