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 PIW! Let's meet some new followers! These pinners all have a #quiltlife in common. Take a look at one of Catherine Bonser's quilt boards. She has over 20 boards with the word quilt in them, so you're bound to find something, right? 

These pins are from Michelle Lee Heckeman-Parke who has plenty of her own quilting pins to share--over 13,000!

And lastly, Lisandra Santos, who got my attention with this first pin. But the pincushion cuteness does not quit. Take a look.

 This quilt is the result of needing to use up scraps, in this case neutrals. To give it some contrast, I toss in lots of browns and just a few grays. I present to you, "Muddy Waters." It kept reminding me of the bayous and ponds in our area. Places where we went crawfishing, back when we were young. These days, we buy a sack of crawfish to boil or go to a restaurant where other people do all the heavy lifting and the cleanup. "Muddy Waters" is all improv--my favorite way to piece a quilt. It's fun, stress-free ...

 I haven't forgotten about this challenge. Let me explain the whole "Mary" story. A real-life friend, who is also a Facebook friend, challenged me to show 10 quilts, probably in 10 days. I posted four days of quilts....four quilts. No one person liked, commented or otherwise acknowledged even one of my posts. Now it makes sense but at the time I thought I was just, well I'm not sure what I thought, but it was a little unsettling. No one? Not one like? Not a "uhmph"? So I quit posting. 

At Monday's guild meeting, someone mentioned ...

Welcome back to PIW!  My Pinterest has over 10,000 followers! How did that happen? Let's say hi to a couple, okay? Starting with

I'm a scroller. You know how people post food and silly pictures and challenges and every little detail of their lives on social media? Well, this is my form of social media. The (I don't know, maybe 7?) people who come by.... you're my social media. I mean I have Pinterest and Instagram and, of course, Facebook. But Instagram is for when I'm stuck waiting and there are no old magazines from three years ago. Facebook is my grape vine, but I read with dubious interest. Pinterest, well, that's my game. However, I can play ...

That worrisome thing on the design wall just doesn't appeal to me right now. It's been three weeks since I last looked at it. I'm suffering with a touch of CoVid19. It's not bad, considering people are dying. Nonetheless, I do feel yucky. I've managed to get out of bed. Some days barely. 

Today I'm trying to convince myself that I can do more, so I've dressed, sat outside to breathe in fresh air, and took a look at what was happening in the studio before this wretched virus turned me into a ...

Remember reading about the Baton Rouge MQG retreat at the River Retreat House over the July 4th weekend. In this post I highlighted some of the works my friends created. 

Finally, I get to tell you about the pieces I worked on. Admittedly, I played as much as I worked. So the end results won't be much, but nevertheless, here they are. 

I started with the Sugaridoo row that needed doing. I'd packed one basket just for that purpose. Honestly, I didn't like it but once I saw it with the rest of the quilt, I decided ...

Welcome back! It's Pinterest time. It has gotten too hot in Louisiana to sit out-of-doors. I managed a few minutes in the shade while a hot breeze and a cool drink kept me and the birds company. 

How the doves have the energy to fuss over the same feeder is beyond me. Of course, watching them peaked my interest in whether I had mourning doves on my bird board. I did not. So far as I could find anyway. So I searched out a few doves to pin.

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A gallery wall process from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Our 42nd anniversary was last Wednesday. Richard and I decided to work on a gallery wall for our living area. Who wants to work as a way of celebrating? Me.  When Rich says "what do you want to do?" if I answer with a project, I get the project--completed. How's that for a romantic date?   

 It took us from Wednesday to Sunday. There are a few reasons for that. We work slowly, for one. We had several (good) interruptions. I wanted to make use of the frames that we already had, but I wanted black frames. Plus, I didn ...

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A few changes from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Tuesday I did a little in the studio: straightened up the fabric so I could put away three containers of fabrics that I separated out some time ago. Generally one container of solids goes into the camper when we are traveling--you just never know when you need something that can coordinate with the rest of the quilt. A big container with a variety of solids can really help out in a pinch. 

A second container holds stripes and plaids that I first pulled out to create a kit of, yes, stripes and plaids. Since I was working on that over ...

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PIn It Weekly #343 from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Hello Beatrix Bocanegra! Thanks for the beautiful shell art and sewing project pins.

Hi Anna Paula Fontana! Thanks for the cute dishtowel pins.

Wonderful!, you're leaving a comment! Yay! Thanks for visiting fleurdelisquilts.blogspot.com.

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Oh no, I'm not! from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I've been having a rough go in the studio. Nothing is really happening. That top on the design wall is driving me insane. I've tried almost everything: adding to it, changing that, adding some more, an aha! moment that has gone nowhere, adding some more. I've about had it. 

Now, let me tell you that I wasn't so disappointed with it last week. I felt that something was happening. Not anything terribly bad, I mean. Then Richard walked in.

Richard: That's a busy quilt. (He was not being nice with that too matter-of-fact tone.)

Me ...

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Design Wall Dilemma from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

Why would I call this a dilemma? Because I haven't known what I wanted from the very beginning. It all started with a Sherry Lynn Wood workshop back in November. I created two pieces, one I've turned into a finished quilt, which I like very much, now that it's in the quilt chest.

But then I had this second piece. It nagged at me because I just couldn't see what it wanted. I put it on the design wall; pronounced it ugly and wrote that it is hideous. It took up space. Lots of space. On ...

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Sunday Quilt Inspiration: B E A C H from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

 It's the BEACH! All beach! Sand, sun, water, sky, waves, sunburn.

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