Part of a quilt showing a kitchen theme. Background is blue with a grey arch behind. Top shelf has a plant, a pair of canisters, a hanging lamp, and a sign ("Coffee"). The second shelf has a French press coffeepot, a jar with three spoons, and a kettle. The incomplete third shelf has three hanging cups and the top of what looks to be a coffee maker.

The coffee corner is growing

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I’m making good progress on the Wonderfil BOM that I started late. In fact, I’ve caught up! I’ve sewn together the first two rows and will look forward to finishing the third row next month.After that, there should be at least one more row of several blocks to finish it […]

Part of a paper-pieced quilt top showing a kitchen scene with lamp, canisters and plant in a pot. The background is a blue archway surrounded by grey.

Latest makes

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I’ve been busy! In the midst of the busy-ness, I’ve completely ignored posting what I’m doing, but I’ll fix that now. First of all, a quilter who moved away had donated some fabric to the guild. I used some of that fabric to make three different quilt tops that will […]

Colorful bag with a pale green background with large lavender flowers. Binding is dark purple. A small swatch of lavender fabric in front of the bag is what was used as the lining.

On the Go bag

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Having finished three quilts recently, I took a little break and made a bag. This one is called “On the Go” and is another fantastic design from ByAnnie. I did “edit” it a tiny bit, making it 1″ deeper so it could accommodate my sunglasses or what have you. I […]

Quilt showing fanciful machine-embroidered colorful houses, each with a different theme. One, for example has a sheep on the roof, another a pineapple. Each row of houses is separated from the next by a row of colorful embroidered quilt blocks. The borders are green.

Home Town quilt

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I’ve been working on a quilt that began as a BOM at my local quilt shop, but. halfway through the monthly releases, the shop gave everyone the option of going ahead and getting all of the rest of it right away. I took them up on it, as I do […]

Close-up view of a few of the birds in very bright hues: red, blues, orange, yellow, turquoise, grey. black.

Birds in the Window

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It’s finished! I’d worried that this quilt might not be finished in time for the birthday for which it’s intended, but I have about ten days to spare. Whew! The design came from the Wonderfil Threads site (you have to write them and ask for the link; it isn’t readily […]

A paper-pieced hummingbird in green, teal and dark blue flies above a brown branch with green leaf and on a light blue background.

Birds in the Window

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I’m making progress on finishing up my paper-pieced bird quilt, which is a very good thing, as I’m planning to give it as a birthday gift in a couple of weeks. Whew! Since the birds were designed with pieces to represent branches and leaves, I’m quilting the background with lots […]