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70 weeks in the making. . .a finish. . .

Woot woot!!! According to IG, this first picture was taken 70 weeks ago. . . I’ve learnt so much since then. . . How we and the plant life have grown since then. . . My most favorite finish to date. . . Quilt Stats: Pattern: Midnight at the Oasis by Jen Kingwell Fabric & Binding: […]

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Midnight at the Oasis QAL. . .

I watched some great YouTube videos on various paper piecing techniques thinking I could get more even triangles in the first block of the #midnightattheoasisqal.  In the end, I re-cut my triangles, used two pins and hand stitched them together – why mess with something that’s not broke? This routine works for me and I […]

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Keeping busy. . .

When Sarah Fielke announced she would be having a Mystery QAL with her new fabric line Millefiori, guess who jumped at the chance?  You betcha – both feet! Early last week this arrived, and the QAL was already up to week 3 so I was busy last week getting caught up. I had fun pushing […]

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Instagram killed the blogger in me. . .

Sung to video killed the radio star- yup showing my age again. . .here, let’s try it again, with me this time Instagram killed the blogger in me . . . hmmmm. . .well almost. Instagram is really cool for: 1. Instant gratification – sooo many people all connected by a little hashtag, all willing […]

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Oy. . .really?

So i finished this late yesterday. . . *heavy sigh* do you see it? Now did you see it right away?  . . .or did you have to go back for another look? Still not sure you see what I see. . ? I appliqued the stems wrong. . .see, they really should line up with […]

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WIP Wednesday. . .

. . .with a couple finishes. I got some amazing mail on Friday: I allowed myself to open the package, look at the fabric, marvel at the fact that I would never have picked them and then forced myself to put them away – there were a few things that needed finishing first. 1st up […]

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A little Quilt Therapy. . .

I just read that Sarah is need of a little quilty love – pass it on  🙂 Sarah Fielke – The Last Piece

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