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Jul 212 min read

Quilters who are Readers, or Readers who are Quilters: The Murder Mystery Quilt BOM is for You!

I am participating in the Murder Mystery Quilt (MMQ) for the 2nd year in a row. Last year's quilt and mystery, the Murder of the Viking,...

Jul 72 min read

Quiltfolk Tales of the English Lakes & the Importance of Reading the Directions...

I recently joined the Quiltfolk Adventure series in order to participate in the workshop titled Beatrix Potter: Quilt Tales from the...

Nov 21, 20231 min read

Where've I been?

I've been absent, but I'm back. Rest assured I've been sewing, just not blogging about it, but I am on vacation this week and plan to...

May 14, 20232 min read

Unfinished Projects: You can buy them!

I was rereading Angela Water's Quilting is my Therapy for my Quiltfolk Patchwork and Prose Block of the Month project. (Our May prompt,...

May 7, 20232 min read

Finished is Better Than Perfect?

I mentioned in a previous blog post that I had purchased a long arm machine and planned to learn how to use it. I bought the Innova...

Apr 30, 20234 min read

The Murder Mystery Quilt 2023: Murder of the Viking

I'm supposed to be making samples for my Trip Around the World quilt patterns. Who is going to buy my patterns with only the...

Apr 9, 20231 min read

Texas in April

I fell in love with the Lady Bird fabric collection by Crystal Manning before I fell in love with Texas in April, but after traveling...

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Life's a journey, and a quilt is a good companion.

I recently joined an art group as part of a larger weight loss community on Facebook. Assignment one: create a piece that represents a...