In May 2025 I received 3 bundles from Fabric Cafe to make tops.
These three patterns were new 3-yard quilts. They are individual patterns and are not in a book.
Continue readingIn America this is a long, holiday weekend. Monday we celebrate Labor Day. This year it is arriving a bit late. It is scheduled for the first Monday in September.
Labor Day is often marked with a cookout. We will have Hamburgers, Macaroni Salad, BBQ Beans & Homemade Coleslaw.
Continue readingNot a quilting post, but related. I’ve always loved history, so antiques interest me. But not just any old antiques. Old items that have a special meaning to me.
Now you may be wondering exactly what a VSSM is. It stands for Vintage Singer Sewing Machine. Now the definitions of Vintage and Antique can be different when talking about different objects. As I understand it Vintage can refer to any sewing machine between 50 & 99 years old. While Antique refers to a machine 100 years old or older. You may get differing opinions, but that is what I will be using as my definition.
September 1st is often referred to as the beginning of Meteorological Fall. Each season has 3 months and Fall is September/ October/ November. Unfortunately the thermometer doesn’t agree. Temperatures were in the mid-to-high 90°’s with equally high humidity.
We didn’t have any appointments so this was mostly a stay-at-home week. YAY!
Continue readingI’ve been going through pictures of the quilt tops I made in 2025 while testing new patterns for Fabric Cafe.
Today I’ll share with you two tops I made last year.
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