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A New Year
It is a new year and new challenges. The first challenge I am facing this year is overcoming this crud that is going all around. The really bad part is Johnny and I have both had it so we have had to...
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No Snow
It is a dreary cold no snow, dud kind of afternoon. I am in my sewing room trying organize all this into some sort of civilized chaos. I know this room will never be perfect, mainly because I am not...
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Matters of the Heart
I try to do something with a Valentine theme this time of the year. Last year I made a heart wall hanging so this year I thought I would do a two heart table runner. Then for some reason I couldn't...
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In an attempt to stay focused and finish some previously started projects last year I made a 12 for 12 list. These were 12 previously started projects that had got pushed back in a project box or bag...
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January Finish
I can't believe it is the last day of January already. I feel like I have started the year already behind what with being sick the first half of the month. I am getting back in the groove and have got...
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Boxy Stars
Looking back through my blog post I found that this top was finished on July 13, 2017. I now have it quilted and bound. This one was only on hold in the quilt shack for 7 months so that is pretty good...
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Checker board
I saw this quilt on the internet and fell in love. The post said she didn't have a pattern just made it up, well if you know me that was all the challenge I needed. I took a screen shot of the quilt...
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Spinners
In my last post I mentioned another quilt made with batiks. It was on the cover of the March/April issue of Quiltmaker magazine and it is called Spinners. Well Thursday I worked all day on a quilt as...
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Storage Dilemma
Monday I found out that the Antique Basket, where I had a booth to sell some of my quilts, was closing. We had two weeks to get out stuff out. So Tuesday I retrieved all my items. I had to get them...
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Update and Inspitation
I don't think there is anything more tiring than sitting around at a hospital. Yesterday Johnny had a heart cath test done and he didn't realized he would have to stay 6 hours and lay flat 5 of that....
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Spinners Again
I debated with myself on how to put this one together. Normally I am not a fan of rows, I prefer the twosie-foursie method. Several years ago while at the Houston market I was talking with Kay England...
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March Update
March is coming to an end and I am just now getting back to the sewing room. The last week of February my Daddy was in the hospital and then moved to rehab. He says he just slid out of bed but then...
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Mosaic
This is the one that got it all started working with batiks. It is a free pattern from Quilted Twins. They have a lot of really nice scrappy quilt patterns that are free to download. I am not sure...
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From March to June
My last post was in March and now it is June, I am not sure what happened. I have been sewing a lot but really haven't finished anything with the exception of this little pillow. This was made from...
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Number 6
I am still playing in those two drawers of batiks, who would have thought I would have gotten so hung up on these wild fabrics. This is number six, it is also twin size. This was a super simple...
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7th Heaven
If you are like me, you never cut exactly the right number of strips or blocks when making a quilt. There are always left over scraps or pieces. Number 7 here is made from left overs from the previous...
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SHP
There is a charitable organization called Sleep in Heavenly Peace, that makes bunk beds for children that otherwise are having to sleep on the floor. It is a national organization and a very nice...
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SHP update
I am not sure that there has ever been a charity that has touched my heart more that the Sleep in Heavenly Peace organization. Having a nice warm bed to sleep in every night is something that most of...
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New Year New Challenge
This new year is already in high gear. It's already the 24th day of the first month and this is my first post of the year. One reason was computer issues but I have those corrected now and have still...
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Jamestown Landing
I probably started my Jamestown Landing by Bonnie Hunter over 5 years ago. Here it is on the quilting machine. I took the last stitch in the binding on Jan. 18th, 2019 but apparently I haven't taken a...
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February 1st
The first month of the year has already passed, I think at about 90 miles an hour. I got a good bit done and if I can keep the momentum it will be a good year, what is it they say about best laid...
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Still here
I'm still here, just been very busy. Making quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace has become my passion. With the help of fellow quilters making blocks or putting tops together plus my friend Donna...
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More
Here are a few more pictures of quilts we have made for Sleep in Heavenly Peace. We make a lot using 6 inch finished half square triangles, which can be set together in several ways. I think we have a...
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2019 scrap challenge
Besides all the twin size quilts I made for Sleep in Heavenly Peace I also made this top and donated it to Ivy for Habitat. Yes pretty much all I've done is eat, sleep and quilt. happy stitching, Teresa
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Friday Finish
o My Mother used to say don't start anything on Friday or you will never finish it. Looking at all the unfinished projects stored in bags, boxes and even tubs I didn't follow her advise. With that in...
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