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Seems like this week got away from me in a hurry. Cleaning out my closet took a couple of hours on Monday, then I was able to have a day of fun on Tuesday with Virtual Retreat. Thank goodness for that! Wednesday was full of appointments and meetings, as was yesterday. With the snow storm set to arrive overnight tonight, a trip to the store was in order as well. The good part of the two board meetings was both were accompanied by a sushi meal – one lunch and one dinner. Yum!

Colder days mean hot soup for lunch at ...

Our guild meeting was this week, and our Worldwide Quilting Day committee could finally announce the theme. The theme is “It’s My Birthday!” I got the three of us little birthday crowns at the dollar store, and we found this great party theme fabric at Foust for the challenge fabric.

My friend, Gail, made this great board to have at the table where we were selling the fabrics. Participants can use the gemstones and/or flowers of their birth month, their zodiac sign, their favorite cake or meal, a memory of their best birthday, or their vision of the ...

Happy (almost) Worldwide Quilting Day!  It’s a day where we can celebrate our stashes, throw piecing parties, and go on wild sewing sprees.  We have designed a fun new pattern to commemorate the occasion.  It’s called World Piece (because who doesn’t want that?) and we made ours with Pin Drop by Christopher Thompson for Riley Blake Designs.  It’s the cutest basic line for quilters, and of course we have a World Piece Quilt Kit if this version “seams” perfect for you!

In addition to the free pattern, we are launching a Worldwide Quilting Day contest! We ...