Monthly Archives: May 2019

Mark Making Play Night

At Art Quilt Group last night we played with pencils and markers. Thanks to the generous ladies that brought their supplies so the rest of us could try them. My sample piece from left to right: Permanent fabric markers (orange … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash May 26, 2019

Hope everyone in the US is enjoying the holiday weekend. It’s raining as I type this, which is the theme this year. I finished the blocks for the so far unnamed quilt and didn’t have enough 30s fabric for the … Continue reading

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Leftovers

I finished painting the angel for my hoop art project. The ruler in the picture gives perspective on the size. I had to mix the pink for the angel’s body. I know I had pink fabric paint, but I couldn’t … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash May 19, 2019

When the numbers move, they MOVE. My guild had their fabric sale yesterday. Need I say more? This is part of what came home with me. The pink on the left is vintage. The paw print fabric will go in … Continue reading

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A Little Painting

I made some progress on the hoop art challenge this week. I traced the design on the background fabric and painted some sections. The design fits in a four inch hoop. The blue is much brighter than it appears in … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash May 12, 2019

Happy Mother’s Day! Hope everyone gets a chance to do something nice for themselves. For me that involves time in the sewing room. Fabric went out with the QAL top finish. No fabric in this week. Next Saturday my guild … Continue reading

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May OMG Finish

Some months the finishes come early. I changed some of the blocks, but the pattern is based on the Hand Pieced QAL hosted by Elm Street Quilts and Simple.Handmade.Everyday. The blocks finish at six inches. The quilt measures 26 inches … Continue reading

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Sunday Stash May 5, 2019

No change to the numbers this week. The QAL top is quilted and trimmed. I made the binding, but not the sleeve, and I still need to bury threads. This will be a finish on next week’s report. This has … Continue reading

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May 2019 Short List

Where do the months go? Here we are putting together a new list for the new month. I always like months with holiday weekends because I have more time to sew. I finished one project in April and made a … Continue reading

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