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Thanks to all who have given everything for our freedoms. May we remember them today and always.

Dog Blocks are on the design wall. I still have quite a few more to go. They will get stitching around the applique in black thread to help them stand out a bit. I am not sure about the dark blue at the top. His black eye and nose don't show up to well. I think I will wait until all the blocks are done before I decide what to do.

Have a wonderful week!

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Happy Belated Mothers day to all the mothers out there. I had a wonderful long weekend in SD visiting family and enjoyed out time together.

Spoolin Around is on the design wall. But I realized I have a long way to go. Many more spool blocks will need to be made before I can start putting this together. I may make it a bit smaller, as the finished size is 90x98. I would just have to figure out how to adjust the borders.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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Happy May Day! April flew past and now we are into May. We have had beautiful weather here in the desert, but it won't be long before things heat up.

QOV blocks are on my design wall this week. These are for my Longarm group and will go into one of our QOV quilts that we make each season. 

More blocks underway for Spoolin Around. Next week I am off to San Diego for Mother's day so not much sewing will get accomplished.

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Fish School is still on my design wall this week, but it is ready to sew into rows with sashing and cornerstones. I am also working on another Bonnie Hunter, Spoolin Around quilt, which was a leader and ender project from 2012.

This one has been in the works for awhile, as it takes over 650 spool blocks that finish at 3". I am about halfway there.

Have a great week!

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Fish School is coming along. Just a few more blocks to make to get it to the size that I want. I will be using a black polka dot for the setting strips.  I am also prepping a small hand work project which I will share on my next post. Enjoy your week!

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This week I have binding to work on! I finally quilted this quilt, which was finished in 2024. I will also be working on more of the Fish School Blocks. Need a few more to get to the size that I want.

Have a great week!

 

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This week I will be working on more of the Fish School blocks along with the hand stitching on Mystic Garden. Hope to have some finishes soon!

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On the design wall this week, more applique blocks are prepped and ready for hand sewing. These will go with me on my trip next week to California. 

Enjoy the rest of your week!

Busy week with family visiting and a trip to Texas next week. Not much sewing getting done, but I was able to prep these blocks for my UFO project Mystic Garden. Three blocks done and ready for the hand sewing, which I will tackle on our trip to Texas.

Enjoy the rest of the week and weekend!

 

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These are two of the 3 tablerunners I am working on this week. These will be for our guilds boutique at the upcoming quilt show in March. I am hoping to make a few more, with a spring or southwest theme. Will have to see how far I get. I am also finishing up Wonky Wishes, another Bonnie Hunter pattern, and UFO #2 for the year. Check back on Sunday and see the results.

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This week I have been finishing up Lupine and Laughter and working on some QOV blocks. Above are some of my finished blocks. 

This banner was quilted and finished this week. It will be mailed off to my DD soon.

I have just a bit more of Lupine and Laugher to complete. It should show up in my stast report on Sunday.

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More Beautiful Quilts from Road. 

One of my favorite exhibits was the Anniversary of Route 66 exhibit. Below are just a few of the quilts on display.

I am back to working on the BH Mystery quilt, Lupin and Laughter. All laid out on my floor and ready to sew blocks and rows together.

I am keeping busy in my sewing room, how about you?

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My second Block for Lupine and Laughter is in the works this week, along with sewing the border pieces. Hope I can get that far.

Next week, Sandi and I will be off to Road To California Quilt Show.  The quilt above is from one of the classes we will be taking, " When perfect isn't the point". I will be working on cutting out all the pieces for this one.  We are also taking a Tiny Piecing class, which I am looking forward to . We will also participate in Preview Night and have plenty of time for shopping. Looking forward to this trip.

Have a great week!

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This week is all about catching up on the Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt. Three sizes of half-square triangles cut out a ready for a marathon sewing day.

Next up putting together the hourgalss units into blocks. Again, part of catching up for Friday release of clue 6. I will still need to cut out clue 5 and sew that together too. Lots of sewing in my future.

HO, HO, HO Merry Christmas!

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Hope your Thanksgiving is filled with family, friends, fun and food!

In between working on the Bonnie Hunter Mystery, I will be trying to get another Bonnie Hunter Quilt finished. This one is called Wonky Wishes and I just need to make a few more string pieced sashes and then sew the top together. I am almost there!

Clue 1 is cut out and ready for sewing. I was going to use my Accquilt to cut these out, but instead I had enough strips in my stash to cut them using Bonnies Ruler. Tomorrow will be the release of clue 2 and there is still plenty of time to join in, or at least save all the clues to make at a later date. You can get them here.

Have a wonderful day!

 

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Last week we had a wonderful viewing of the Nothern Lights,here in AZ. This does not happen very often and there were some beautiful pictures taken around the state. Click here to see more pictures.

Me and my bias tape applique Initial.

On Tuesday at our guild meeting, I helped to give a presentation on Applique with another member. It was very well recieved and we had a lot of fun sharing all there is to know about different types of applique. More pics below on some quilts that were shared.

Gayle and a scrappy charity quilt.

Linda and a reverse appliqe house quilt.

Pat and her scrappy quilt.

Our QOV quilt that will be in the Arizona Quilt Show in March.

Toni and her Truck Quilt, this one I quilted.

This week I am awaiting the first clue for the Bonnie Hunter Mystery: Lupine and Laughter. Check out the fabric requirements in the link above and Join in. I have never been dissapointed with one of her mystery quilts and it uses up a lot of the stash! Also in the works are more christmas gifts. Never a dull moment in my quilting studio!

 

Stash Report

It was a busy week, with my family here last week, so not much sewing was done. I was able to get the blocks and rows together for the Aloha mystery quilt. Now just need to add a couple of borders. This will be a charity quilt for Sunrise Stitchers. 

Later this week we have more company coming. On Wednesday my friend Joanne and her husband will arrive for a couple of days. They live in Whitehorse,Yukon ,and are visiting the Southwest. Looking forward to seeing Joanne as it has been a couple of years.

No changes to the stash this week!

Used this week: 0 yards.

Used YTD: 115 yards.

Purchased this week: 0 yards.

Purchased YTD: 62 yards.

Net Fabric Used YTD: 53 yards.

Have a great week!

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Blocks are done for the Mystery Quilt and I will be sewing together this week. I also have a tablerunner from my quilt retreat that I will be finishing up. Getting back to my longarm this week and will be working on one of Sandi's quilts. Hope you are working on something fun this week.

Happy Sewing!

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Not much sewing getting done for me, but thought I would share from our Chapter Meeting yesterday. Heidi Pridemore, above, shared a presentation on Sashiko Quilting and gave a demo on how to do. It was super informative and yes, I bought a simple Sashiko kit to do while I am on the road later this month. Some of the show and tell this month below.

Eva and a charity quilt.

Stacy and her latest Gudrun Erla pattern.

Joyce with a beautiful embroidered quilt.

Margarete with a flower garden quilt.

I am off to a quilt retreat starting tomorrow, so hope to have a finish to share soon!

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Last Clue for the Aloha Mystery is done. Tomorrow will be the big reveal and sewing units together. All my units are below. I am actually keeping up with this one!

Here are the next units in the JN Quilt. Yes, I am working on about 5 projects at the same time. Never a dull moment in my sewing room!

Happy Sewing!!!