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Design Wall Monday - April 1, 2024 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

Here’s one of my Dad’s corny jokes for you:

He walks slowly into the kitchen, draggng his feet on a morning like this one and says….………..….”Boy, am I TIRED!”.

And either my brother or I would answer…..”Why?”

He would very slowly explain….……”Well, who wouldn’t be, after a March of 31 days!”

As an Army infranty man, serving in WWII, he especially enjoyed his yearly joke for us.

My week has been one of travel. And today I will be traveling even more. We are driving from Grand Rapids to Chicago and ...

added by Judy Hansen 7 months, 1 week ago. under signature blocks , signature stars

Design Wall Monday - February 12, 2024 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Happy Valentine’s Day

When you have been married for sixty years, and are a sentimental old lady, Valentine’s Day is a favorite holiday. I hope you have a happy day Wednesday!

This week I got the “Two Step” quilt top finished (Yeah!) and tried to get a picture of it, but it is very big. My two nephews who are both almost six foot tall, are holding it up for me, and it is still dragging on the floor. They were holding it up for me during a time out of the Super Bowl game, so it was ...

added by Judy Hansen 9 months ago. under signature stars , two step quilt

Design Wall Monday - June 12, 2023 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

The month of June has been so beautiful, and the flowers in Michigan have been spectacular. Last Saturday we visited our son and his family in Lansing, MI. They have a lot of beautiful peonies and I came home with such amazing bouquets. Look at these pictures:

Spectacular!

The four inch blocks are still on the design wall, and I am still thinking about how to make them shine. Someone suggested they could be even more separated, and I am thinking about removing every other block, to give each block more space to shine on its own ...

added by Judy Hansen 1 year, 5 months ago. under 365 days of quilt blocks , signature stars

Design Wall Monday - June 5, 2023 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

Whenever a new month starts, I get renewed energy to finish some of my quilting UFOs. This week, I put lots of small blocks on the design wall, and am thinking about a way to put them into a quilt. They are four inch blocks, and each one is special and unique, so I want to separate them with a neutral fabric and let each one shine on its own. Here is a picture of the design wall:

I have a large piece of pinkish material that I could use for vertical strips in between the blocks ...

added by Judy Hansen 1 year, 5 months ago. under 365 days of quilt blocks , signature stars

Design Wall Monday - May 15, 2023 from Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Good Morning Quilters!

Mother's Day was yesterday, and I received some beautiful orchids from my son and his family. Here is a picture:

Wow! They are so beautiful and will last for a long time. I am going to read up on them, and see if I can learn how to get them to rebloom. They are on the coffee table in the living room, and I smile every time I walk past them.

Last year when I tallied up all my UFOs, I made a pledge to finish them before starting any new projects. But I've found ...

added by Judy Hansen 1 year, 5 months ago. under cousins walk , signature stars

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