I have been testing patterns and making display examples for Fabric Cafe since 2011. Before Covid the finished quilts would be disolayed at Quilt Shows across the country. Now the quilts are highlighted on the Tuesday & Thursday YouTube videos.
I can’t share what I’m actually working on other than I’m still making HSTs (Half Square Triangles). The blocks are now complete and this week I’ll assemble the top & add a border.
So I thought I’d share a Quilt Of Valor Work in Progress (QOV WIP).
Happy Semiquincentennial to the United States of America! July 4th is the day we celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
We’ve been hearing fireworks for weeks and I’m guessing we’ll be hearing them for another week. Celebrations are going on all over including military fly-overs. Often these fly-overs will end up over our house, too.
I grew up during a time that the school day started with the class placing their tight hand over their heart and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance:
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.”
Continue readingI always have time for a box of 3-yard Bundles, and sometimes 5-yard Bundles, from Fabric Cafe. I like to say I Postal Commute. They send me fabric bundles via FedEx and I return Sample Tops I made after testing the pattern.
I have to wait to share what I make until either the pattern or fabric is officially released. Last year I tested 20 patterns – Seventeen 3-yard tops and three 5-yard tops.
Continue readingI planned some simple meals for the weekend so I could have more time in the sewing room. We did a grocery run on Friday and picked up a pan of Ham & Cheese Sliders from Sam’s Club. Add some store bought Cole Slaw and Potato Salad and we had a quickie dinner on Saturday.
Sometimes being in the Sewing Room does not actually involve sewing. The ironing board, the cutting table and even the washing machine require some of my attention.
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