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Moroccan design inspired Bonnie Hunter, too. She announced the 2026 Quiltville mystery, Star of Maghrib.  Count me in!!   (Morocco is "al-Maghrib," Arabic for "the west," because it was the western edge of the known world for centuries.)   

Bonnie's palette is red, green, blue, and neutral.  I'm going to use the colors in the ceramic plate I got in Fez:  orangey-red and yellow-green.   

Back to some of the dozens of photos I took! 

See the butterflies?

Painted ceiling

Definitely a quilt pattern

Embroidery on a rug

Embroidery ...

Good morning, my friends. Well, my extra hour in the day stretched to accommodate all my favorite activities: Cats, Gardening, Quilting, Cooking, and Photography. So let's just see where it all began.

In the cooking category, I baked a batch of Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti. I've made these before, and they're supposed to be dipped in more chocolate. We liked them as is, and so I bagged the whole chocolate dip at the end. These will be nice with our morning coffee.

Good morning, my friends. Well, my extra hour in the day stretched to accommodate all my favorite activities: Cats, Gardening, Quilting, Cooking, and Photography. So let's just see where it all began.

In the cooking category, I baked a batch of Chocolate and Pistachio Biscotti. I've made these before, and they're supposed to be dipped in more chocolate. We liked them as is, and so I bagged the whole chocolate dip at the end. These will be nice with our morning coffee.

Week four of the Sewing Machine Love Quilt Along is here, and it’s time to put the finishing touches on our quilts! If you missed the first three weeks of this Quilt Along, there is still plenty of time to join in on the fun. Keep reading to find everything you need to sew this sweet quilt, learn where and how to share your creations with us, and to see our finished Sewing Machine Love Quilt!

What do you need to make the Sewing Machine Love Quilt?

Haven’t gathered your supplies yet? There’s still plenty of time ...

Get comfy and cozy as you settle into fall stitching with the goodies inside the October Sew Sampler box. Keep reading to see all of this month’s goodies and learn about this year’s exclusive Spooled Quilt Along!

Nested Stars Cotton Nook Fat Quarter Bundle by Minki Kim

Settle into your favorite spot with the Nested Stars Cotton Nook Fat Quarter Bundle, a sweet mix of prints inspired by happy days spent sewing. Minki Kim pairs soft florals and cheerful ginghams with strawberries, apples, and tiny hand-drawn details in fresh greens, warm oranges, and rosy pinks. Stitch this heartwarming ...

October was a busy month. Some of what I worked on was behind the scenes, productive but not featured on the blog, including prep for a quilt show entry. Other projects were also moved along nicely: The "found" UFO was completed and donated. Another UFO was quilted. The Checkered Garden blocks have become a flimsy, and I'm making progress on several other quilting or piecing projects. 

The Checkered Garden top turned out nice; it's ready for me to find a backing ...

Good Morning Quilters!

The first day of November was overcast and chilly.  Not cold, just chilly enough to want a sweater most of the morning. Today looks to be much the same, though based on the forecast we have a chance of severe storms this evening.  Definitely a day to get my sewing machine time in during the afternoon. 

I haven't taken the time ...

 
 See the previous post for designs from Morocco and the announcement of the Quiltville mystery. 

Late bloomers at Spring Bluff and Van Patten Woods forest preserves this weekend.  Center:  oak trees are the gnarliest.

What will I ...

Some of you have been busy bees - even with knee and other surgeries!! It's great to get things done, and Torry seems to be accomplishing a lot in small leaps and bounds! All progress is progress!!!! We must celebrate the small steps as well as the big ones!!  

I'm having so much fun going through these magazines that I want to make sure I document all the cool stuff I spotted. Once I get past the next couple of issues (pre-2000), I'm sure I won't need to document so much because it's all "recent" at ...

I have started on the embellishment of the patchwork pouch I showed you last time I was here.

There will be seven patchwork pieces on this in total, all created from Liberty Tana Lawn, the Little Mirabelle pattern.

The sequins are here as I am hoping to add those to bullion knots as part of the surface embroidery on this piece.

       

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