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I keep saying that I’m gonna get back to my normal schedule soon, but it doesn’t appear to be happening as fast as I’d like. I did get my new studio set up enough to sew, and I’ve been working to get back on track with all the customer quilts I have piled up here!

I ended up with a total of 36 blocks for July, which was just over the goal, so I’m happy with that.

Two of the blocks were for my Made & Found quilt, a Facebook quilt-along that began a while back ...

The clearing out of our stuff continues, with this project infusing some much-welcomed fun and creativity into an otherwise tedious activity.

This is the culmination of a year of effort and collaboration with my local framer to showcase the seashells and sand dollars we collected on our honeymoon in 1982. These items have safely resided in a well-packed shoebox, backed with good intentions to turn them into something. I just could never figure out what. With those intentions now glaring me in the face, it was now or never.

I started with the desire to have needlework play a part ...

Blue is not my favourite colour, but it looks OK with some pink and purple in this project file.

I do love having empty spaces to show off some quilting, and I prefer to not use feathers. I like feathers, but prefer to see formal designs with either bubbles, squiggles, straight lines or cross hatch filling in the background around both the formal quilting designs and the applique.

One thing I do not like is to see all over quilting which has no real relationship to the pieced or applique on the quilt top.

Number  three was chosen by Google random number generator for August.  We got this.  Remember,  we only go through October. There are only two numbers left.

The elusive Dutchman's Puzzle block has finally been captured, and we've got the exclusive scoop.

Our crack team of fabric investigators has put together a dossier (ahem, tutorial) that'll walk you through every step of this captivating case.

With free patterns and expert tips, you'll be solving quilting mysteries faster than you can say "Elementary, my dear Watson!"

Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, my friends!  My beloved Regina BERNINA is back home where she belongs, and has helped me crank out a brand new quilt top with an unusual color palette (for me).  I decided to use my Tinkering pattern, which is one of my favorites.  I love that the blocks go together so quickly, and since I'm trying to use stash, I wanted a pattern that does not use a solid background (since I don't think I have enough of a single fabric to use).

Quilting entirely from stash has forced me to really ...

I don’t pay a lot of attention to prices – probably more than some but less than Vince would like. We eat a lot of beans because we like them, they have a lot of fiber and with pressure cookers, they’re fairly easy and quick to cook. I will almost always cook more than we...

 Instead of getting stuff ready for tomorrow or getting some sleep, I'm instead sitting at my "computer" and blogging. Don't worry - it's as much for me as it is for you!

I had an over night flight from Toronto to Madrid. I was extremely fortuate that my ticket was upgraded to Business Class, so I got the use of the lounge before I left and the flatbed for the flight. 

Theh flight was 10:55 PM and we pushed away froom the gate at 10:55 PM. Last year, my flight to Paris was delayed and was ...

Good morning, my friends. It's good to have the quilt sandwiches done so that I can get back to my regular routine. Of course, some things never change. Unless something pressing happens, the day must start with some slow-stitching. Yesterday, I took the first stitches on the 11th block for the "Kittens" quilt. 

Good morning, my friends. It's good to have the quilt sandwiches done so that I can get back to my regular routine. Of course, some things never change. Unless something pressing happens, the day must start with some slow-stitching. Yesterday, I took the first stitches on the 11th block for the "Kittens" quilt. 

A lot happened this month, but not a lot of blogging. Pardon the indoor photos in this post - it's just too blasted hot (107 degrees) and sunny to take photos outside here now. 

Retreat was a lot of fun, and I got one top completely pieced, started blocks for another, and sewed squares together for a third. The finished top was inspired by something I saw on Pinterest, attributed only to "Kathy," which showed an interesting way to use stripes. I used a bold black and white referee stripe with bright colors for my version: 

My OMG was to make the quilt for the AAUW holiday raffle.  I finished it mid-month.  ("Don't 'peak' until Christmas"?) 

Here is the July OMG link up.

    My to-do-list for 2024 

It's been a slow month for completions.

The NBAQG QuiltFest took up most of my time.

1. Donna's memory quilt or two, depending on how it goes together.

3. I'd like to make some memory teddy bears from Rob, Lillian, and Donna's leftovers.

Lillian's bears are cut.

I need to mix the two fabrics to mix and match the bears.

They will give me one more shirt next month ...

How did I do on my goals for the month of July? I did much better at my quilting goals than my personal goals.  Guess I need to work harder on exercise and decluttering.