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This week is the last week of school where I live. My daughter graduated from high school this year. She went to high school out of town and we relied heavily on one of her closest friend’s family to help us get through four years of after school theatre club and winter weather. Of course…
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Hello! Still busy here quilting. Last week of school. Online course done. Report cards done. Time for summer quilting deadlines and some sun! I designed these two churn dash cushion covers for QUILTsocial.com. You can find the free tutorials starting at this post. Making a batik statement with a quilted cushion cover The fabrics are…
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My Civil War fabrics Roosting Round Robin guild challenge quilt has been waiting patiently for me to get back to it all of March. This is how it was looking at the end of February. I have kept the on point setting which is necessary because of my first block, the Tree of Life. The…
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It’s April in Northern Ontario. Actually, it’s April everywhere, but here it doesn’t necessarily mean spring-like weather. In fact, we have a snowstorm warning in effect today and snow forecasted for most days in this coming week. Come on, Spring! To keep quilting through the storms you can make one of these pillow cushion covers.…
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This quilt has been done for a few weeks now. It’s by Sew Fresh Quilts and called Have a Jolly Little Christmas. I did this as a block quilt through my local quilt shop this past fall and actually have it quilted! A Christmas quilt ready for next year. I actually used a light backing…
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January was a full month of quilting! I looked back at my goal setting post and here’s what I accomplished: Caught up on my Civil War quilt guild roosting round robin – this round was the star. I finished my log cabin row on my modern guild roosting robin. I made quarter log cabin blocks…
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I could have also called this post, “how I hacked a block made by Jennie Doan”, but that might not have sounded as exciting:) I followed this video by Jennie – except for the measurements. Missouri Quilt Co star block video I needed a star block for my Guild mystery challenge. I’m using two background…
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I designed this Pockets of Love pillow for The Quilt Pattern Magazine several years ago. They came to me looking for a selvage pattern – cool, eh?! Pocket of Love pattern I decided to reach out to them and donate a new block I designed over the holidays to include in their newsletter. I thought…
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With the holiday season over, my quilt guild’s first meeting of the new year is quickly approaching. Time for me to catch up on some projects that will be due! First up, my Roosting Round Robin that I’m doing two of – this one is my civil war fabrics one. I did an initial post…
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How are you doing with your quilting goals for the year? I *think* I’m finally catching on to this planning thing! Actually, I think I’m finally reaping the rewards of all the planning I’ve done in the past. You’ve heard the ‘work smarter, not harder’ motto I’m sure, but I’m realizing it fits my needs…
