Hi Friends! For the next block in this series I've chosen to do a block that will mark off the passing of time. "January Thaw!" is a traditional block pattern that has just the appropriate name considering it is supposed to be 60 degrees today!!! You can see my draft below...Friends, I want to share… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #5 – “January Thaw!”
Category: In the Studio
Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #4 – “Points!”
Hi Friends! It's time for another installment of my Weight Loss Journey Quilt project! Today is weigh in day and I'm still losing!!! I'm actually quite stunned this whole point counting thing works! Really, I'm just at a loss for words.... So since this whole point counting is my inspiration I've interpreted that routine in this next… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #4 – “Points!”
Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #3 – “Meetings”!
Hi Friends! The next block on this journey is "Meetings"! I made "Meetings" in the last couple of days after a long search to find a traditional pattern that would represent chairs or a group of people together but I did not have much luck...so "Meetings" was born out of necessity! The block represents the chairs… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #3 – “Meetings”!
Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #2
Hi Friends! So I've been pondering that idea about doing a weight loss journey quilt. I can't say I've ever seen one but this thought keeps intriguing me so I'm actually quite psyched up about telling this story through quilt blocks. All week long I was working to get this next block perfected! This was… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #2
Stringing continues…
Hi Friends Again! Not to be outdone by my little 5 pound, 5 star block I made yesterday I also wanted to show you the progress of my string piano key border for this string quilt. Yesterday I auditioned a possible inner border. My thought here is that the lighter fabric will break up the… Continue reading Stringing continues…
Maybe THIS Year will be THE Year?
Hi Friends! Just maybe, just maybe this will be THE year that I am able to lose some weight. I guess I'll have to divulge this information eventually but I decided after many years of trying one type of diet after another I would wait a few weeks, you know, in case I didn't go ahead… Continue reading Maybe THIS Year will be THE Year?
Stringing Into a Flimsy!
Hi Friends! I have been stringing pieces together all week and have barely even put a dent into my string bin! BUT I did finish a little top ready to be quilted! This top measures about 45" x 45", just about right for a lap quilt. I had all this GREEN fabric in the bottom… Continue reading Stringing Into a Flimsy!
New Year, Refining A New Quickie String Block Technique!
Happy New Year!!! This morning I decided one of my New Year Resolutions was to make a concerted effort to sew from my stash of fabrics and to completely EMPTY my string bin! I like to switch over to quilting mode once the weather changes (as you might have guessed from my last post) and… Continue reading New Year, Refining A New Quickie String Block Technique!
Catching Up! ~What gets done with convelescing dogs…
(Updated...Wordpress deleted half of this post! So I'm re-posting!) Hi Everyone! It has been a couple of weeks since I've posted so I thought I'd take a moment just to get caught up. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Holly was diagnosed with a couple of tumors. Over many conversations I chose to have the… Continue reading Catching Up! ~What gets done with convelescing dogs…
The 16 Patch Double Pinwheel Quilt Has Borders, Ready For Bluebirds and Bluebells!
Hi Everyone! As promised in yesterday’s post I have a picture of the 16 Patch Double Pinwheel Quilt project with it’s new borders! This was the first time I’ve sewn a mitered corner on a quilt top so I wasn’t exactly too sure how it would all go down but it looks like it came… Continue reading The 16 Patch Double Pinwheel Quilt Has Borders, Ready For Bluebirds and Bluebells!
Sewing.for.Life! 
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