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Design Wall Monday 26 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm

Well, I accomplished one goal for the weekend. I finally finished quilting this quilt! I had hoped to load my mystery quilt but that just did not happen. I got sidetracked by other things like replaci...

Glass 24 Aug 2013 | 09:53 pm

Like with our quilting, some projects can be successful even though they don't turn out like we planned. With my glass that's almost the norm as I learn about all of the different kinds of glass. This...

Weekend Plans 23 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm

I finally got back to the longarm yesterday and got another row done. I only have about 3 more wide rows of feathers and this one will be done! It's a gigantic quilt so I'm glad that I'm going to to ...

Fractured planning 22 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm

I am getting very excited about the upcoming Fractured project. Are you joining in? YOu can get the blog button code in the box under the button on the left. We are going to start the first Friday ...

Post-Project Disorganization 22 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm

Do you ever feel a little "lost" after finishing a big project? That's what this week has been like since finishing the 2 Grandmother's Choice quilt tops. I call it PPD (post-project disorganization)....

It's Gray!!!! 21 Aug 2013 | 10:01 pm

I did it! I got gray fabric! It took 32 recipes but I eventually got a gray recipe that I like a lot. I dyed 8 steps to make sure it stays gray and I even dyed it twice to make sure the recipe could ...

Grandmothers Choice - Shibori Top 20 Aug 2013 | 09:15 pm

Thanks to the rainy weekend weather the Grandmother's Choice shibori top is done! I shared the symmetry version last week. I had originally planned to make only one quilt for this project but couldn't...

CSQ Veteran's/QOV mystery quilt - Clue 4 20 Aug 2013 | 09:08 pm

Clue 4 of the Country School Quilter's Mystery quilt is posted here. These are the clue 4 blocks for my 2 quilts. As a reminder I am making 2 quilts. The gold/black one will be a QOV and the red/tab/...

Design Wall Monday 19 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm

We are having the most perfect October weather now! Chris is happy but I'm not quite ready. However, it did work in my favor this weekend. We went to the river and after hearing the weather report I d...

Cullet Glass Plate 17 Aug 2013 | 09:41 pm

Wow, this plate has been a long time in the making! I told you that I got a couple of boxes of clear cullet (scrap) glass with my kiln. As with fabric scraps I am fascinated with the possibilities wit...

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