I don’t really like to say “Happy” Memorial Day After all we’re remembering the people who have died in our nation’s wars! Here’s the definition of Memorial day Memorial Day, in the United States, holiday (last Monday in May) honoring those who have died in the nation’s wars. It originated during the American Civil …
Monday we had 4 days planned at the beach, my friend has a house she rents out there and in March I asked her what she had available in the summer up until September and these were the ONLY days, a little too early for us for homeschooling for Solveig was done, so we took …
The pattern and KIT feature of the day is ORNAMENTAL Finished size: 44” x 56” Skill Level: Exp. Beginner Simple blocks made with fat quarters and clever placement of the blocks creates the illusion of curves, but they are all straight lines! Pattern on sale for $8! If you want to read more about what …
Today, we’re ON THE ROAD home from a few days at the beach! It’s the only vacation we’ll do this summer, as hubby still hasn’t found a job since he lost his IBM job, plus my in-laws are in bad health. We go to my friend’s beach house (that she rents out) at least once …
I also have another fun club! the FQ club! $23.99 every 3 months Have you tried to join a fabric club and didn’t get what you liked? maybe the pattern was terrible and not your style? Or it was too often? Then this club is for YOU! This is a Unique Quilt Club where YOU …
Did you know I started a pattern club? and I now have an introductory price of $12.99 then $14.99 per month after that and you can cancel any time! Each month you get 2 patterns as PDF downloads. For May it’s “Handy Man”- which is not in my shop (yet) And “Crown Roast” Then June …
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Today I’m featuring one of my Jelly Roll Patterns (which was on the cover of McCall’s several years ago) It’s called Baby Dreams! It finishes 30″ x 40″ and is made with a “chisel” shape- which is included (or you could use the QUBE die) The pattern is on sale for $8 TODAY!
This week Dan prepped and stained the hardwood floor section in our kitchen where the old cabinets were and the wood was just bare. We knew that if you add NEW hardwood floors up against an OLD floor you have to “feather” the boards in, so we figured stained was the same method, so he …
Some people have asked me how to read my patterns, because my patterns are “different” and often include LOTS of sizes! so let me explain here On the front page under the quilt picture is the Finished sizes (often 3 sizes!) Then on the back under the yardage chart it tells you what QUBE set …
I like to make scrappy quilts and especially baby quilts! Then sometimes, because it’s a baby quilt, I end up having the yardage anyways because it might just ask for 1/4yd or less than 1/2yd etc. I also don’t like to have lots of yardage on my shelf- unless it’s bolts to sell, but they …