This week’s weather is just GORGEOUS!! Mid 70s or higher, windows are open, I LOVE it! Here’s something NOT gorgeous…. I’m naming it my UGLY quilt. These scrappy chain blocks finally got sewed together and I’m NOT loving it, looks fine here as a 2 x 3” picture but in person, it’s ugly! SIGH, oh …
I’ve been working on last week’s Woman of the bible. Potiphar’s wife. This was a complicated block and I’m still doing it 3” finished. I printed the pattern to be foundation pieced. It’s TINY! Hard to even fit under the foot, because it seemed like I did a few stitches and it was done. Here’s …
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I finally finished the embroidered OWL quilt! And, I’ll soon have a pattern for sale. The owl embroideries you can purchase here and embroidershoppe I quilted this quilt with Connecting thread’s Newest Variegated thread. This one was “luck o’ the Irish” It went from green to white, and was fun to see on the embroidered …
I’ve finished part 1 in time for part 2 to be released today on Connecting Thread’s –notion blog. Here’s what I’ve done so far. some of the squares I was able to cut with the GO! cutter then I realized that the blocks were supposed to be 4 7/8” and not 4 3/4” so those …
Are you joining??? I just saw this on facebook today and HAD to jump on it. I found a fun FOCAL fabric and picked the rest of the fabrics to go with it. This will be a fast paced Quilt along- which I LOVE, every wednesday they will post a new CLUE. Fabric selections and …
I can’t believe it’s been a month already! Time flies when you’re having fun!! This month I have Connie be a guest Blogger and show a GO! project also. She made this cute clam shell pillow! Have a look at her blog for more pics and info. The die I wanted to feature this month …
And Connecting threads is sponsoring a giveaway!! Have you ever tried their threads?? I love the array of lovely colors and recently purchased this rainbow colored set, great for appliqueing to fit your fabrics! All you have to do to win is comment and tell me what the weather is like where you live and …
The other day I went to walmart to get a few gifts for the kids (mostly clothes) as most of the FUN toys, we buy on amazon…. Carol at funthreads posted the other day about some towels she embroidered- with an adorable snowflake design WHICH I got on a pin cushion from her BTW… So …
I can’t believe it! these are the last blocks for the Women of the bible Block of the week! It’s been a great year – or more than a year! Thanks to Carol for doing this, and sending out the studies every Sunday. Some women I never heard about, some I did know. Some women …
What a great Twist it blog hop! I posted here with a giveaway! I got 142 comments random.org picked #27 #27 is Moosestash quilting Thanks for the tips about ace hardware and my #1 inspector. an email has been sent for your address, then I’ll send that to connecting threads for the strip set with …