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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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 · February 7, 2021

Sunday Meditation: I John 4:19-21

If you are just here for the quilting and are offended by Christian posts, you might want to skip this and scroll right by. Otherwise, I hope you will enjoy thinking about 1 John 4:19-21.

Text of 1 John 4:19-21

19We love because he first loved us. 20If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has never seen. 21And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
                                                                          I John 4:19-21

A couple of points from my notes on this passage. First, we know how to love because God first loved us. He is the source of love and also the example of how we are to love. God loves each of us even though we are all sinners. It is not for us to judge each other, only to love each other.

Second, the world measures us, as Christians, by the way we love others. The proof is in the doing, not in empty talk, not in attending church, or not in reading the Bible. These mean nothing if we are not actively practicing philia (brotherly) love.

By this all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
                                                                          John 13:35

With everything that 2020 brought to the world, to this country and to me personally, I found myself in the Bible more than any other time in my life. For one thing, I’ve had much more time on my hands for reading and study. Yesterday during my quiet time, I thought about a couple of things. First, I had just written the book review of The Book of Longings and was thinking about women in biblical times. Then, the “Women of the Bible” block of the week I started years ago came to mind.

This block series is by Stitchin’ Tree and is still available. You can get it on a CD here or as a PDF digital download here. My original project was pretty quickly abandoned because of the size of the blocks, 15″ and 10″ and also the size of the quilt. It finishes 110″ x 125″. This is too large to donate and I am out of room quilts this big. I just couldn’t get excited about my original plan with this quilt. Here is my first block.

Women of the Bible Block 1

It is a nice block, just not very inspiring. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to make the quilt, but with six-inch blocks. Every week I will make two blocks from each pattern for a total of 80 blocks. I have a setting in mind from the Moda Blockheads book. The setting I want to do has about a million flying geese so I will also have to piece some of those as I go along.

Women of the Bible blocks 1 and 2

These first blocks represent Eve and Rachel. I’m making each of the two blocks slightly different and using brighter colors. What I like about this series is that in addition to the 40 block patterns, there is information about each of the women represented and also a page for your own study or thoughts. It is a nice way to reflect and meditate as you stitch the blocks.

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Comments

  1. Pat Pollock says

    February 7, 2021 at 1:29 pm

    Very nice, Rhonda.

  2. Pat in Appleton says

    February 8, 2021 at 9:28 am

    Nice post, Rhonda. I, too, have found more ‘Bible time’ during this crazy period of our lives. My go-too guy is Matthew … Jesus speaks to me through him. (One of my top five favorite passages is still Matthew 6:34. It reminds me when I begin to worry, not to.)

    • Pat in Appleton says

      February 8, 2021 at 9:29 am

      *go-to*

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