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My February dreamboard was created shortly after the full moon. During the full moon I did receive insights into this month’s prompt provided by Jamie Ridler: “What desires lie deep within?” The pocket watch picture didn’t come out great in my main photo so I am including closeups of the top and bottom of my…
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This is a UFO from last February. The block is named ‘tent flaps’ and was designed by Pat Sloan. I pulled the blocks out this past week and decided I wanted at least the top made before my birthday at the end of this month.Here’s a photo of the blocks arranged how I am putting…
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A couple weekends ago I decided to play with some of my most recent selvages and make this heart pillow. Fortunately for me {not so much for my husband’s wardrobe!} one of my husband’s new shirts shrunk. It’s 100% cotton and feels soft, maybe it’s brushed cotton? My husband’s second comment on discovering the shrunken…
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Janet is the winner of my wool rotary cutter ornament. Congratulations, Janet! The football season is over and I’m happy to report that I finished binding this quilt during the first half of the Superbowl. I met my goal and this 12 year old UFO is finished!! Sorry for my absence here. I am currently…
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Here’s the promised photo for you of the giveaway prize. ONE of these wool rotary cutter ornaments – the other one is for me! You still have time to comment on yesterday’s post to enter. So far it looks like quilters have a ‘thing’ for specialty rulers. Not surprising I guess as how you cut…
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I’ve been getting lots of visitors lately checking out my Liberated Churn Dash tutorial. Welcome! I want to publicly thank Kathy Mack of Pink Chalk Fabrics who linked to my tutorial on her Facebook Wall. {and in her newsletter! – sign up at her blog} Do you use Facebook? I’ve put up a little poll…
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Santa may have had a little help in picking out this toy box for my studio. It fits perfectly under my cutting table. Right now I have my finished quilts in it. And it is firm enough to use the top as a ‘holding zone’ for my current projects. I’ve also used a little bit…
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My January Dreamboard. I’m linking up at Jamie Ridler’s studio to share my January dreams.This month’s full moon prompt is “What do you hunger for?” White Space is what I first thought when I saw this board completed. Then my second thought was SNOW! It has been a very different winter for us in Northern…
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Happy New Year! I spent my New Year’s Eve weekend online with my quilting friends at Pat Sloan’s Quilt Mashup Forum. Pat hosts an awesome – and awe inspiring – weekend of UFO busting on New Year’s and this year – I busted! My string quilt from 2010 is now a QUILT! I finished quilting…
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My final Design Wall for 2011 I’m so excited to be starting a new year of quilting! I have lots of little quilts – and a few big ones – ready and waiting for me to finish them next year. This little one fills me with Joy! It was designed by Jan Patek for Quilt…
