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Because my granddaughter, who will be 3 soon, needed a fun quilt for Halloween time. Like many, MANY quilters, I made a quilt featured in the children’s book “The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt.” I’m not sure it’s exactly like the one in the book, but it was close enough for me.

I find it interesting that the author chose white, blue and gray for the blocks in the book. And the sweet little face was just adorable.

As I didn’t have any sort of instructions, I just picked a size for the squares ...

My birthday is just around the corner in December. My daughter Kelli got me an early birthday present and it’s the best kind. She bought an experience we both could share. Nowadays, for me, I think the best presents are experiences. I’m past the age I need something bought for me. She bought us tickets …

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I didn’t get much stitching time this week. I’ve been on a roll cleaning up some things around here and getting ready for everyone to be home for Thanksgiving. All of that doesn’t happen on its own. I’ve been getting rid of more stuff and organizing more. I miss stitching and quilting but I just …

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Over the years, I’ve had such fun playing along with the various blog hops. Times change and the time had come that the lovely Joan at MooseStash Quilting has decided to retire from cat herding (I mean blog hop hostessing.) So, of course I wanted to play along one last time. Gnomes are as cute as can be but I’ve never actually made one. I found this adorable free tutorial at Sew She Can! With his kitchen-patterned hat, this must be a baking gnome!

I originally planned to make a pillow but I’m kind of enamored of ...

I took this picture out walking early in the morning (about 4:45am).

Life is beautiful.

It appears that people are actually looking at my blog! And I thank you for that. Today I’m sharing a quilt that I made earlier this year.

When I saw that this type of quilt could be done “an easy way” I knew I needed an all pink one. I have a favorite color, and it is pink. I like all the shades of pink and have been collecting pink fabrics for many, MANY years.

Putting pairs of pinks together is a lot of fun, and you may notice these adorable little ...

Every year or so I change up the quilts hanging in my sewing room. I noticed that I have not taken down the “spool” quilts so I thought I’d share them today.

I think this may have been the first spool quilt that I made. I love that these are tall skinny spools, which is just different than what I usually see. I used fun sewing themed fabrics and a dark grunge for the background. Navy and pink really appeal to me, the two colors just look great together! I believe each spool ...

I recently decided (while spending several weekends cutting projects) that I needed to raise my cutting table. I use a wood gate-leg style table and I leave it set up all the time. This particular model is (9.5″W folded); 65.5″Wx36″Dx30.5″H. I think that it came from Crate and Barrel.

It allows me to use the Martelli X-Large 30 x 60 cutting mat, but since it is a standard dining table height, always felt too low when cutting for longer periods of time. I struggled to figure out a good way to raise it ...

Two weeks ago, the guy I’m dating came over my house on my day off to hang out for the day. He parked his pick-up in the driveway when he came. We were doing some things at my house. He’s super helpful and we were on a mission to tackle a few things in my …

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It has been over a year, again, since my last blog post. That is not to say I haven’t been piecing and quilting and creating, I have! But I have been terrible about keeping track of everything I’ve been doing.

With that said, this post will be eclectic and unorganized, fun and picturesque.

Apparently, fabric chips are 2.5” x 4.5” and there are many patterns available. I liked this one and gave it a shot. It turned out okay, IMO and I’ll finish it up ...

I’ve been working with someone and they have been updating the blog, trying to figure out the technical problems it has been having. I could use some help from you in regard. If you see something that isn’t right for example if the text comes up in code or the pictures don’t load, could you …

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By now, you guys probably know that Jenny and Ron and their family LOVE Halloween—the themed costumes, themed food, Halloween quilts and wall hangings, and the fun of getting together. This year, although Jenny and Ron are in Africa, the family kept the tradition alive and got together for another fun-filled evening.

This year’s theme was “Movies,” and let’s just say the Doans understood the assignment….from costumes all the way to themed food.

And we just love that although they don’t celebrate Halloween in Africa, Jenny and Ron couldn’t help but continue the costume ...

I started this baby quilt back in February with the plan of giving it to my best friend’s son & wife at their baby shower. I did finish the top, but didn’t have time to get it quilted. I sent it out to my long-armer, Rhonda, to quilt. I prepare special labels for my baby […]

I drove 8 hours across country to Norfolk at the weekend, joining Freya and Fergus in celebrating Nella’s 21st birthday. The weather was like summer and we sat outside in a student beer garden on her birthday. We took the birthday cake to the beach at Sheringham and Nella declared it her best ever birthday. We had a lovely time, catching up and sharing many laughs. I made it back to Devon in just 7 hours, despite the autumn clock change, driving the last few hours in the dark. 

I am so excited to get the keys to my ...

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During rehab times and after, as I was moved from place one to place two, and eventually to my new home, I did manage to pull out a few Unfinished Objects, aka UFO’s. Let me share two that have been finished and delivered!

In 2010 my fledgling blog featured a post about my oldest UFO’s. There were three, and I boldly vowed to finish all three of them within a year. Well, I didn’t. Imagine that!

First, the Stillwater Maple Leaves Quilt

The first was my scrappy maple leaf which quilt I was making for my oldest ...