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My design wall is packed with possibilities this week. I decided I should do some catchup work on the Mystery Basket block of the month that I’m doing. The black strips are the borders for my Bunny Lady quilt which I plan to put together and start quilting this week. The butterfly on the far…
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Blocks finished to go into a quilt. Twenty of them. Worth the effort. With Joy,Sarah Vee
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My March string blocks. Apparently I didn’t take a picture of last week’s block on it’s own; it’s the bottom right one. The teapot block parts drawn onto fusible. This will be my fourth block from Pat Sloan‘s Madhatter Tea Party challenge. April is looking like a block catch up month for me – baskets,…
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Do you remember all the options for borders that I played with last week? I do! Then I spent the little time I had over the weekend getting what I could of the borders ready. There is still one that I need to undo and make in the colours you see above. Or do I?…
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My first Buttercup bag. Fun to play with fabric prints. A very easy pattern.The instructions call for a magnetic snap, but I don’t have one. It rides so high up under your elbow that I’m not worried about anything falling out or someone trying to get into it. It’s very small – it is made…
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I was in Quilt Book Lover Nirvana yesterday for about an hour. The local quilting guild brought in a book seller to display his wares. A fantastic lot! I browsed while he pulled historical quilting books for me to look at. These are the ones I know I buy as resources. For colour combinations and…
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The top is assembled.Now the big dilemma (or the fun part?!) has begun.Deciding on borders. My original border idea (Now the sun rises and my design wall gets an interesting lighting effect – try to ignore it like I do! I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to share my design angst – I mean, Joy!) Border…
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I finished the denim purse. It looks better in use. I broke my purple needle. My first broken needle in 13 years of quilting.My seam ripper and I also had the chance to bond in the making of this purse.Warning – graphic stitches to follow! This is where I broke the needle. See the back…
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Surprise! My design wall is still hopping with bunnies. I’ve sewn a few more blocks together and made some quilting decisions. Now I just need to finish up some other things to focus on this quilt. Is Easter really only 2 weeks away?! The first pair of jeans have been cut up. Size 7 girls…
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One I am one step closer to having these block pieces almost done.Trying to sound positive after almost a WEEK of no sewing! We repainted half the house instead. I scrambled to find some strips to make this week’s block. My sister is making a quilt with strip blocks too. My plans are a bit…
