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I don't know how people keep track of the weeks on this project. After a few mind numbing block construction moments I lose track, but I know I owe you 10 blocks.. Instead of spreading them out over two posts I'm going all out! Here we go: Block 3 - This one was the easy one in the batch. It had some applique in it (the handle) but the block itself was nice and smooth. Block 7 - Moving onto

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Last month I went on my annual quilt retreat with the Dallas Quilt Guild. It was the 25th anniversary of the retreat! Incredible. Forgive the horrible pictures but sometimes, you don't have the fancy camera with you... On Saturday we usually have a sit down dinner and we all (all 100 + of us) commemorated the moment with a cake and factoids. There were a few ladies there that had been to all

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I put on hold my post about the other Farmer's Wife blocks to make a public service announcement! Have you received your copy of American Patchwork and Quilting? Not a subscriber? What do you mean? I thought everyone subscribed to this magazine? LOL! I have loved loved this magazine from the first moment I set eyes on it and I have been subscribed since 1999. Oh, and I still have every issue (

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I have been bad at blogging lately but not at making my blocks! I'm just saying! During the same retreat I completed the full quilt I mentioned yesterday, I also finished 10 FW blocks. Funny how I finished a full quilt in one day and it took two days to make 10 blocks!!! I'm thinking that something is not right there. Okay, enough with the complaining. Here are my first 5 blocks (I'll post the

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I finished a quilt this month! One down... many to go! I took these Layer Cakes to my Dallas Quilt Guild retreat and after some trimming and piecing I ended up with a full top! Sorry, this is all you will see since this one is headed to a special someone this year. I waited a long time to find the right one for this person but when I saw this pattern, it screamed at me! I just wanted you all

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Happy Holidays to everyone! I hope you enjoyed this time and celebrated with those dearest to you. I was able to squeeze in some piecing to keep up with my Farmer's Wife commitment. I actually made one extra... I'm hoping I can make one less next time around! LOL! This week I decided to make all my blocks in Whimsical fabrics. Here is a look at my endeavor... Block 2 - Autumn Tints:

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I tried to stay away. I really did. My daughter convinced me that resistance was futile. Over the Thanksgiving break, Nyshma and her newly minted husband, came for their first Thanksgiving as a married couple. I taught her how to use templates. Nyshma will be using freezer paper as her templates to cut her pieces while I have decided to go with Marti Michell's templates for my pieces. We

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The Music... I can play holiday music all year long. Is that weird? I say not! I don't care! But I restrain myself after Valentines day and just listen to it in the car. The Food... A couple of years ago we went to Williams and Sonoma for a cooking demo and decided to follow all their recipes... Except for the turkey brine, we loved it and go that route. Do you know that the average person

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When I posted the story of my daughter’s 13 quilts, many of you enjoyed it and RC even suggested I submit it to Quilt Story. Well, my sister took it out of my hands and submitted it on my behalf! Heather and Megan appeared to share your enthusiasm and have featured the post today! That post means a lot to me, not just as quilter but as a mother, and it warms my heart that it was embraced by

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Back in August, before the craziness began, I put Beth into the Images 2011 quilt show. I had never entered a quilt into a show but when my sister told me that the deadline for submissions to the Images 2011 show was almost upon us, I got a serious itch to send in a picture. I was a bit floored when Beth was accepted into the juried show. When Beth returned from Margaret's I was insanely

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In case you are new here I'll share that my daughter (see previous post) is a quilter. And because she is a quilter, part of her wedding planning was to complete 13 quilts to celebrate the quilter she has become. The idea of the 13 quilts stems from the dowry quilts our pioneer women would complete before they were married. "All young ladies were expected to marry shortly after their education,

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My little girl is no longer playing house. She is all grown up and married. After a year of planning... shopping... and down right stressing out... it happened.  Family was re-united And new bonds were strengthened Birthdays were sung The vows were rehearsed. Then, in the early morning, the girls got ready to be dolled up. And finally, that evening... Her Dad and I walked her down

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Photo courtesy of Kim Potvin Catching up is hard to do, but I will be back later with details and more pictures.

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My first efforts into embroidery were bad. I really didn't think they were bad until I washed the piece. See, I felt I was doing great because I was stitching over the pattern and the pattern appeared to hide the spaces I was leaving between the stitches. I also thought I was an expert because I was whizzing right along. I didn't understand that the big stitches I was taking allowed me speed but

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Can you believe it's been two months since I've posted? It sure doesn't feel that it's been that long but when I looked at my last post I was flabbergasted! I thought it best to drop in now before things heat up for the wedding. This is the calm before the storm... Talking about the wedding, June had me in NY with these three lovely ladies... We went for the wedding dress fitting here... But

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It's nice to have had a long weekend to enjoy. After the storms we saw in Texas last week... This was taken from my back porch. I was ready for some of this: I decided to work on my daughter's quilt but got sidetracked. You see, while I was off at Market a few weeks ago I got to chatting with the darling Gail Pan who designs some outstanding embroidery work like this one: I had a bug about

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Yesterday I mentioned that I had met Tara Lynn Darr of Sew Unique Creations. Her book is such a treat, here is a sneak peak of the projects you'll find in it. My sister, the new Vanna! A few booths (beside Fig Tree's) that I remembered to photographKathy Schmitz - What a charming lady. She was just so down to earth and fun to chat with. She has some ornaments coming out for those embroidery

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I was there last weekend.I got home on Monday and yesterday had to go to work.. :(I was not very functional but what can you do? Before I left I was busy getting ready. I sewed a couple of blouses, but only one made it to market. My sister gave me this button last year and thought it look super cute on my new blouse. I also decided on the layout for my Opening Day quilt. I put it away for

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This weekend I can call a finish. I have been working on this one over the weekends. Last weekend I finished all the blocks and got most of the rows sewn together. This is how the quilt looked at the beginning of last weekend. I had added the four square blocks and sewn the blocks into rows by the end of the weekend. This weekend, I finished sewing the rows together. I had completed the

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I was surfing blogland recently and ran into Jenean Morrison's blog... and I fell in love. Her new line for Free Spirit is called Silent Cinema and it's a must have in my stash. This is a big statement for me since I have not bought fabric as a 'just because I love it' since Market last fall. I have been tempted... but have not fallen. This line reminds me a bit of Denyse Schmidt's Hope

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Don't know how your week has been but mine has dragged! I was ready for Friday, on Tuesday. UGH! Yesterday I was going to see Gwen Marston at the Dallas Quilt Guild meeting but I realized that the meeting was moved from our regular location. When I GPS'd it... it was FAR. Too far for me to venture out on a weeknight and feel comfortable. I was a bit upset since I was looking forward to it, but

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Last night my sister and I went to the movies. Quite a treat in the middle of the week but when you have a coupon that expires the next day... well you make time to go. We saw The Lincoln Lawyer and I was very surprised. The movie was actually VERY good. I was surprised because I'm not a huge fan of Matthew McConaughey. He just doesn't do it for me but he was excellent in this movie and I find

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First, I will apologize for the poor quality of the pics. I took them this morning with my phone before I ran out the door to work. This weekend I had some time to work on Beth... I made the edges last night and put them on the wall this morning. I also finished all the stars. I am only missing the four patch blocks. I'm a bit excited that I'm so close to finishing this quilt. It has been on

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With my efforts to do more applique this year comes the need to learn about tools that might make the process a bit smoother. When I was cutting out my applique pieces for my Love Letter's block I noticed that there were a few 'stems' to be made. I recalled that I had a bias tape maker back from when I thought I might use it (about 10 years ago). I pulled it out and realized that the tool was

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I am a jinx. Yup. You can ask anyone in my family. If I like something new on your person, I try to be evasive in my compliment. You grew out your nails and they look great... I will look but will comment more on the color of your nailpolish than on the length since it will cause a nail to chip. Working on your complexion? Hmmm. 'Your makeup today looks nice.' is all you will get if you want to

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I have had that Kiss song stuck in my head since yesterday morning. I had been feeling under the weather last week and took Thursday and Friday off, which found me gravitating toward my books and fabrics. I just lay on the bed and opened up my favorite book (Miss Rosie's Quilt Co - Spice of Life Quilts). I have almost all the patterns in that book and bought the book mostly for the pattern

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Yesterday I took the day off from work and headed off to Dallas, where my guild opened their annual Quilt Show. This is the show that I will always credit for bringing me back to quilting. A few years ago my sister, Brenda, came for a visit and her trip coincided with the quilt show, so I dragged her butt to the show and fell in love with the craft all over again. This year's show was just as

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I had not posted about this finish but it has been on my bed for about a month now, so I think it's about time. I started this one back in November while I was at the Modern Quilt Guild retreat.  The pattern is Piece of Cake 2 by Thimbleblossom and the fabric is Fandango by Kate Spain. I love that this fabric line had Flannel pieces, because I was able to use it as backing.It is so yummy soft,

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Have you ever felt creatively stumped? Last summer I had this need to get something done. I needed to get something finished. Something I could see done so that I could once again feel creative. I'm feeling that way lately. I have a few projects going. That alone is a red flag. I'm a start one, finish one type of gal and for me to have several projects in the works tells me that I cannot focus.

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I am an avid reader and for a several years I had been posting reviews on my other blog but since I have stopped reviewing as often I decided to just post my thoughts here. I have been reading alot of Young Adult books recently and since I love me some good Sci Fi, this book just screamed to be read. I had seen the previews for the movie many months ago but I did not know that it had been

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My sister over at the Pumpkin Patch is an applique goddess. She works on all those fancy wool projects and spits out her completed pieces without breaking a sweat. Me? I have some issues. I have not found the right project for me. Karen over at Log Cabin Quilter is also a queen at her applique. I'm always drooling over her work and I'm just plain jealous that I cannot find the patience and

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A few weeks ago I participated in the Word Up Sewing Party. I was so busy sewing, that I never gave an update. I started with 4 sets out of the 11 that need to be completed Progress was excruciatingly slow. The process itself is so easy, but it is also very slow. I actually started making them two at a time because the pace was killing me. I am still struggling with the Arcs, but I can see

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A few weeks ago I got a little somthing in the mail from my favorite Pumpkin Patch. Isnt it gorgeous? I am a huge fan of most anything star related, so this was right up my alley. The fact that the piece is handmade (that star is paper pieced!!) and signed by the artist / quilter made it extra special. This is truely a treasure and I immediately had to wear it. It's about an inch and a half

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of going to see The Pioneer Woman and her entourage as they passed by Dallas for the Black Heels to Tractor Wheels book tour. If you don't know who she is... well... you're missing out. She is the queen of blogging in my book. She blogs about her life as a ranchers wife, about homeschooling her 4 kids, about cooking for Marlboro Man (she calls her hubby that), and

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  And guess Who is going to see her??? I'm a bit excited! 

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Today is the Charming Girls Sewing party and since my Word this year is Participate (see my icon on the right?) I thought I'd do just that. I headed out this morning and picked up a few treats, ran some errands and grabbed a pizza. Now I have setup my workstation, have my book queued up (I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore), and I'm ready to get going! I'm going to be working on my Bali Wedding

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A couple of weekends ago the Dallas Quilt Guild had their annual retreat. I love going to this retreat. This is my second year going and it was just as wonderful as last year. There were less guild members this year (about 80 or so) but this gave us more room to spread out and more space to walk around and really see everyone's projects. I love that this retreat is in January. It really

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Ah you thought that I would not mention the quilt? Well, you are wrong, I have to chat you all up a bit but not much since I do want to keep the reveal under wraps, but since Nyshma chose the pattern that she wanted for her wedding quilt, only the reveal needs to be withheld, the actual process is open for blogging. I have been quilting for many years now and I have taken many classes and done

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2010 was not at all what I expected when it comes to my craft. I started with the engines revving to go but work got in the way and I felt very uninspired during summer. Still, I got a fair amount of quilting done. All my Schnibbles got quilted in 2010 - I only have one straggler left to be bound which I will include among my first few projects in 2011. Madeline, Sunday Best and Tagalong

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The Charming Girls are choosing a word that will reflect what we want to see more of in our lives during 2011. It took me a while to decide on a word because I would find a word and then it would slip from my mind... I'm horrible remembering things which is why I am the queen of list! So the other day I was taking a shower and was thinking that I kept FORGETTING my freakin word (yeah, while I'm

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I don't know if I mentioned this but I'm not very big on surprises. Not at all. They make me feel out of the loop as if there has been some plotting and talking behind my back (which there is), but this year, I'll take this surprise ANY day. You see that young couple between my parents and me. That is my daughter and my future son in law that showed up at my door on Christmas eve. I thought

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Jane Austen does it for me. No questions, no tip toeing around it. She just does it for me. This time of year I pull out my Pride and Prejudice DVD and glom it. I tend to prefer the Colin Firth / Jennifer Ehle version, as does the rest of humanity, but I have been watching the Matthew Macfadyen / Kiera Knightly version these last couple of years since it's alot easier to suck someone into

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What makes a UFO? Is it the project that has been sitting around for more than 6 months? or is it more the project that you put away knowing that it has stopped inspiring you? I vote for the later. I wrap up the year with three WIPs but I was determined that I would not end it with any UFOs. But I admit that with just a few weeks for years end, I have one. This is a project that has stopped '

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Little Bits of Love is headed to it's new home this week. I had mentioned that this one didn't have a name and I was waiting for the AHA moment. Well it sure took it's time! It wasn't until I was making up the label that it smacked me over the head. The quilt has been the bain of my existence for a while and I think it's like that fussy child that nothing is ever right until it finally is. It

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I've been a bad Charming Girl because I have not been playing with the others! I only have the excuse of work and play has really not allowed me to catchup with my girls. Not really an excuse, so I'm working on this. The Charming Girls have a Theme going on and we are to post abit about our personal Holiday Traditions. I honestly can't say that my family has an enduring holiday tradition but I

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I know that next weekend most of us will be in line to catch a glimpse of this... My daughter and her friends (known as The Marauders) have been making every book and ever movie an event to celebrate. Although the nest is empty, I will be watching when The End begins... BUT... If you are are among those that will not be there to watch the beginning of The End, you should go watch this.... I

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Because I had to work on my birthday I will be extending my personal celebration over the weekend with early dinner and a movie on Sunday but I needed to pop in and share. This year my wish list was very practical. You might think that my gifts are a bit off but I'll tell you that I love them. First I'll start with the pretty gift. It's a Camera Bag for my pride and joy. I own a Nikon and a

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This weekend I spent it with my quilty buddies from the Dallas Modern Quilt Guild. You are probably saying, "but... your not a modern quilter.", I would then say, "Hey! I can be modern if I want to!" LOL! Seriously, I had a great time. What is nice about the group is that there is a great big pool of creativity all in one spot. Not only do these ladies give "Liberated Quilting" a new face,

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Closing the comments Thanks to everyone that stopped by to participate!! Will be back soon with the winner! I'm back from Quilt Market and enjoyed every moment. My only regret... I needed more time and should have taken more pictures! Unfortunately we just had one day to see the booths and meet with the vendors. The other day was spent in classes and lectures. If I would ever go again, I would

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Yup.. I'm a bit excited! My sister Brenda is a quilt shop owner (PumpkinPatchPrimitives.com) and she decided to go to market this year. I was very excited when she asked me to join her in Houston but now that the day has arrived, I'm super pumped! Not only will I be getting to see my sister, but my daughter was also invited and she will be flying in today as well!! I'm taking my camera and will

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It's time to chose a new project. This one just might be the last project of the year so I had to make sure it was a good one. Many options to chose from but I kept going back to the fact that I don't have a Christmas Quilt. Soon everyone will be pulling out their holiday decorations and I'll be all jealous. Last year I said I wanted to make a Christmas quilt and went out and bought a FQ bundle

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I sent off a couple of my babies to the quilters last week. Short Story has been making it's way over to Mary at the Quilt Hollow. and this special piece is headed to Margaret at Mainely Quilts of Love. These ladies are a true treasure. Both do exquisite work and are always ready to make suggestions so that the final product ends up being exactly what the quilt is meant to be. I can't wait to

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"No Name" was originally named 25 in 25 and first appeared in American Patchwork and Quilting's April 2004 issue. As I went searching for a project for a particular loved one, I kept coming back to this quilt. It seemed to really speak to me but the white solids had me questioning the selection. I just had a real problem getting over the solid white. I have a problem with solids period. I've

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-72814702992089601062010-10-07T11:39:00.000-05:002010-10-08T11:40:23.102-05:00

I am such a stash junkie! Yup. I am. I freely admit it. I am not embarrassed (too much) by it. Why? It's a wonderful thing. Last month a few pre-ordered Pre-Cuts arrived at my door from the Pumpkin Patch. and I had failed to share with you all. I love Kansas Trouble prints but I was not able to get my hands on Butterfly Garden in the Spring, so I made sure I requested my little bit of

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Sorry, not alot of pictures on this one since it's Top Secret! but I will share the journey with you. This one is a biggie on the list. It's a bit early but Nyshma really wanted to get this one out of the way and now that she is living far away, there would be little opportunity for me to be with her. So we took advantage and went a shopping! We had both seen a dress she really liked at a

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As some of you might know my only child is getting married. It's bittersweet because she is my baby and she is living far from me. She is very excited and I have been lucky to have her want my input on the wedding. With that I flew out to New Hampshire from my cozy corner of Texas to do some initial prep work for the big day (Next Labor Day weekend). First up was the Venue. This was a big

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This past weekend I took inventory of my goals this year and realized I wasn't even close to meeting them. Worse than that, I would wrap up the year with a new UFO!! That just could not be tolerated, so I decided to revisit my Bread and Butter quilt. Remember how frustrated I was back in March when this baby got the best of me? Go here for a recap. I decided to pull off that last border which

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August is a special month in my house. Two of our girls celebrate thier birthday during the month. My parent's baby girl opens up the month with a birthday on the 7th. My baby girl closed the month with a birthday on the 31st. It was a bitter sweet time for this last one since, after a year of living back home, Dre picked up and moved back to New England to start a new adventure. In

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-6650427477582037472010-09-12T20:09:00.000-05:002010-09-12T20:09:56.681-05:00

It had been raining all week. Not that I'm complaining since it means that I didn't have to water the sapling we planted in spring. It's been quite hot this summer and this rain definitely came at a good time. Yesterday we finally got some sunshine which allowed me to take pics of some of my recent finishes. First up is Sunday Best. I sent Mary over at Quilt Hollow a few Schnibbles to

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I am alive and will be posting soon about what I have been upto... Added some shhhtuff to my stash Finished Short Story top Started 25/25 Added binding to three Schnibbles Baby Girl moved away It's been busy but productive. I just have not gotten around to chat about it. I'm hoping to get to the chatting in the next few days. Hope your Labor Day weekend was fun!

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Everyone makes labels in different ways... from getting them printed professionally, using services like Spoonflower.com, to just free-handing a signature and note directly on the back of the quilt. I have thought of using the first and have done the later but most of the time I take a moment to make a decent label that is different and unique for each quilt. A while ago Thelma (Cupcakes 'n

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A couple of weekends ago I was very bad.... I went off on my own and traveled to my local quilt shop... I had a coupon in hand from their newsletter... It gave me 20% off.... I bought a little something.... I then bought a little something to go with it... I think I'm addicted to every thing 3 Sister's comes out with. I bought the pinks from their Aster Manor collection to compliment the

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-83694438717822614592010-08-12T08:30:00.000-05:002010-08-12T08:30:38.383-05:00

My version of Coming Soon (pattern by Camille Roskelly of Thimble Blossoms) arrived at my door on Monday. Can you believe it? Mary had this one in and out of the frame so quickly my head is still whirling. I really appreciate it since the new owner is... Coming Soon... (sorry, I had to do it!) I love the crinkling that a quilt gets after that first wash. Like it's already been snuggled with

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-78404620991126414862010-08-09T11:43:00.000-05:002010-08-09T11:43:43.657-05:00

I was chatting with Darlene over at Quilting Daze, about Short Story (the quilt I am working on from the Schnibbles Times Two book - which she already made: Here) and how it can feel a bit off while making it, especially if you have a problem with things not looking as you are use to. I have learned to trust Miss Carrie when it comes to her patterns because not always will you walk on the

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-4867806950840824802010-08-04T09:27:00.001-05:002010-08-04T09:29:39.720-05:00

Even though I have been busy at work I did make some time to make a baby quilt for my cousin that is expected to pop this month. She is actually a second cousin, being the only daughter of my first cousin. Confused? My extended family is quite huge. Anyway... I was a bit excited that I was able to complete this top. I selected Camille Roskelley's new pattern called Coming Soon... and combined

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-8674367429722318532010-07-24T13:43:00.000-05:002010-07-24T13:43:59.861-05:00

This morning I headed off in a huff to the local sewing machine repair shop to ask what the heck they did to my baby... (see previous post to review symptoms of the so called Baby). The conversation went something like this: Me: Hi! {start unpacking the Baby from it's carrier - plopping it on the counter} I brought my machine in back in January for it's annual cleaning {pull out receipt to

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My Friday Night Sew-In was a bit of a flop. I had the best of intentions... Here is how it went: Since my 'big' machine is setup for machine quilting a baby quilt I'm working on I pulled out my Featherweight which had been in it's box since I brought it home from it's yearly cleaning expedition. I wound a bobbin with my thread and I layed out my fabric. I still have some blocks to finish for my

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I need some help. I have not found my groove this summer and need some motivation, so I'm joining the Friday Night Sew-In I was over at the Quilt Hollow and saw that Mary was participating. I thought this just might be what I need to get at least SOMETHING done! It will also get me to post about my work tomorrow. So... if you are feeling unmotivated drop by Handmade by Heidi  and join the

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-12342142097717940052010-07-05T16:51:00.000-05:002010-07-05T16:51:28.792-05:00

I have been on a forced creative hiatus. Ugh. Last year the economy had really slowed work down quite a bit but this year it has been non-stop, go go go since mid May and there is no end in sight. I work in a position where I have to do the work, it's not something that I an just walk away or check out over the weekend and come back to it on Monday. I have a deadline and the project needs to be

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Over the weekend I finished the Applique piece I needed to make for my retreat in June. I was able to pull out the freezer paper without tearing out the seams. Woo hoo!!!  The stitching went fast and, I think, with a bit of practice and more thought as to thread and needle, the stitches might become invisible. I actually liked it so much, I decided not to ruin it by using it as a sample to

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Look at what I got on Friday.. The book is sooo darn wonderful! I wish I could make them all. I already knew that I would love many of the patterns in the book since I already owned four of them (the four on the left are in the book - True Blue, Jellystone, Opening Day and Ginger Belle): What other patterns are in the book? Whirligig, Double Duty, Three Coins, 501, Open Door, Going Buggy,

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Amy over at Amy's Creative Side is sponsoring a Blogger Quilt Festival this week and I decided to participate by showcasing one of my favorite quilts (my current favorite!).  I have many quilts that I could have chosen, especially since I've been on a "Finish it!" binge this last year but I admit that the quilt that I most love is my Red White and Blue piece. I made this one as a Christmas

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In June I'll be taking a class with the last vestiges of my list of great quilters. Back when I started to quilt there were big names galore and I followed and took classes with them all. Jeana Kimball, Jane Hall, Fons and Porter, Alex Anderson, Karen Stone, Carol Doak, Ami Simms... yup I was a quilt teacher groupie. I was lucky that I could knock many names off of 'the list' every time I went to

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My little girl is a quilter. I had known this was the case after she made this gorgeous piece back in December. Until then, I always felt she was just dabbling in the craft. But as her talent grows it's like seeing a child take her first steps and then run off on her own. She currently is making a quilt by Bonnie Blue Quilts called Shiloh. Take a peek at her first block... She also completed

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Yesterday my daughter and I went on a Stash Enhancement expedition. There were some backing needs and that was a perfect excuse to drive down to Ft Worth and visit The Cabbage Rose quilt shop (did you know they are featured in this month's Quilt Sampler magazine?). Well, while there my darling daughter gave me a budget and set me loose to pick up something for mother's day. Since I have not had

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-53454855996757494112010-04-29T20:14:00.015-05:002010-04-30T20:18:50.330-05:00

Completed this one just under the wire so to say but the little bugger turned out so darn cute! My Garden Inspired Schnibble. Used Garden Inspiration charms by Kansas Trouble. Still have quite a bit of this fabric and really ned to think of how I'm going to use it because I like how they go together. I originally was not sure about the dark tones but in the end... I like.

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Sorry for the lack of updates but I've been a busy beaver. I think I just might make this month's goals (still have a few days to go!). First off, an update on my Two Pieced Puzzle. I have half of the blocks finished! After our last update, I pieced the hourglass centers over the week and then when the weekend hit, I got all the cornerstone blocks made. Here are all 28 of them (three are

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I was a bit crabby last Saturday. It was bad. I felt like I needed to crawl back in bed and ask god for a redo. Nope. Cannot blame it on PMS or some hormonal thing. Just plain crabby. I planned to go to the Ft Worth Botanical gardens with some friends and then hit the Bear Creek Quilt Guild show but after I was ready at 10:30 am the thought of waiting on others got me so irrationally rattled I

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I have made several quilts but none really feel mine. They are born with a purpose and they go to be loved by others. This year I knew I would be making quilts for me. Some would go on to live happy lives with others, but I would finally have one to call my own. I thought the first "My Quilt" would be the T for Texas quilt but then I fell in love and decided to make another. I started cutting

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First goal for the month... check! All six blocks. There are two of each design so I have 12 of the 16 blocks completed. Now I just need to wait for Rachel to post the next block. I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Here they are individually... Block One (completed last month) Block Two Block Three Block Four Block Five Block Six (my personal favorite so far) Onto my next goal... ***

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-68530499120249108882010-04-05T18:30:00.000-05:002010-04-05T18:30:31.126-05:00

This time of year is such a treat. The grass is turning green and flowers are blooming and after next weekend, we will be NASCAR race-free for a good 6 months. YEAH!! We decided to remove the tree that would not grow in our front yard and replace it with a Maple tree so last weekend while I worked on my first project of the month we had quite a few hands uprooting our garden to get some color

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I had the pleasure to sit through a chat with Karen Stone when she visited my (and her) guild meeting this month. I took a class with Karen about 11 years ago when I had just started quilting and Karen was at the Vermont Quilt Festival teaching her NY Beauty pattern. I loved her color theory and I quickly figured out that I like taking classes that have more to offer than just a pattern.

Strladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02625786795904630105noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8574476972615502309.post-25836503177972606632010-03-30T23:26:00.023-05:002010-04-05T16:38:37.039-05:00

Last weekend was very fruitful. Although I didn't get a start on my March entry for the BOM quilt, I was able to get a start on my PinWheel Sampler quilt. I'm using the Garden Party layer cake I picked up at the quilt show a couple of weekends ago. It's turning out quiet nice. My Daughter is also working on her sampler using Momo's Freebird line. I also added the final Border to my Bread and

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B-I-A-S I could leave it at that. Every quilter knows that THAT is the word that should not be spoken aloud. It is the nightmare of the perfectionist and has killed the hopes of many newbie quilters. Yes. Even after sooo many year at this, I get kicked in the a** by that dreaded thing. Look at my beautiful quilt. Bread and Butter was completed over the weekend. Not take a closer look.... See

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One thing I was looking forward to doing while at the Dallas quilt show was to enhance my stash for some future quilts. There are some great vendors at the show and I was looking forward to dropping by Bonnie Blue Quilts booth. They specilize in repro Civil War pieces and I knew they had some fabric bundles that would work wonderfully on my Two Piece Puzzle quilt by Tara Lynn Darr of Sew Unique

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I realized that I had not chatted to y'all about my trip to my Guild's Quilt Show. The Dallas Guild puts on a wonderful Show in March called Dallas Quilt Celebration. This year's theme was the Log Cabin quilts (A Log Cabin Odyssey) and I find it funny that, although I took many pictures, only one log cabin quilt ended up photographed. ***** Disclaimer: I typically am very good at posting the pics

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Remember last month when I was complaining about the BOM that had no instructions? This month I tackled the dreaded Template. I hate templates. Okay, let me rephrase... I hate templates that I have to make. Last year I took a class with Sharyn Craig that had us using some acrylic Templates she had specifically made for the Northwind block class she teaches. Wow! those things are the bomb! I tell

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I recieve my Hidden Stars quilt from Margaret this week. I was hoping it would arrive so that I could put the finishing touches and send it with my daughter to it's new owner but unfortunately I could not bind it in time. I did put the final stitches on it this evening, threw it in the wash to get the appropriate wrinkles and it will go out in the mail tomorrow. I saw this pattern a while ago

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March promises to be a great quilting month. My 'roommates' (that would be my sister and daughter) will be off galavanting across New England at one point or another this month and the Dallas guild will be holding it's annual Quilt Show this month as well. These events make this a quilty month. What will I tackle? A Big Quilt! I have two prospective pieces in mind. I have those gorgeous Heart

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Did I mention that I bound two of my older quilts last month? I had three of my REEEALLLLY old pieces quilted in January but I had not gotten around to binding them. Last month I put the last stitches on two of them. It's a Jungle Out there is my first Stack n Whack. I made it with some really cute jungle prints. It was suppose to be for my young daughter but I never got around to quilting it.

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I might be a tad bit late for the parade but I had not taken a pic of the Schnibble until this morning. Went to bed in the wee hours of the night but I got the top done!   I had a great time sewing at the Charming Girls & Guys Sewing Party and the extra pressure of all the great projects everyone was working on kept me going. This Schnibble was HUGE compared with the rest of them but well

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I'm Back! My excursion to take some pics took no time at all and on my way back I stopped to pic up a bit of lunch! Yummm... I started piecing my blocks and I have been working diligently but for some reason they are just not going as quickly as I wanted. I have completed 4 blocks and have 12 more to go! UGG. I really cannot see this one completed before the evening but I'm not giving up. I

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Well yesterday was a bust. After starting the day off with great enthusiasm my quick car shopping experience became a whole day event. Honestly! I like the car, go crunch some numbers and then give me the papers to sign. Buying a car has become just as exhausting as buying a house. There are so many counter offers going on that it's ridiculous. Anyway, I finally got home at 5:30 pm and made

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Woke up nice and early to get going on my Schnibble. I have to run out during the day to do some Car Shopping so I wanted to get a good start. I pulled out my gorgeous charms, ironed my bkground fabric and started cutting. I ran out of background so I'm going to have to improvise when I get around to the binding but I had enough for the top itself. I love that background. I have used it on

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The Charming Gals & Girls are having a Spring Sewing party this weekend. Kelly mentioned it last month and I knew I would be joining the fun but needed to find a project that said Spring. I pulled out magazines and books and roamed the net but I could not decide. It then occured to me that my Schnibble for this month screamed Spring. It was not just that I would be using my charms of Cider

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Pumpkin Patch Primitives has the new Whimsical line in and made these 'to die for' Fat Quarter bundles. I really shouldn't have but they are sooooo darn cute and I know I can find something wonderful to make with them! Look at those blues and neutrals and... There are two more waiting for someone to claim them so... If you HAVE to have it (like me) don't wait, just take the plunge! LOL!

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The Pioneer Woman posted this outrageously delicious thing on Monday... We made it the same day it was posted. image lifted from PW cooks because no one can take a better pic Ug... I think I expanded three pants sizes. There was cream, and bacon, and half & half, and some really yummy stuff. It turned into some smokey flavored, succulantly sinful, outrageously delicous pasta. Sigh. I have to

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Last weekend I finished my Hidden Stars top. I think I need to change the name for this piece since those stars aren't really hidden! LOL! It was night when I finally added a small border to the quilt. I wanted to frame the piece and I think the small 3.5" border was just right but I don't have a picture of the final product. I wanted to get it all wrapped up and out the door as soon as

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After the Nightmare of the first block, I was able to figure out how to go from there and completed the rest of the blocks from the January packet without much of a fuss. I had set that pack as my goal for the month but I was on a role and decided to just go for broke and catch up by making the February packet as well. These went even smoother than the others. I don't fool myself that it will be

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Was over at my sister's blog this morning catching up with happenings over on her side of the world when I heard she got into a car accident while at the post office this week. She survived, but you should head over there and hear the story since it was a bit funny. Her accident reminded me that I had not posted to tell you all about my daughter's recent road adventures. Last summer my daughter

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