The Week That Was–05/17/2015

Can’t say I did a lot of sewing this week.  Still in the cleaning mode and going through my piles of work to be finished.  I’ve read a lot about storage & organizing fabric & scraps, but just haven’t gotten into what’s right for me yet.

I cleaned and oiled my machine, changed my rotary blades and washed my cutting mats. I worked on some binding for a little project. Ok, binding is not exactly exciting, but is necessary in order to finish.

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Friday Finds–5/15/2014

OK, it’s not Friday, but I found these quilts yesterday, so that counts.  I’m just a little bit slow posting them!  So, we’re still calling them “Friday Finds.”

Do you like to use Jelly Rolls?  How about having 2-1/2” strips left over from other quilting projects?  Maybe you have a ACCUQUILT Cutter and just like to cut strips. These Quilts are for you.

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Tuesday Tips–5/12/2015

It it Tuesday, so that means today I share links to various Blog Posts & Web Sites that I’ve recently found which provide some new and maybe some old tips.  Please support these sites and let them know if you like their tips.

  • Quilt CPR – 3 Tips for How to Repair a Quilt – It can happen. There is a rip, something gets spilled, or just a lot of loving & using – and before you know it your quilt needs some First Aid. Craftsy’s Blog shares three tips to help your quilt get back into service.

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Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 11–The Rest of the Story

Wasn’t the Blog Tour last week fun?  So many prizes were offered by Quiltmaker, Sponsors & Designers!  It was interesting reading the blogs of the Featured Designers and getting to know more about them, their designing process and how they envisioned their blocks could be used. I hope you had a chance to visit them all and found some quilty inspiration!

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The Blog Tour is only 5 days and there are usually 10-12 Featured Designers with links to show off their blocks.  Since there are 100 blocks in each issue, that leaves quite a few blocks still to check out!

I tested 14 blocks for this issue and only 6 made it onto the Blog Tour.  I want to share with you today the remaining.

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The Week (or two) That Was–5/10/2015

First, I’d like to wish Happy Mother’s Day to all my friends & family.  Hope you have a Blessed Day!!

QM20415I was busy this week writing daily blog posts revealing the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Volume 11 blocks that I tested from October to February.  It is so hard to keep them a secret as I get excited with each one I finish!  Remember to join me tomorrow when I reveal the remaining 8 blocks that I made which were not included in Quiltmaker’s Blog Tour.

In addition to blogging about quilt blocks, I did get some other things done which I will share with you today.

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