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DIY Hutch in Chalk Paint
I got the baskets today to finish the hutch I started changing before moving.This is the newly redone Hutch An old look at the pre-2015 redo Quite a new look, don't you think?I love, love, love my...
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I've found my way back into the quilting world.Much has changed in my life and I'm finding that quilting is again giving me a sense of direction and just some time to think. I finished this quilt...
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Baby Quilt for my Niece The mail is funny! I sent this quilt to my niece in northern Utah. I live in the far south of Utah but sent it Priority. Well, I finally found the receipt with the...
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Mindless Sewing and Such
I've noticed that I've been doing lots and lots of cutting and sewing in preparation for quilts. HST's are time consuming for me and it's okay as that's when I ground myself and think a lot. I cut...
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Living life now without my Design wall
As I stated in my last post I am living without a design wall. I just sent off a package of blocks made from scraps of green. The went to Sunshine to be used by other quilters as quilts for other...
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A Few Days in Salt Lake City
I spent a few days in Salt Lake City last week.Came home and promptly got the stomach flu. I think I'm over it now and can hopefully get a few things done.I sandwiched this quilt top and need to go...
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Back into Quilting Full Speed Ahead
For a couple of weeks on my list has been to make a blog post. Today I'm at it!I'll not bore you with everything that's been going on since the last post, but I'll show just a couple of completions to...
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Okay! I'm Biting the Bullet!
I promised a post about Phillipa Naylor awhile back. I had so much fun in the class on making curves that I signed up for another on finishing techniques. This is the book I've had for maybe 8 years...
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I Quilt--What's Your super Power!
This morning I opened a thank you card from a woman I've never met. The tenderness in that card made me weep a bit. Let me tell you the story. I have a sister in Atlanta that loves my quilts and I...
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Quilts for Quilts Beyond Borders
Sometimes the mindless sewing that we do comes together in a quilt. This quilt is now finished and ready to go into a box to Quilts Beyond Borders. There are many places around the world these go....
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Saving Chunks of Quilts
Sometimes there are chunks of a quilt that aren't used in the quilt and with this one, I put them into a baggie with all the extra fabric that came in the kit. I was able to utilize all the pieces and...
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Goodness, I Forget it's Fall
The weather here in Southern Utah is warm and very mild. I forget it's November.I've been going through some photos of quilts I've made so I can remember and I've really been remiss on this blog. I...
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In Your Neighborhood
Last winter I wanted to do something modern.I enlisted in a class in Cedar City and precut all the pieces and labeled them. It was a big job as they were made in block subsets and then sewn together....
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Stepping back into quilting
It's not that I haven't been quilting, as I have. I haven't been posting here. I wanted to give this another start.Combing through my stash I found a box of purple. So far I have...
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Quilt Tops for the Week
As I finished a book on tape I continued sewing. amazing what I can do while listening to a book on tape!This one will be mine!!! I love orange and with the latest move I decided to go bold with the...
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Rainbow Scraps! and More!
Rainbow Sraps have been sitting in a drawer and I decided to tackle them. The blocks were made into 6.5 inch blocks and I cut two black 6.5 inch squares from black and then cut on the diagonal for...
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A Quilt for Grandson
This quilt pattern seemed to fill the bill for my grandson. It's http://joannes-designs.s3.amazonaws.com/AllBoxedIn44x68QuiltPattern.pdf
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Whoop! Whoop! Quilts Complete
Oh my, does the quilting make it. I got a couple of quilts quilted this week and one mailed off to Australia.I purchased a packet of 2.5 inch squares. Just one, and then I sewed them with the bright...
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The Quilt for a Dear Friend
I have a very dear friend who is also the spokesperson for the Humanity Party. One day he asked if I would make a quilt for him. I laughed and replied, "It might be the last thing I do!" Well, it...
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Strings and Things
My favorite quilt is the string quilt. I return to it so often. It seems so simple--just sew some strips on a piece of muslin. But, the putting them together is where the surprise comes in. I had...
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One More Completed
The days are getting shorter and my quilts are going out the door. This one is from my bin of black and white. So I grabbed some yellow and turquoise and made this one. I need to get a better system...
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All Tidied Up For Thanksgiving
Now that Thanksgiving is come and gone I'll post LOL!I was in a self imposed time line of finishing two quilts before Thanksgiving so I could deposit them at the Project Linus drop off.These are the...
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Something Other Than Quilting
Somehow I got the wild hair that I wanted to change my kitchen. I started looking at pinterest. I found several great ideas and decided for me that chalk paint would be the way to go. A local...
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Saying Goodbye to Quilted Friends
Taking my last two months of work--at least the Project Linus Part!It's been awhile since I've blogged. So this one is a big one.Stack of quilts for the local Project Linus.A UFO from 2017Nine patches...
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a Graduation Gift
The gift is now in the hands of the receiver. She loves it. She's an equestrian and when her mother and I were discussing a quilt for her, I realized I'd purchased some beautiful Laurel Burch fabric...
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