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I’m posting again my pattern of a “Girl Sewing” because it’s so interesting to see what people do to make this pattern their own. Thank you to MJH; WS; TA; MO; and SS for sending photos. Click the $5 pattern download link to be taken to Paypal where you can use any charge card. You’ll then get redirected for a download that you should save to your hard drive, or pen drive at the same time you are making the purchase. Any questions drop me, Peggy Aare, an email at PaperPiecingHeartland@gmail.com
This pattern is based ...
read moreIn the heart of my quilting haven, where threads and fabrics entwine to create stories stitched in color, a new patchwork adventure unfolds. Join me, in a new project that started in 2022, and is about to end. The marriage of english paper piecing and applique has always been a successfull one, and if you add some scrapiness than it is a match made in heaven!
At the heart of this project are the 6-point stars, each handcrafted using the English paper piecing technique and a favorite scrap fabric. As the stars are pieced together, they are applied onto a ...
read moreWe are back from pour holidays in Canada and the normal rush of work/kids/house is un full speed again...
Our trip in Canada was really nice, and although I was going to make it to a quilting shop or even a craft store, none of that happened! We visited Toronto and the Niagara Falls and then moved on to Québec for a little tour. Lots of lovely sights and a great encounter with whales and black bears!
Holidays has also meant hand sewing as you might have seen in my previous posts and with that I managed 2 ...
read moreA long long long forgotten project that I have unearthed recently, kind of randomly... I started the Mischief project when I received the kit from Karen in 2017 but it hardly progressed despite being ready to be picked up any time and on the go. It has been so long ago since I did anything with it that it had dropped all my UFO list a while ago.
I found some pieces ready to be assembled into blocks
And also some pieces assembled
I picked up all the blue that I found already prepared to progress on this blocks, sometimes ...
read moreTo Do Tuesday Report
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion
I'm late posting because we just had a horrible Ice Storm that knocked out power. More about that next time.
My doggy daycare has been going well. Daughter reports her dogs are tired and put themselves to bed early these days which means they are getting their exercise here. These aren't their real beds...I know one sleeps with Robbie and one with the adults every night. LOL
LeeAnna at ...
read moreDo you shop at the Bulk Barn or similar such store?
I went in there recently and was overwhelmed by the array of products. I had no idea they offered so many surprising items like teas, dog biscuits, vitamins, plus a full gluten free product section. I usually buy sunflower seeds for the birds there because there are no broken/empty shells in what they offer and when I saw some unique dog treats, bought those too. I find dog bones have become very expensive here.Here is my capture of a White Breasted Nuthatch, one of the many that ...
read moreSo does everyone have that one big project that just seems to go on and on with no real end in sight? My English paper pieced pinwheels is that project. It's been going on for ...oh I don't know... 13 years now?? I know I started it in a weak moment. I had finished the 4,200-piece tumbling blocks quilt and thought "Gee I haven't EPP in a while". What happened if I did an improv EPP using just one shape but played with value. At that point I never saw an art quilt improvisationally English paper ...
read moreMy Jasmine Magnolia is bravely blooming a little. Photographed against a screen and that backyard bank of snow.
I'm a bit proud to have kept this one alive and kicking. And thanks Mary Anne, Magpie's Mumblings, for that tip about banana skin water being excellent for houseplants too. We eat a lot of bananas so I will definitely be adding it to the mixtures rather than straight to composting.I may have mentioned before that I knit scrappy wool into table toppers and use them underneath my plant pots. I've learned that wooden tables need protecting from the damp or scrapes that happen (even when sitting on saucers) when used for the plants. Smaller squares knit from prettier wool are good for a coffee coaster too.
To Do This Week...I'm looking after Daughter's dogs, very lovable Abbey and Petey, this week. She is recovering from an exercise injury which seems like such an unfair thing to happen. Ned is in his glee.
We did get lots of snow on Saturday.
Picture me that cloudy end of February morning gathering sticks on land that most of the year is a foot under water. A cardinal was singing its song in the background. This is usually the only time of year I can walk through there and the pickings are good. I could see where some animal had clawed bark off quite a few of the trees. Porcupine perhaps. Ned trotted from tree to tree with me then patiently sat and waited while I filled the bag. So full I had a hard slog getting him and it back to the house ...
read moreSnowing outside with another snowfall warning in place but cozy inside. I had a special coffee this morning from the Nespresso machine, a Melozio, with cinnamon and frothed milk. I'm not at all one for fancy coffees but once in a while it is a treat. I bought a loaf of sourdough bread which toasts well and I like marmalade too.
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