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quilting · October 5, 2023

September Stashbuster Challenge

Here it is October 5 and I am just now posting about the September Stashbuster Challenge. As a reminder, the challenge was to use a jelly roll or 2-1/2″ strips from your stash. I set this challenge because I really,…

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quilting · September 1, 2023

September Challenge: Jelly Roll Quilts

September Challenge Do you have a collection of 2-1/2″ strips? Is there a jelly roll in your stash that is ready to be turned into a quilt? Do you have scraps that you can cut into 2-1/2″ strips? If you…

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quilting · June 2, 2023

A Patriotic Finish

This red, white, and blue quilt is another project from “the basket” I have been clearing out this month. It is just a coincidence that it is a holiday quilt that qualified for the May challenge. This project was abandoned…

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quilting · March 24, 2023

Friday Finish: Three Projects

For this Friday Finish I have three projects to share with you! Number 1: Origins This is the finished quilt from the quilt along I started in January. The pattern is from Lifting Limits Quilting and is available here. I…

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January stars

2021 Quilts, quilting · February 19, 2021

Friday Finish: January Stars

Wow, my third Friday Finish post in a row! It is so nice to get a few things completed. This week I finished January Stars, so named because I started this quilt in January and I’m terrible at picking names….

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2021 Quilts, quilting · February 12, 2021

Friday Finish: Desert Peaks

This Desert Peaks quilt began back in 2017 on Sew a Jelly Roll Day. I like to hand stitch binding while watching TV in the evening and found this quilt all ready to go. I thought I would have my…

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Finished Sunny Skies quilt

2019 Quilts, quilting · July 5, 2019

Friday Finish Sunny Skies Quilt

What could be more appropriate than a Sunny Skies Quilt on a hot, sunny July day? I started this quilt a couple of years ago and finally put it together earlier this year. I am an avid fan of Women’s…

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2018 Quilts, quilting · September 18, 2018

Retreat Quilt

During a recent trip to the Twin Cities I saw a fun quilt hanging in a shop. It had the sentiment “She was a nice girl until she took up quilting.” At the time I didn’t think much about it,…

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quilting · September 18, 2017

DWM: Project Sew A Jelly Roll

Saturday was National Sew A Jelly Roll Day and that’s exactly what I did. Currently,  I am obsessed with the triangle in a square block (tri-recs). The idea for this quilt has been floating around in my head for awhile…

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quilting · August 28, 2017

Summer Sewing Part 2: Wedding Quilts

It seems like summer is for weddings so that means wedding quilts.  Two of our nephews got married this summer and I made wedding quilts for both of them.  It was fun to pick fabrics and designs for each couple…

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2016 Quilts, quilting · November 18, 2016

Retreat!

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog post, but it’s been a long time since I’ve done any sewing to speak of. Last weekend I was hoping to change that when my daughter Jen and I attended…

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2016 Quilts, quilting · July 31, 2016

2016 Week 30 Stash Report

Not much sewing going on here this past week, but a spur of the moment trip “up north” to Minocqua, WI to visit some friends gave me some binding time in the car so I finished a couple of quilts….

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