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Friday Scraps – Catch up

I think I should call these “Weekend” Scraps. As they aren’t always being written on Friday. But Friday Scraps sounds better…And I have to play catch up for the past 2 weeks. So it will be just the highlights. In the midst of my feathers and swirls and pebbles, a critical part of the stitchContinue reading “Friday Scraps – Catch up”

Friday Scraps – from a “not much was accomplished” week

Disclaimer – I wrote this, well not exactly this, but something close last night…and then the post was deleted, never to be found. So I am writing again this beautiful Saturday morning. Last week ended and this week began with a Revival meeting at church. Bro Josiah from Nigeria came to preach the Word ofContinue reading “Friday Scraps – from a “not much was accomplished” week”

Friday Scraps – a couple days late

I realized this morning that I forgot to share my Friday Scraps yesterday. And what a week this has been. A couple years ago I thought I was ready to start looking for a house to buy. I counciled with my pastor and was encouraged to save some more money. I wasn’t as ready asContinue reading “Friday Scraps – a couple days late”

Friday Scraps

So I’m standing there at the ironing board pressing some freshly pieced poppy fabric blocks when I get a notification on my phone, it’s a forward email from my mom of new blog post she found interesting. She sends these to me from time to time and it’s great to see how different quilters tick.Continue reading “Friday Scraps”

Upcoming Feature in a Magazine

I got an interesting message this morning from my Etsy store. It went like this: Hi, I’m Filip from Czech running magazine rungo.cz. I’m writing article about runninh t-shirts and what can anybody do with them. I would like to ask you, can I use your quilt photos in that article? Every photo will beContinue reading “Upcoming Feature in a Magazine”

The Quilt – Author unknown

I read this poem several years ago and have looked back on it from time to time. Recently there has been a challenge to reach out more, to not get so caught up in my daily activities that I can’t see the needs around me, much less stop to help. I was reminded again ofContinue reading “The Quilt – Author unknown”

A no quilting weekend

There was no work completed this last weekend, as this quilter went to the beach. Half moon bay is one of my favorite places. The waves are high The water is clear And the sky puts on a great show A perfect day with the girlfriends!

Quick Tip – Quilt Binding, Sewing those ends together

How many of us struggle with connecting the ends of our binding in a smooth and clean way? Probably more than would like to admit. Me personally, I hate binding and hand binding especially. Maybe hate is too strong of a word, but it is my least favorite part about making a quilt. In fact,Continue reading “Quick Tip – Quilt Binding, Sewing those ends together”

For that person that has everything…

So Christmas is coming…and with it comes the struggle of what to get for that person that has everything. Don’t settle with just giving money or a generic gift card. Give the gift of memories. Secretly collect (or let them know and be involved with the process) their old cherished shirts from college, baseball tournaments,Continue reading “For that person that has everything…”

Quick Tip – Trouble Thread

Let me tell you a secret – It’s ok to throw the trouble thread out. I was working on the long arm Quilting Machine on Wednesday. I had a t-shirt quilt loaded and was hopping to get the quilting completed that night. I had a black King Tut spool loaded. King Tut normally works perfectly onContinue reading “Quick Tip – Trouble Thread”