Category: Quilt Related


  • home again…time to sort it all out…

    today it was workout, paper work and write out bills…more planning and writing notes for “the gathering”, then off to the shop for more planning for out warehouse sale…then home…I thought you might want to see what is left of my fiasco…this is all my seasonal things and all the “stuff” i had in the…

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  • more from Primitives of the Midwest…

    The next three days I taught three workshops…here are some of my wonderful students, who did a wonderful job and got very far on their projects making me look real good as a teacher…I hope I got all of your names right, but forgive me if I didn’t that was a couple of day ago…

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  • Long Beach…and Jennifer from American Patchwork & Quilting…

    It was wonderful seeing everyone again in LB California.  It is such a beautiful place to be.  If I had to choose between any of the quilting shows, I would go to Long Beach.  Carole and I walked the beach boardwalk a couple of mornings, these were the first couple of days after that we…

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  • week #9 freebie…

    Here is another basket block.  I have been receiving many questions on how to get the “freebie” blocks.  They are available as a whole kit w/pattern each week with a 10$ purchase via internet order or walk in customers.  If you do not order or come in a week you do not automatically get that…

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  • week #8 freebie

    Wow, the summer is going fast…I wish it wasn’t but we are already on week 8 of our summer adventure.  I hope you are all stitching away…you probably need more steam-a-seam 2 light, by now!  Remember to use the light steam-a-seam now.  I am loving it.  It does not separate like the regular SAS2 does. …

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  • new tablemats from Jules

    I am on a plane headed to Long Beach CA, when this will be published, but I wanted you to see the great new wool projects we have along with us that we will be displaying in Long Beach.  Jules has made some simple but darling mats, she is a school teacher and is spending…

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  • 2010 GARDEN WALK

    Well it finally came…the long anticipated garden walk…it was a beautiful day.  I accomplished all my projects I wanted to get done the days before: re-painting signs, making the garbage can lid bird bath, taking out all the tall daisies that the Wednesday night storm layed down and all the final deadheading and weeding.  There…

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  • I have neglected you all for awhile…

    WOW! Time really flies fast.  It has been over a week since I last blogged.  The weekly feebie blogs don’t count as I sometimes do a few at a time and schedule their release for Mondays…isn’t that cool…but now I actually feel like I can take some time and let you all know what is…

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  • Week #7 Freebie

    Look what is next for this week!  I think they are actually getting better each week.  I know we all have our favorite flowers so that might decide which we like best but I am loving all these basket blocks.  Threads used are: #12 Valdani 1645, o519.  3 Strand Floss- (remember to use one strand…

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  • week #6 freebie

    Here are some little sunflowers….Threads used #12 Valdani:1, O548 &1645–3SF-O154.  Notice the long blanket stitches using the O154 on the sunflowers.  Stitch right to the center  brown ovals.

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