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Bramble Blooms QAL--2nd Quilt in the Series
Here we are, starting in on Bramble Blooms II already! We began working on the first quilt in the series last October, so as predicted, it's been a fairly laid-back QAL. If you're still working on your...
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Sporadic Quilting These Days
Just gonna catch up for a minute and then disappear for a couple more weeks. I can't seem to keep up with everything going on lately, so if it seems like I've been checked out for awhile, that's...
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A New Basket Quilt
If life wasn't busy enough, I took 10 days and went to my daughters in Oklahoma. She had almost all of the days planned and then of course, there's a granddaughter there! Um., yeah. Quilting took the...
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Good Vibes Getting to Finished Quilt Top Stage!
What a summer. I really need to quit having any expectations and just learn to go with the flow. Had to have my computer worked on last week and for some reason our internet is moving slower than...
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First Border Prompt for Bramble Blooms II
I've been doing a lot of thinking about how to present the second Bramble Blooms prompt. First and foremost, it needs to be said that it's your quilt. If you already have ideas spinning around in your...
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The Finished Baby Boy Quilt and Free-Cut Strips
The baby quilt is all done finally. It's bound, washed and even has a label! The binding was the last little detail to get figured out and luckily I had the perfect fabric waiting in the wings. On its...
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Quilting My Way Through the Summer Heat
Somehow I ended up with a quilt top that has a brown background. Still shaking my head over this one, especially after all my 'I'm so tired of brown' rant last year. The fabric has been all stacked up...
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August Wrap Up
There was a list of things that I was determined to do this weekend and one of them was throwing up a quick quilting post. It's been awhile I know. I was working on this 'Worthy' quilt before we made...
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Third in the Melon Patch Series and A Tisket A Tasket Finish!
Lovely to get the applique border on the Melon Patch Blossom quilt! I was ready to talk myself into another border and then pulled myself back from the brink.Wrapping up the Melon Patch Blossom topIt...
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Second Border Prompt for Bramble Blooms QAL--{BBII} & Eek! a Bias Vine Tutorial
Here we go! This is the second {and last} prompt for Bramble Blooms II. It's taken awhile to get here and the pictures are abysmal. Ughh! Sorry for that, lots of late evening quilt play. Second BBII...
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All the Applique, All the Time
There's a lot of applique stuff going on around here. Are you surprised? First off, I went off on a little detour with the pear cut-outs. Was digging through the applique parts and pieces totes and...
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Coronacrazy Made it to the Totally Finished Up Stage!
Finally got the Coronacrazy quilt completely finished up! It's one that I started just after the lockdowns happened in 2020. Basically just went out on a limb with the rows of arcs or 'hills'. Really...
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October Quilting Efforts
Another finish to show off! Gold Crossroads ended up being even sweeter than I expected. The original inspiration was from an old quilt I stumbled across in a second hand quilting book years ago....
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Always Playing Catch Up!
So it's been one thing after another here, like always these days. Our washer broke down and two service calls later, we might as well have bought a new washer. Well, 15 years ago. Now it's half what...
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Bramble Blooms Quilts are Progressing and A Couple New Starts!
Though I try to keep the open ended projects at 10 or less, a couple projects just demanded to be started this month. First off is the barely-there start to a very large improv. style Log Cabin quilt....
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You Really Need to Try a Textile Art Party Too....
Our family 'Wattle & Loop' inspired, textile art party went so good! I grabbed a design off the Net and tried to make my own version--not super original. I wanted something very simple to work on...
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Bramble Blooms II Link Party is Ready!
Time for the 2nd Bramble Blooms Link Party! This is a quilt top that should be similar but different to the first one. I want everyone to feel comfortable posting whatever progress that's been made,...
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas 2025Not a lot of quilting getting done these days though I've enjoyed getting all the red and white or red/white and green quilts out. We're getting ready to have Christmas with all of our...
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The Last Finished Quilt for 2024 and the End of the Year Wrap-up
Flower Power is the last finish for 2024! I finished up right before Christmas, but never could manage to get a decent picture before now.It's a moody looking tulip quilt and I actually really love...
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Are You Still Following Along With the Bramble Blooms QAL? Here's the Third...
Okay, I've finally figured out how to do the BBIII part of the QAL! Life happenings are a little uncertain around here for an undetermined period of time and this approach will best match the posting...
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Starting January With a Couple Finishes!
This may be the brightest quilt I've ever made! Whew! It was a doozy to work on. In fact, I didn't even realize how not relaxing it was to hand quilt, until I was more than halfway through. I kept...
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January Applique Prep
Lots of applique projects in the works around here. Oh we are sooo surprised! I've spent quite a bit of time here lately trying to get some of the prep work done. Always a good plan to have the hand...
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I'm Still Quilting
I keep running out of time to write up this post. The 'Folksy Tree & Baskets' quilt top is finally finished! All the applique done and dusted.*sighGetting the birds stitched downI am so thrilled...
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Getting a Few Things Checked Off the List!
There's another quilt finished up for the year 2025! It's was super hard to get good pictures of it as the winter light is a little erratic these days. Revised is a true blue completion!This quilt was...
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Lots of Changes
Well, it’s been awhile. Lots going on and I haven’t been able to make it back to blogging.Wildflowers is a quilt top!First of all (so very hard to write this), I was with my youngest son and his wife...
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