Monthly Archives: September 2014

Thinking And Not Doing

Posted on September 28, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I did not have a productive week. On the upside, I did not buy fabric. I looked over some purse patterns for my art quilt group’s pocket challenge. I chose thread to quilt Retro Charm, but didn’t have enough for … Continue reading →

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Do Over

Posted on September 21, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

This week was a total do over. I’m still fighting the crud that makes me want to sleep all the time. I went to guild in the morning yesterday and came home and slept. I went to bed early even. … Continue reading →

Posted in charityquilts, quilt guild, scrapquilts, stashbusting | Tagged charity quilts, quilt kits, scrap quilts, stash report | 3 Comments

A Little Quilting Decision

Posted on September 18, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

So less than a month into the school year license boy managed to bring home one of those multi-symptom always evolving nasties that make you wish you could spend the day in bed. I got off easy with mostly fatigue. … Continue reading →

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The Big Quilting Decision

Posted on September 14, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I finished sewing Joan’s Garden together, as much as I plan to for quilting. I decided to quilt it myself using a quilt as you go method. I bought the wide bed sewing machine for that purpose and feel bad … Continue reading →

Posted in kits, scrapquilts, stashbusting | Tagged A Lovely Year Of Finishes, quilt kits, scrap quilts, Short List, stash report | 3 Comments

Dropping Yogurt, Adding Oatmeal

Posted on September 13, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I’m outdoing myself on the new foods lately. After trying and not liking the soy yogurt, I switched to coconut milk yogurt. I liked that even less. It has an underlying tang to it that doesn’t appeal to me. I … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And Garden Rows

Posted on September 7, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I so wanted to start a new project yesterday. I’m a little bored with posting about the same quilt all the time with me sewing at a snail’s pace. Before I made it into the sewing room reasonableness won out. … Continue reading →

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September a Lovely Year Of Finishes

Posted on September 6, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I haven’t seen a finish since July, but that won’t stop me from setting another ALYoF goal. This month the choice is easy. I want to get the Joan’s Garden quilt blocks sewn together to the point the quilting can … Continue reading →

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Garden Layout

Posted on September 4, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

I finished sewing all the blocks and finalized the arrangement. I started squaring blocks and sewing them together. I like the individual blocks more than I like the quilt. I hope it grows on me as I sew the top … Continue reading →

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