Friday Finish!

It sure doesn't take long to finish a quilt top when half the blocks are already pieced.  Although I enjoyed making the Lollies blocks so much I was sort of sad when I made the last one.  This is a pattern I would enjoy making again, and maybe not in holiday themed fabric, although I think this pattern is very well suited for Christmas...

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No More Lollie-gagging

Over Memorial Day weekend a friend and I had a Lollies weekend sew-along.  I stopped working on Short Line and pieced 15 blocks.  Then the weekend was over and I packed up my Lollies and went back to Short Line, and forgot about Lollies. I've decided I better finish this quilt quickly if I want to be using it for this Christmas.  I'm...

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Rise and Shine-ish is a Finish

So once I got all the blocks on my design wall, and created the perfect layout, I thought maybe those corners would look better with some triangles. So I added them! This is Rise and Shine-ish It is Lifetime Quilt Number 167 It finished at 64" x 64" It has approximately 1,004 pieces. The inspiration for this quilt was the pattern...

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Rise and Shine - ish

When I first started piecing my Rise and Shine blocks, I just threw them up on my design wall.  Once I got half the blocks pieced I decided I better start positioning them like the pattern, to help me with my future fabric choices.  (you know, because of my no like fabrics touching rule) And a funny thing happened, I decided I...

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Hook is home

Do you remember when I made Hook?  It was way back in the spring, of 2014!! The pattern was a Schnible that finished at 35" x 40".  I made my stars bigger for a quilt that finished at 66" x 70".  The fabric is Little Black Dress 2 by BasicGrey for Moda. Well it's home from the quilter. I wanted a simple custom job,...

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Are you Going Surfing', I am!

Are you ready for a new Snapshots block?  It's that time again!!   This month's block is Going Surfin', my latest favorite. This block is very easy and goes together quickly.  I made my block exactly like the pattern except for the surfboard fabric. Oh, and some fish managed to find their way into my car....

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Because it's Wednesday

Have you checked out this book, The Half-Square Triangle by Jeni Baker? I love making half-square triangles so I was eager to get this book.   And even though I've made several half-square triangle blocks and quilts, this book has several patterns, blocks and techniques that make it a worthwhile addition to my library. There are twelve...

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Fresh Start, or another start

Hello, thanks for stopping by, yes I'm blogging today!!  Whoop Whoop !!! First, thanks to all who listened to my radio interview with Pat Sloan either live or the podcast.  Pat had given me a list of around 12 topics that we would try to cover during our chat. I was so nervous that we would get through all the topics and still have 10 minutes...

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Podcast Available

Good News!  If you missed my conversation with Pat Sloan on Monday, there's now a podcast available that you can listen to instead.  And the news gets even better, Becky Goldsmith and Elea Lutz were also part of Monday's show so you'll get to listen to them also. Click to listen here or her...

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