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Between making time for PT and cleaning house and doing laundry I didn’t sit at the sewing machine at all and no more progress on the Log Cabin until Sunday. Most likely if there is a blog post on Sunday it will be later in the day or maybe not until Monday, I did get […]

Between Log Cabin blocks and getting Christmas cookie dough made I was busy all day. Three of the Log Cabin rows of blocks are now done – five more rows to do I had to stand back far to get it all in and then still part of the quilting frame blocks the wall a […]

Another busy out yesterday – I had Physical Therapy so I went ahead and ran errands before hand which meant no sewing machine work yesterday so no more logs built for the quilt on the wall.  Today will be busy  getting some cookie dough chilled for the baking on Saturday .  Friday I have another […]

I was sitting at the sewing machine off and on yesterday afternoon.  And more blocks were done – I don’t know if most of you can guess what the pattern is now but you will by the next row (half way for sure) I’m really liking how the bright colors seem to shine in places. […]

Slightly more than a quarter actually I hope to add 2 more blocks today at least.  But I have a hair cut appointment this morning and then Melanie and I are going grocery shopping – she worked over time most of the weekend so it getting today off instead.  Jessica and her dog Honey arrive […]

Once I get going on these log cabin blocks they move faster and faster.  I need a light color block on each side of row 2 and then 2 full rows will be done.  Yesterday we had a little rainy weather so wasn’t pleasant to be outside so it was an inside day.  I cut […]

Yesterday I managed to get 3 more blocks made for the Log Cabin quilt – the first row is done – now to get the 2nd row done some more – I’ve been adding more strips to the baskets as I go adding in more colors and more neutrals so I have more variety.  Some […]

Other than a very few cold days we have mainly been in the 50’s with just a few under freezing nights.  Crazy when I know some of you have snow on the ground and have had for several weeks. Yesterday I got the initial appointment set for PT and will go in on Friday to […]

Not a lot to report on sewing what with running to Little Rock for my doctor appointment all normal there like usual except I will be lining up some physical therapy for my lower back.  I will stop by that office today to see when I can start – the doctor says to get 6-12 […]

Working with an all light color log cabin block can be a bit tricky I think.  I had to cut more strips to get more variety for sure – you will start to see a pattern emerge in a couple weeks I’m sure  – I just hope it looks good in the end!  Two blocks […]

I worked more on my Log Cabin quilt and decided to make a different pattern then I had planned to.  The first one that I was going to do I decided was going to be too big to get the whole design in so I am going with a second choice which I think I […]

It was such a nice day yesterday I’m surprised I got two blocks done as I was outside a bit too and we went out for supper and drove around looking at Xmas lights. I had been tossing all the strips for the log cabin blocks on the quilting frame but I knew this was […]

A log cabin block can be very easy to do – if you do it right!  You have to piece it like a paint by number – follow the numbers and you do it right – if you don’t you just might mess up without even realizing it.  That is why a lot of quilters […]

I didn’t get any sewing done yesterday but I did sort and press strips for awhile – they are now ready for me to trim to 1.5” and then be ready to sew.  Instead I ran to Wal-Mart with Melanie and she was getting groceries and things for her mother in law and I was […]

I got to thinking about it when I reminded myself to cut more neutral strips to mix in with what I have for the Log Cabin quilt that I have 3 boxes of strings of various sizes under the sewing machine table – I tend to forget what is in all those boxes under there!  […]

Finally I got the sewing table cleared off yesterday and got starting on the new quilt.  I don’t know large it will be – I do have lots of strips and lots of neutrals that I can turn into strips so we will see.  I got the accuquilt out to cut purple squares and got […]

Finally all that is left to do on Flying Pansies is it to mark the sides of the top for cutting straight – first sewing a stay stitch line so no stitching comes apart and then cut the sides straight.  I have not pressed any seams on the back or cut away excess fabric from […]

How can it be December already – crazy – another year disappearing before our very eyes.  I was moving kind of slow yesterday.  Going in and out to our storage for Christmas boxes – getting some things unpacked and still more to do.  I’m getting used to the smaller tree but still not sure if […]

Last day of November – Only one more month of the year left – did this go by even faster than last year or is it my imagination? After eating too much on Thursday I was really feeling lazy yesterday and didn’t get to the Flying Pansies quilt until late in the day – do […]

To all my American readers have a great day eating turkey or whatever it is that you like and pumpkin pie etc.  I wrote this last night as usual so it didn’t interrupt my day at all. I will post some Black Friday Sales that are actually starting late today this evening (written last night […]