Quilting

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Flower Pot

My quilting buddy in Phoenix ran across this pattern, and I decided it was too cute not to make one, too. It looks rather like a flower pot, which may be why that’s what it’s called. 😉 However, it’s all fabric and intended to be used as a tool caddy […]

A special block

I subscribe to the Carol Doak Yahoo group, which has several thousand members. Carol has taught classes in all 50 states, as well as many foreign countries. To mark the occasion of having “hit” all 50 states, the members of her group are making her a quilt with star blocks […]

Sidetracked briefly

Yes, I know I’m supposed to be working on my Winding Ways quilt, but things sometimes pop up unexpectedly. 😉 In this case, I happened to see an adorable pattern online yesterday and just couldn’t resist. You see, my little granddaughter is about to start preschool later this month, and […]

Sunday’s progress

I worked on/played with two different things on Sunday. First, my Winding Ways quilt is coming along. I now have four rows put together! 🙂 Once I’d done that, though, I decided that I really really needed to make a couple of pot holders. Some of mine are in very […]

Back to it

It’s still hot, but I couldn’t stand it any longer; I just had to do something about my Winding Ways quilt. So today I laid out all of the blocks, trying — not always successfully — to keep the same fabric from being in any two adjacent blocks. I’ll be […]

Oh my! My lucky day!

I’ve been quiet lately, but it’s because I’ve been away. Mike and I have been visiting my twin and her family, who live right outside of Paris. More about that later.  While I was enjoying French food and scenery, I had a message from Sarah at the Electric Quilt company […]