French Country Burlap and Gingham a La Mdm Samm
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Budget Conscious?
Then you may love this idea for indoor or outdoor DECOR.
I LOVE GINGHAM, so much so, I have started
collecting RED GINGHAM dishes ( Di...
Architecture Challenge
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Long ago there was a girl (moi) with a studio who had an AMAZING view
north from her loft in NYC... She could see the McGraw Hill Building on
42nd street...
Before we go ... the ocean called
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Before turning Cloud Nine toward home, the ramblers rambled on down to the
beautiful Perdido Key area for a few days. We came here with our daughter
about...
Wow how time flies
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I felt like it had been a bit since my last post then I saw how long
it really had been! Made me wonder what I've been up to.
Well in my defense I've been a ...
Mother's Day Gifts
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers, aunts, sisters and mothers to
be--every special woman who cares for family in a loving way. I'm having
a lovel...
WIP Wednesday: Playing With My New Toy!
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For a while now, I had been thinking about getting a longarm. While at MQX,
I test drove several, finally purchasing a Handi Quilter Avante.
Last Wednesda...
Some of the Booths
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It's always fun to see the booths--especially when you are able to see the
transformation take place from a messy convention center with forklifts and
boxe...
Design Wall Monday & A Giveaway!
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I was looking at my dashboard and realized this will be my 750th post. Wow!
So I've decided to have a special giveaway for you, my readers. There will
be ...
WINNERS, WINNERS, WINNERS
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Yup, we have winners. Thanks to everyone who follows us and entered our
little giveaway for the ALREADY MADE CHRISTMAS *MRS. ROBINSON* APRON.
Cogratulatio...
Waffle Iron Fun!
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I saw some cute ideas on Pinterest for using waffle irons. I just had to
try this one today for a special something sweet for my valentine.
I bought a can...
Soggibottom Give-away
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Midge over at Soggibottom is having a give-away - one of her bespoke
Dartmoor Hares! Too darling, go see. Midge lives in a 17th century
cottage in Englan...
Sail Over to My New Site
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Check out my new art quilt in the works as I begin the hand stitching.
And now that I've moved to my new blog you can sign up for an RSS feed or
notices ...
On Craftsy!
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I love paper patterns but also love having a pattern right now
As a designer I have often thought
do I produce paper patterns or go with PDF patterns.
(...
Sew Mama Sew Winner!
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The winner of the two Moda Bella charm packs is Lynaeve, #80. Thank you to
all that entered for stopping by and sharing your comments about solids.
Happy...
wrapped in love... a secret project
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[image: Belinda's Quilt from the Bottom]
Often photos don't do justice to a quilt and that's certainly true in this
case. In the last few months, I was for...
Tripping along on another project
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Back in January there was a cult-like quilt along to make a Scrappy Trip
Around the World quilt. It was probably the second fastest quilt I’ve ever
made. ...
Busy Busy Busy!
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I finished my quilt that I did 2 weekends ago with the girls in
"Sewknots".
This picture was taken just before I did the embroidery.
But...Its done. Whe...
Puppy Love or Not...LOL
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*I forgot how much fun work you have with a puppy. Getting ready for Canton
and got a few things out of the building, came into the house and guess who
d...
Bee In My Bonnet Quilt
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I *finally* got the border on my Bee In My Bonnet quilt from Lori Holt's
quilt along. This quilt has been in the works since around September.
Every co...
52 Photos Project: Waterdrops
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The prompt for Week Five of the 52 Photos Project is "Waterdrops". Here's
my entry:
The iris are the queens of the garden right now. We've had some ra...
Vintage Medal Sneak Peek
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Today I'd like to share with you a sneak peek at one of my most recent
vintage jewelry designs.
I combined two different vintage earrings to create t...
Rocket Boosters
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Who can say what strange things cause a burst of creativity!?? For me,
it's been a long dry spell...waiting for something to happen, waiting for
that muse...
Announcing – A Season by Hand {Summer Series}
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Of course, I’ve talked about moving a bit already, but the days are really
starting to count down! Since we don’t know when exactly we’ll be getting
a hou...
little break
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I am taking a little break from blogging, I just don't get a chance to
write very often. You may have noticed I'm not posting very often. I hope
to come ba...
Just letting you know...
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Hi there,
I have started a new blog. It only has 2 posts on it at the moment, but I
am having trouble working out how to get it the way I want it just at t...
Child Size Bean Bag Chair -DIY Video Tutorial
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I've had this project on my mind for a very long time... just never set
aside the time to figure it all out and do it. So when a new sponsor-
Shannon Fabr...
Moda SHADES OF BLACK Fabric
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by Me & My Sister Designs
[image: Moda SHADES OF BLACK Quilt Fabric by Me & My Sister Designs]
Moda SHADES OF BLACK Fabric
by Me & My Sister Designs
Fat Qu...
Missouri Momma made my day
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I was feeling sort of down because my eyes aren't quite up to par yet. My
eyes get rather tired when I use them for more than 15 or so minutes at a
time ...
Reviewing "The Ollie Chandler Collection"
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If you enjoy good Christian fiction and also like mystery novels, I would
highly recommend this collection. Randy Alcorn is a very talented writer
wi...
What has been happening ?
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Even though I have been quite in blog land I have been busy in the sewing
room. My darling friend Dawn and I decided to write ourselves a monthly
hit li...
Hello hello hello...
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...how y'all doin'? I've missed you!
Me? Well...let's see...for one I'm still alive. We moved into a new house
two weeks ago
I've been busy unpacking ...
WOW: A Polygon ate my BOM
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WOW = WIPs On Wednesdays
If any of you have faced this dreadful error message, you'll know just how
I feel.
Weeks of work - gone. Erased in a few seconds...
60-Minute Herringbone Hot Pads
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[image: HH_Final]
60-Minute: Herringbone Hot Pads
Combine a herringbone pattern with the popular zig zag for a fun, unique
pot holder and trivet that is ...
~ The Greatest is Love ~
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Often, here on my front porch, I am fortunate to have
someone else take over this space and share a story.
Today my good friend, Geri, has written
a piece...
My first Market
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Well, I'm back! Still recovering from what was an extremely intense
weekend. Fast and furious, fabric and friends. I'll show you in pictures
a summary o...
2013 Sewing Expo- Favorite Quilts
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quilt of valor made by Mark Lipinski quilt made by my guild buddy Cathy
Sisco quilt depicting the Chicago Theater in downtown Chicago made by
Reneau Di...
Take a deep breath
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Okay, I admit it. I love to go to quilt shops.
There's always so much inspiration. And of course what is a visit to a
quilt shop without a little reta...
Road Trip Review ~ Lancaster County, PA
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*Before I begin sharing our road trip experiences, I must remember all of
those who are dealing with the devastation of yesterday's tornado in
Oklahoma. O...
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch...
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Well, things can change in a flash at the Hollyhock Quilts house! Here's
what's happened over the last month...
As you know, our kids adopted 3 siblings...
Up for air
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just popping my head up to say hi! this is what my life (and house) has been like since my fabric finally arrived Monday afternoon… Im pleased to say Im on t...
Olivia is now an Angel in Heaven
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SewCalGal here today on a rather sad topic, but one which those who love Kelly will want to know about.
First, I want to share that losing a love one is pro...
Bonnie Hunter
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Our local guild held is annual end of the year banquet last night. I was
lucky enough to attend. Guess who the speaker was?
Give up?
Bonnie Hunter!
You kno...
Market ....
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*Hi Everyone*
*
** Sorry I didn't get back with more pictures of market. Every night we
were out and about and then early classes. We are all home now sa...
2Teatowel Bag Tutorial … at last :)
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I promised a way to use your pretty tea towels in my last post and here it
is. I’ve made lots of 2Teatowel shopping bags for pressies and I’ve been
asked b...
Brimming Over in Brimfield, MA
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Oh My! I had no idea how many vendors would be here - over 3000! We haven't
hit half of them and are soooo delighted with the cool finds. Pam Buda, Heartspu...
Hello Monday {on Tuesday} ...
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Hello to an incredible long weekend away. It was FULL!
We just got home yesterday from 5 days away ... so today feels like Monday.
And it feels like I'm de...
Another Painting
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*This is my seventh painting and I painted it this morning. I feel more
confident with the brushes and paints. I call this one "Doug's Fishing
Cabin" beca...
Happy Mother's Day and Some Winners!
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Happy Mother's Day!! I hope that your weekend has been filled with love and
family! My sons spent the day with me hanging out. They gave me beautiful
cards...
Siblings Together Quilt No 3
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So I decided I wanted to make three Siblings Together quilts this year. If
you don't know what I'm talking about, then head on over to an earlier post
fro...
$100 target gift card giveaway from pick your plum
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We love Pick Your Plum! They offer such fabulous deals each day. Like
today...they have a sweet deal for ruffle ribbon and thread! Be sure to
snag some, yo...
Blogger's Quilt Festival: Fly Away Home
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This is my entry for the Blogger's Quilt Festival. Thank you so much to
Amy for creating and hosting this event again and again. I love
participatin...
{Collaboration} A Photo Shoot
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I had the privilege of sharing some of my quilts with Grace, of Grace Jones
Photography for a recent photo workshop she hosted. This girl has some mad
ski...
Bloggers Quilt festival-2013 spring edition part 2
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So this year we can enter 2 quilts!!
So I've decided to enter my Madrona Road challenge quilt. The MQG issued
a challenge along with fabric from the...
Have you joined the club?
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Month 1 of Lynette's new button club 'Chateau Hexagon' is on it's way around the world to all the stores running this years club....our office has been a sea...
Blogger's Quilt Festival 2013 Throw Quilt Entry
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This is my entry into the throw quilt for the Blogger's Quilt Festival.
Stop over and vote for me if you like this quilt.
It is in the throw category, or you...
Finished Charm Quilt
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The best part of quilting for me is when I have a finished quilt. I just
finished this cute charm pack quilt. In the picture below is the unwashed
quilt...
¡Feliz el Seis de Mayo!
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¡Hola!
I had planned to make our little fiesta Mexicano yesterday, but time got
away from me. So today I made tacos for our late lunch. The recipe for t...
May Flowers
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*Lily of the Valley* flowers are so delicate and beautiful. I don't know
who decided on it being the flower for May, but I think it was a great
choice. ...
Where to start
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I have been busy, very busy so much that there was too much to post so I am
going to go backwards
[image: CIMG1350]
starting with this weekend, happy long ...
Allyson Quilt ~ Spring 2013 Quilt Market
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Kimberly from Main Street Market Designs designed this beautiful "Allyson"
quilt.
I'm not much of a curved piecer but this quilt makes me want to become...
Moda Friendship Quilt Along Winners
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Hello everyone,
The Moda Friendship Quilt Along has wrapped up.
Did you get a lot of blocks made?
If you did be sure to go to the Moda Cutting Table Blog
...
Adding Borders to Your Quilt
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(This is a repost, as I had to delete the original due to thousands of
comments by spam-bots.)
As a long arm quilter, I have a few pet peeves when dealing ...
craftsy.
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[image: craftsy]have y'all ever heard of craftsy?
if yes, aren't they dreamy?
if not, sit back and let me tell you a bit about them.
craftsy is an online co...
Wed., May 9th, 2012
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No I didnt go away. Sorry folks, I just got overwhelmed with life and just
couldnt find the where with all to post here. Today we had more rain last
nite,...
Teen Books & Quilting
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I saw a book list that was entitled 25 book you might wish to steal from
your teen and I thought I would check a few of them out because I have
a fascinati...
Giveaway winners
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Time to wrap up two of my open giveaways.
First up, I owe a lucky reader a selection Luxe in Bloom fabric by Art
Gallery Fabrics. Congratulations to Eri...
I'm back and I've missed you...
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...since my last posting, way back on March 29th
I've been spending a *lot less* time on the computer, but
still my computer has been hacked
and has sent out...
Life Changes
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I am amazed that August is here and almost gone. 2012 has been a year of
many changes. Some better than others.
One of the things I have been thinking abo...
Not how to start a Monday!
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I start out every day with a cup of coffee while sitting in the recliner
with Riley, our 18lb Cavalier King Charles) and Zoe, our daughter's 30+lb
Blue Hea...
New Free BOMS for 2013
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Since my surgery was postponed until this coming Tuesday, I've had time to
check out some of the new BOM's for this year. Some have already started,
so I ...
fabulous
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That one word sums up our weekend. Had such a great time hanging out with
our youth group(and pulling some pranks on them too lol). But wow, am I
still tir...
My bags are packed, I'm ready to go
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Tomorrow begins my 2-day workshop with Spiky Deb Karasik. Woo hoo! Got the
new sewing machine rolling tote all packed up, machine velcro'd in snugly,
po...
UnDeR A QUiLt.....
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Dearest Friends,
In case you don't see me around the town please know that I am working on a
deadline for this beauty to be put into the arms of a lovely ...
Moving to Bloglovin
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Follow my blog with Bloglovin I hope you will continue to follow my little
blog over at Bloglovin. I don't have all that many posts, however I am
learning ...
DISNEY Peter Pan {Giveaway}
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I’ll let you in on a little secret. Up until this past weekend, I’d never
watched Peter Pan. Yes, all of these years, I must have been living under a
rock....
New Applique Patterns & Iron on Transfers in Store!
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Whew …. it has been a while since I last posted. I have been a busy little
bee though and posted many, many more designs in my Etsy shop. And even
with all...
A pretty dress for a pretty girl ...
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After a few days of sunshine and heat I decided that baby needed a new
sundress.
The ones in the shops were either too expensive or looked as though they ...
Crazy for Neon
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I have let another little obsession take me over. NEON! I'm crazy for it.
My 80's life is coming back and I am loving everything about it. I think it
start...
Pending Antependia
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I am down to the last two commissioned liturgical paraments, and the next
up is Father's Day. I find the hangings which are not for actual "church
days" t...
Tool Time Tuesday...Graduation Tassel Ornament
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Hi everyone!! In honor of all graduates this month and next month, I wanted
to share an idea I saw on Pinterest. I wish I could share a link to the
origina...
Giveaway winner and New Bags
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Thank you so much to everyone who entered my giveaway. It was lovely to
read your comments. I put you all through the random number generator and
jackyedw...
Huge huge changes at Simply Solids
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As of Saturday 15th 2012 Simply Solids is under new ownership!!!
I was offered an amazing job doing what I was doing before the children
were born, which I ...
Patriotic Prim
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I found a little time to piece the center of
*It's a Grand Old Flag*
by Geoff's Mom Pattern Co.
You can find the pattern here.
I plan to do the applique i...
Savoring the Moments ~ The Week in Review
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Early in the week, I took dinner to my daughter after work. She wasn't
feeling very well. She lives in a beautiful apartment in The
Woodlands, about 15 mi...
paper doll FABRIC Quiet book Tutorial
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O K...... here's the deal I have been working on ,pondering, punishing
myself , just really not knowing where to go with this project I have
bought fabric ...
More Votes for Women Blocks and A Book Review
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Jack's Delight: Ridicule as HumorStill catching up on the Grandmother's
Choice: Votes for Women Block of the Week. These blocks are from
January-February....
DWM 5/21 and Hands 2 Help
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What a wonderful weekend. Didn't get a whole lot of sewing in, but
definitely some. And plenty of time spent at the bloggers sprint quilt
festival (see ...
hellooooooooo
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hi everyone, long time, no post! life has been crazy busy, sadly not much
sewing but way too many hours at work and some house renovations haven't
left m...
Tutorial Tuesdays . . . Update!
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I've had so many great comments on how helpful my PFAFF Tutorial Tuesdays
have been, where I've been learning about my PFAFF quilt expression 4.0
sewing ma...
Scrap Happy Diversion…
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A few weeks ago, I bought a Ziploc bag of nine patch blocks from the Share
Table at Heritage. I know…I know…I do NOT need someone else’s UFOs! I
have p...
44th Street Fabric - giveaway
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Look at this SWEET giveaway: http://44thstreetfabric.blogspot.com/ Check
out her Etsy shop, too. I really like the pink gingham and the aqua blue
batik ble...
Resolution
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The phone issue is resolved. I have a new one. Unfortunately, it wasn't
as easy for Rob, but he got it done. I had it in my hand yesterday
afternoon and...
Do you LOVE Mug Rugs? Want to Swap?
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My lovely quilting bee friend, Jan, who blogs at Jan's Art Frenzy, is
hosting a new mug rug swap over on flickr and I just wanted to help spread
the word. ...
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PONY CLUB CHILDREN BLOG
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From time to time, I will be updating my "What Happened to the Pony Club
Children" blog. My latest posting about the Knight "twins" can be found at
the f...
Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative
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*From Ami Simms, founder and Executive Director of the Alzheimer’s Art
Quilt Initiative:*
The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative will most likely reach t...
AQC in Melbourne
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Here are some of the gorgeous quilts that were on display at the AQC in Melbourne
last weekend.
[image: 2013-04-20 13.02.34 (Medium)][image: 2013-04-20 1...
Bouts Choisis: Giveaway Day.
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Bouts Choisis: Giveaway Day.
I hang some of my quilts on the railing of the stairs, on chairs, as
tablecloths. I do giveaway quilts, but I keep some too.
...
The "NO FUN" Point
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Hi everyone -
In every quilt, there comes a moment when it stops being as much fun - when
the newness of the colors and pattern are done, and it's just d...
The Scarborough Hares
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Do you ever get so excited about something that you just want to hop
around, clap your hands and do...well, the Happy Bunny Dance? This is one
of those pie...
Some Things
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Last week we went to see Fleetwood Mac in concert! It was fabulous, and a
dream come true for me.
sorry - not the clearest picture
This month's art quilt...
Ballerina Quilt
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I finished the quilt for my hairdresser who had a baby girl. I showed the
fabric that I used a couple of posts ago. My mom gets her hair cut by her
too...
Happy Valentine's Day!
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[image: Heart block]
The Striped Heart block. Originally blogged here in 2009!
Used in the Sweet Hearts quilt.
[image: Sweet Hearts Baby Quilt]
I wish I had...
Project Quilting - Tradition Times Three Challenge
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*The rules of the Tradition Times Three Challenge were to use this FQ
bundle - and must use at least 10 of the 12 FQs in the bundle. You could
add two o...
Three Cheers for Soft-Boiled Eggs
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Last fall Tim and I were sitting side-by-side at our computers just
surfin'. It was a leisurely Saturday evening, we were staying in, and we
were playing...
Free Class at Craftsy.. TODAY ONLY
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Click her to go to Craftsy to get your free online class. You subject
choice. http://www.craftsy.com/clp/free-class-day?ext=20130518_Free_Class_Day_preheade...
7 comments:
Beautiful hexies Billie and I love the fabrics too! Thanks for sharing.
Freemotion by the River Linky Party Tuesday
Wonderful hexies!!
Pretty, pretty, pretty!
Yay for progress my friend :)
Way to go, Billie! Month 3 of Ruffled Roses is a round that's entirely appliqued. I hate to wonder how many months it'll really take me to do it!
so pretty..well done
A lovely line of hexies!
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