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First up is the block I chose to stitch this month for the "Celebrating Mary Brown" sew-along.  I mark my background for design placement with a blue washout marker so I soak the block after the stitching is done.  This blue chose to run even though it had been pre-washed.  I have had pretty good luck using Spray and Wash and adding it the the washing machine along with other items to take most of the blue coloring out that was where it shouldn't be.


I have all the blocks done that will be on point around a large ...

I am not done with spring projects but the mood hit me to make a more summer like quilt,  I chose an older pattern set from my stash called "Libertyville".  I say pattern set because I got the patterns individually from the Kansas City Star in 2005.  After the block of the month was finished, the pattern set was published in book form.  The book is still available.  The lowest price I have seen for it is under $5.00 through Connecting Threads.  Terry Clothier Thompson is the pattern designer.  So, it has taken me about 14 years to get ...