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Good afternoon, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we had grocery shopping to do this morning; thus, the lateness of my arrival here. You guys have probably already finished your coffee. I'm only on my second of three cups. If I seem a little addled, just know I'll improve with the addition of caffeine. Maybe by the end of this post, I'll even be able to speak coherently. A nap can't hurt either.

There wasn't a lot of time for quilting yesterday. Mike was busy taking measurements on my machine in order ...

Good afternoon, my friends. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, we had grocery shopping to do this morning; thus, the lateness of my arrival here. You guys have probably already finished your coffee. I'm only on my second of three cups. If I seem a little addled, just know I'll improve with the addition of caffeine. Maybe by the end of this post, I'll even be able to speak coherently. A nap can't hurt either.

There wasn't a lot of time for quilting yesterday. Mike was busy taking measurements on my machine in order ...

These were easy ones. Family members were after two more Christmas quilts to hang on walls. I had a couple of panels with small blocks, so was able to have a bit of a play with layouts.

The first one needed to be long and narrow.

I always find it tricky working with panels as the blocks are rarely square. I simply put a border around these before stitching them together.

The next one required a different approach. The blocks were roughly 8 inches but needed more to make the quilt size needed.

I chose two different fabrics to be ...

That is it is continuing slowly!  I was out again today for a visit to the dentist once again – I had some crown work done a month or so ago and needed one of them grinded off just a tad as it was hitting an upper tooth wrong.  I have had so many appointments […]

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty lackluster day yesterday. The weather was nice enough, but the rain set in late in the day, and it will be with us for a while. No matter. It's too cold to be outside anyway. Watching the weather through my window as I'm quilting is enough for me.

My morning started with the first stitches for "Making a Daisy Chain." I expect I'll finish this today.

Knowing I'd be needing something new to stitch, I traced the next block for A Year in the Garden. This is February ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a pretty lackluster day yesterday. The weather was nice enough, but the rain set in late in the day, and it will be with us for a while. No matter. It's too cold to be outside anyway. Watching the weather through my window as I'm quilting is enough for me.

My morning started with the first stitches for "Making a Daisy Chain." I expect I'll finish this today.

Knowing I'd be needing something new to stitch, I traced the next block for A Year in the Garden. This is February ...

Good morning, my friends. It was a run-around day yesterday, and so I made scant progress on my quilting project. Before I left home, I finished stitching the "Walk the Dog," block for The Story of My Day quilt. I just love these primitive drawings from Anni Downs.

Good morning, my friends. It was a run-around day yesterday, and so I made scant progress on my quilting project. Before I left home, I finished stitching the "Walk the Dog," block for The Story of My Day quilt. I just love these primitive drawings from Anni Downs.

Good morning, my friends. It ended up being quite a busy day here at the Three Cats Ranch. It was our day to mop the floor. Mike helps me move everything out of the way, and he does the sweeping. Then, it's up to me to do the mopping. For this task, I mopped myself to the door leading to the chamber of horrors downstairs. Then, I walked on the treadmill while the floor dried. All of that took most of the morning.

After lunch, I went to work making the promised Cranberry Ecstasy Bars. It's been a ...

Good morning, my friends. It ended up being quite a busy day here at the Three Cats Ranch. It was our day to mop the floor. Mike helps me move everything out of the way, and he does the sweeping. Then, it's up to me to do the mopping. For this task, I mopped myself to the door leading to the chamber of horrors downstairs. Then, I walked on the treadmill while the floor dried. All of that took most of the morning.

After lunch, I went to work making the promised Cranberry Ecstasy Bars. It's been a ...

The Spirited panel was designed by Elise Genest for Northcott Fabrics. The panel measures 24″ x 44″.

I cut my strips 2.75” which yields 4” finished hexies. There were 210 hexies.  I let the design tell me what it needs to tell a good story.  After cutting my strips I had about 2.25” strip left.  This allowed me to cut diamonds and make 11 kaleidoscope Star 60 units. I added 4” finished Hollow Cube 60’s and a 12” hollow Cube with 4” cubes inside it to represent the stables. 

Spirit was left in the corral far too ...

Our oldest daughter’s former college roommate asked me to make a memory quilt from her mother’s tee shirt collection. Of course, I agreed. How could I not, she is like another daughter to us. I didn’t want the typical memory … Continue reading →

Good morning, my friends. It looks as if our weather will clear up a day earlier than expected. I'm looking out my window at bright daylight and blue skies. You can't ask for more than that in Oregon in December. It has been chilly. Recently I realized I was going to need to start wearing my heavier winter coat. My Gore-Tex rain parka is no longer doing the job of keeping me warm.

So just what's going on around here? Well...I finished stitching the last block for Joy in the Ordinary.

Good morning, my friends. It looks as if our weather will clear up a day earlier than expected. I'm looking out my window at bright daylight and blue skies. You can't ask for more than that in Oregon in December. It has been chilly. Recently I realized I was going to need to start wearing my heavier winter coat. My Gore-Tex rain parka is no longer doing the job of keeping me warm.

So just what's going on around here? Well...I finished stitching the last block for Joy in the Ordinary.

Good morning, my friends. Don't let that title fool you. It's all good. I'll tell you what I meant by that in a minute. First off...it's wet outside. The promised rain has returned. It's supposed to be a wet weekend, but sunny by Monday. That's weather I can live with, but I expect it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. We haven't even reached winter yet, my friends, although it might feel as if it's here to many of you.

So when we left off yesterday ...

Good morning, my friends. Don't let that title fool you. It's all good. I'll tell you what I meant by that in a minute. First off...it's wet outside. The promised rain has returned. It's supposed to be a wet weekend, but sunny by Monday. That's weather I can live with, but I expect it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better. We haven't even reached winter yet, my friends, although it might feel as if it's here to many of you.

So when we left off yesterday ...

Good morning, my friends, although we're almost to lunch time. I think I can still avoid breaking any laws with my "good morning" wishes. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I had breakfast with my friend Sue this morning and passed off the baby quilt for her new grandson. 

Of course, I wasn't out this early, but the day started with a pretty red sunrise.

Good morning, my friends, although we're almost to lunch time. I think I can still avoid breaking any laws with my "good morning" wishes. As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I had breakfast with my friend Sue this morning and passed off the baby quilt for her new grandson. 

Of course, I wasn't out this early, but the day started with a pretty red sunrise.