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Best laid plans

Plans are made to be broken and that’s exactly what happened last weekend. I went to visit my parents for the weekend so my husband could paint the nursery to match the crib quilt I made. But Saturday morning he woke up with the flu. The huddle under five quilts, only get up to go […]
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‘Sonoma Rose ‘ is in stores today

The 19th Elm Creek Quilts novel, “Sonoma Rose,” by Jennifer Chiaverini is in stores today. I spoke with the author last week about the novel and her plans for the future of Elm Creek Quilts. Here’s links to the posts just in case you missed them: Read Jennifer Chiaverini’s answers to your questions. Read about […]
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Combing my love of dogs and quilting

I found this super cute applique pattern at Nancy’s Notions and I have to have it. I’m going to make it in a summer scene so I’ll be able to make the dog look like Einstein, one of our three dogs. I’ve also been asked to make a wall hanging for a humane society fundraiser […]
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Merry Christmas

  Happy holidays to everyone! I hope you got all your Christmas sewing done in time. Comment below with the time and date you finished your holiday sewing. I’ll pick one random winner to recieve a quilted ornament to put on your tree.
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Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 13

This week we finished 20 blocks, two quilt tops and two quilts. I took a week off from sewing myself. I’ve just been exhausted all week. But I cleared my schedule this weekend and plan to make up for lost time. You’ve got two more days to post your blocks, tops and completed quilts for […]
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Join the Block a Day Challenge in 2012

This is the time of year we all think about making resolutions to improve our lives, learn a new skill or to become a better version of ourselves. I’m going to make a resolution to finish more quilts and I’m issuing a challenge to help all quilters do the same. Quilters lead busy lives. We […]
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Block a Day Challenge roundup – Week 12

This week was an exciting one in the Block a Day Challenge. The blocks we’ve been making for the first 11 weeks, started coming together as completed tops and quilts. We finished four quilts and two tops this week in addition to 93 new blocks. Great job everyone, keep up the good work. And don’t […]
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An essay on clean underwear and quilting

This morning, for the second time this week, I had to wait for a load of laundry to finish drying so I could change my underpants before I left for work. This sad truth is neither an unusual occurrence, or a record of how many times a week I’ve woken up without clean skivvies. There are two reasons […]
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