Heya Friends! I'm working on packing up my temporary sewing area at the dining room table. It's been a fun few months at my new location but it is now time to pack it all up and bring it back upstairs. I'm nearly able to get up and down the stairs (almost the whole way… Continue reading My Method for Putting Away The Leftovers – Once The Quilt is Finished!
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The Little Wheels Quilt Project – All Finished!!
Hey Gang! The Little Wheels Quilt Project is all finished! Whoo Hoo! I put the last stitch in last night and just this morning I brought it outside (careful not to let the neighbor see it!) and took some photos. I think these photos came out a little better and I hope you can see… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – All Finished!!
The Little Wheels Quilt Project – How To Figure Out The Inner Border
Me again! Hey...this Little Wheels quilt is moving right along. Less than a week to get this all finished for the baby shower so I have to hurry! My next challenge is figuring out the inside border. This is the border that will go between the main body blocks and the Seminole border blocks. I… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – How To Figure Out The Inner Border
The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Figuring out the corner blocks
Hey Everyone! I have figured out that I need to make 40 units to go all the way around this Little Wheels quilt. Each of these units look like this; But the problem with sewing diagonal units is that when it comes time to turn the corner the diagonal sewing doesn't work. To rectify this… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Figuring out the corner blocks
The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Mid Section Finished, On to the Border!
Hey Everyone! That's right! I'm on to the borders now for this little baby quilt I'm making. I finished all of the Wheel blocks over the weekend and sewed the rows together. In each of the rows I put a Wheel block of every color. It was a little tricky, sort of like a sudoku… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Mid Section Finished, On to the Border!
The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Just another little quickie project!
Friends, This came in the mail:Most times I like to just go to the store, pick something up off of the registry and be done but this time I think I will actually try to use up some fabric that has been lingering around here for a while...Super cute, right? I mean, who can't fall… Continue reading The Little Wheels Quilt Project – Just another little quickie project!
Sauerkraut, Sea Salt and Free Range Pears
Howdy Ho Everyone! I came home today to just a foul foul fouuuuulll stench coming from my kitchen. PeeEwww! Has anyone ever tried making Sauerkraut? Can anyone tell me if this is normal to smell such a rotteney stench? I've been told that it smells but I'm just not sure if this is the smell… Continue reading Sauerkraut, Sea Salt and Free Range Pears
A New Used Sofa ready for a Slipcover! And the price was Right!
Einstein checks out the new sofa. Hi Friends, Yesterday, a couple of things happened that amounted to me taking delivery of this slightly lovingly used Flexsteel loveseat. My brother called to let me know he was in town and wanted to come for a visit and Holly's owner called to let me know her Mother's sofa… Continue reading A New Used Sofa ready for a Slipcover! And the price was Right!
Where Were You on September 11, 2001?
I watched just a little bit of coverage yesterday of the 10th Anniversary of September 11th. After the umpteenth time of hearing the story and how the events played out I had to turn the tv off. A study was done about that time covering the post traumatic stress anxiety brought on by watching too… Continue reading Where Were You on September 11, 2001?
A Little Diversion For Some Stitching Inspiration By Pnosa
Friends, As I continue to complete the quilting on this quilt I have been watching youtube videos like nobody's business. I have been trying to find a video that would show quilting in the border, to no avail unfortunately. Anyway...from there was a link to this young man...pnosa, which lead me to his website...jaw dropping… Continue reading A Little Diversion For Some Stitching Inspiration By Pnosa
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