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February 16: Does Forgiveness Mean We're Losing? Fun Fiber Projects, Literary Life and Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,

We've spent a wonderful 10 days in San Diego with my family. Daddy is doing well - he's gained about 5 of the 20 pounds he lost. So far no pain. We are grateful for every day he is pain-free. It's hard to believe the oncologist's prognosis as Daddy is doing so good! Of course, Mama is happy and enjoying life. I am so looking forward to our next visit! You will find pictures of our trip in the Finding Joy section.

Also, a quick tip for formatting pictures on Blogger. Open your post; click ...

added by Miaismine 1 day, 3 hours ago. under advent embroiderysal , christmas ornaments , connecting hearts epp sal , finished project 2025 , forgiveness , handembroidery , joy to the world , pieces of the santa fe trail

Beth, Holly, Linda from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy Friday, quilters! Sorry I missed last week, I took a trip to Santa Fe. I've got some great quilts to show you this week. This first one is a pattern called "Squared Up" by Cotton and Joy in Northcott Stonehenge fabrics. Beth made the top and Linda quilted it.

It's a lovely simple pattern, but so striking!

Next another top by by Beth, in much more her usual color scheme. This one's smaller so I quilted it on my midarm.

Next, Holly made two tops in the GE Quilts "Stella" pattern with beautiful batik fabrics.

I ...

added by Kat 1 day, 3 hours ago. under beth's tops , holly's tops , linda quilts

WIP #165: Elastic Pencil Pouch for your Notebooks & Planners from Crafty Gemini

Welcome to WIP Wednesday! On this episode Vanessa will teach you how to make a stretchy pencil pouch for your notebooks and planners. This is a great scrap busting beginner friendly project that makes a fab little gift!

This pouch is made by adding fold over elastic to the Pencil Pod Pouch in this tutorial: https://youtu.be/GhD6Zp51Wng?si=HKvJbNfQsqKwwlUW

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• Get the hard copy pattern here: https://craftygemini ...

added by Vanessa Vargas Wilson 1 day, 6 hours ago. under bag making , bag sewing , sewing (general) , sewing videos , wip wednesday (Comments)

Black box mystery from Art In Search

A while back, I hinted when I bought the magical bookcase there was a black box on the floor next to it. This was the box.

A lot of you know what this is.
I can recognize it across a football field.

I did polish it up with black shoe polish and polished the hinges before I took the photo, but still, it is pretty remarkable. You can imagine my excited anticipation when I was opening the lid. What would I find and in what condition?
Inside was a very lovely Singer 221- the Featherweight. All the attachments. I have ...

added by Linda Swanekamp 1 day, 7 hours ago. under singer featherweight

Same Old Same Old from ... Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Happily, it's a stay-at-home day for me. I've had to go out the last two days in a row. Oh, the humanity! We'll have to make a short trip into town tomorrow, but it will be fast. Today, though...nothing. I have some things to do at home that will simply be obstacles to my sewing, but there should be plenty of time for progress today.

It was lunch time when I got home yesterday. I had a light lunch, and then a good nap. There was no time for slow-stitching before I ...

added by Barbara 1 day, 9 hours ago. under challenge quilts , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts

Same Old Same Old from Cat Patches

Good morning, my friends. Happily, it's a stay-at-home day for me. I've had to go out the last two days in a row. Oh, the humanity! We'll have to make a short trip into town tomorrow, but it will be fast. Today, though...nothing. I have some things to do at home that will simply be obstacles to my sewing, but there should be plenty of time for progress today.

It was lunch time when I got home yesterday. I had a light lunch, and then a good nap. There was no time for slow-stitching before I ...

added by Barbara 1 day, 9 hours ago. under challenge quilts , embroidery , mindless musings , quilts

Cold Weather from Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

Our dogs love taking long walks in the mornings but with these temps, they were so fast this morning. I bundled up with a heavy coat, mittens, and a cap thinking we would be out for a while but I think I would have been fine without even a jacket. We were in an out...

added by judy.blog@gmail.com 1 day, 11 hours ago. under worthless chatter (Comments)

Kimberly’s 25-Patch Quilt Tutorial from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Back in the Fall of 2023, this quilt started out as a project that I was doing just for fun. I took 2.5″ squares from the scraps of my quilt kits, mini charm packs, and other quilty projects with fabric collections that had 25 or more different SKUs and started building 25-patch blocks. Since I started sharing this project with you at the beginning of last year in the January 26th, 2024 Livestream, you have been asking for a tutorial on how to make a 25-patch block. So, now that I have a plan for the whole project, I ...

added by Kailee 1 day, 11 hours ago. under beginner quilting projects , creative grids , fat quarter shop , ideas & tutorials , projects & ideas , quilt block ideas & tutorials , quilt block tutorial , quilting tutorials , quilting tutorials for beginners , scrappy , tutorial , video tutorials (Comments)

In A Deep Freeze! from Quiltville's Quips & Snips!

Brrrrr! That's about all I have to say for this next couple of days.

This was my view of Quiltville Inn as we rounded the corner yesterday - it looks peaceful, but boy is it cold.

This morning is our coldest yet - it was 15f this morning with a high of 17f expected. Tonight's low overnight? 8.

You better believe that those sinks will be left dripping!

Click to Read the Whole Story!

added by Bonnie K. Hunter 1 day, 12 hours ago.

Number 11 from Karen Ann Ruane

embroidered page number eleven

added by karen ruane 1 day, 13 hours ago. under cloth book , embroidery

I Like Thursday #264 from The Knitting Quilter

It's time for I Like Thursday where a bunch of us bloggers post lots of likes. Please visit LeeAnna to link up to more blogs. I finished piecing all the blocks for the Log Cabin Star table topper. There are a few things I would do differently with colors, but I do like it! I do enjoy working on quick projects. I started making this over the weekend and hope to have it all sewn together soon.

One reason I've been getting so much done is the snow!! We've been getting plenty of snow here in New ...

added by Rosemary Dickinson 1 day, 14 hours ago.

I Like Thursday #264 from Knitting Quilter

It's time for I Like Thursday where a bunch of us bloggers post lots of likes. Please visit LeeAnna to link up to more blogs. I finished piecing all the blocks for the Log Cabin Star table topper. There are a few things I would do differently with colors, but I do like it! I do enjoy working on quick projects. I started making this over the weekend and hope to have it all sewn together soon.

One reason I've been getting so much done is the snow!! We've been getting plenty of snow here in New ...

added by Rosemary Dickinson 1 day, 14 hours ago.

A new pillow from My Sewing Room

A new pillow is gracing my family room sofa for February.

This is the squirrel that I was following, and it was a quick finish. The pattern is actually for an 18" pillow but I cut it down to 16". It does still need a 16" pillow form to really fill it out, but I had a 14" one in the closet so that will do for now. The applique was a little "putzy" to cut out all those tiny holes scattered among the hearts. I made the decision to not do any stitching around all those pieces after fusing ...

added by Sara 1 day, 14 hours ago.

Quilting time from Happy Cottage Quilter

The found blocks are on my machine being quilted.

Good to get it done.

added by Jocelyn 1 day, 15 hours ago.

Pressing, cutting, gathering.......... from Exuberant Color

I pressed one more batch of Tilda fabrics and then cut the first 2 groups into the size pieces for the left side of the blocks. I usually don't cut a whole quilt at once but I need the whole variety of fabrics (about 25 of them) so I can do the layout of each block.

I did more hand stitching on the green binding but no photo.

I decided to go through all of my Kaffe fabrics and pull all of the purples. I know a couple are missing from this photo and I'll look for them ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 day, 16 hours ago.

I Like Thursday # 439 from Not Afraid of Color

time for an I Like list! Thanks for coming by, and on with the show...

above is a little painting I did this week, like a paint doodle. No goal in mind. I love colors, all of them

we had more normal weather this week, really cold and lots of snow, none predicted. We still toss out veggie peels, for any critters. They don't hibernate here since temps can be 60F one day, then drop that afternoon below 0 .

I saw my bunny and squirrel this week on our porch. So sweet, he tried to dig down into the ...

added by LA Paylor 1 day, 17 hours ago. under i like thursdays

Another Star from Quilts....etc.

Well I experimented and watched the video once again to see if I was doing anything wrong – and ended up with 10 not 12 points for the second time so I’m sticking to it – if I am doing something wrong – I do not care – it is as good as it will […]

added by Karen 1 day, 19 hours ago. under new york beauty - paper piece , noriko's star - hexagons , shooting star (Comments)

Community Quilts from Laurie from Jo's Country Junction

I am still working through my email. UGH. Can you believe I let it get so bad? I can. I am not an email fan. The biggest problem is that I open an email, read it but don’t have time to process it so but the time I get back to it, 20 more emails …

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added by Jo 1 day, 19 hours ago. under charity quilts (Comments)

99 Designs Video Episode 5 – FMQ Spiral Boxes from Christa Quilts

If you are looking for a geometric, modern free-motion fill, this week’s machine quilting tutorial is just for you! I break down this fun design step by step with 2 different variations for you to try. Take a look below and let me know what you think!

All of the designs I’m sharing in this year long series come from my book 99 Machine Quilting Designs. Although it’s gone out of physical print, you can still grab the PDF download from my Etsy shop.

Over the course of the year I’m going to demonstrate how to ...

added by Christa 1 day, 20 hours ago. under christa's quilts , fabric , machine quilting (Comments)

Dentist And Casino from Quilting My Way

This morning I had my appointment with the dentist. Patrick decided to go along with me so we could go from there to the casino. I had a good check up, but need to go back next week to get a small filling. I have the receding gum lines like my dad. So, yet again, hereditary issue and AGAIN, dad's side. UGH My dad and Uncles had the same issues.

We went to the casino at Lucky Eagle. It was fun and we spend about 4 hours there. We came home with more than we took, so I'm ...

added by 6th Generation Quiilter, Crafter 1 day, 21 hours ago. under life

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