Monthly Archives: May 2019

Show and tell…

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Barb Glaeser sent this picture of her recently finished Tree of Life quilt.

Here is the story behind the quilt:

I loved the project and it traveled many places with me over the years. I did make a few design additions. I added a butterfly because my right side wound up curving out too far and leaving a void, when I washed it after doing the quilting one of the red wool flower centers bled, so we had to have bullion bumble bees! Since it is the tree of life I thought this was appropriate!
My daughter decided she like the tree of life quilt but wanted it smaller to hang in a certain place in her home (which she no longer lives in!!). I decided to make it the size of the pattern in the book (i.e. not enlarge at all). This was a 5 year 10 month on/off project (I know because I started when my grandson was born and finished last month and he turned 6 yesterday!).
It finished at 36 x 36.

I love the way Barb made this quilt her own. Well done and thank you for sharing!

Wednesday Giveaway

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This week’s winner is Jacqueline Bower. She will receive a pair of Elan’s 5″ Embroidery Scissor. I don’t use these for anything like embroidery. I use these smooth-bladed scissors to cut paper and templates. You can also use them for fabric… and for embroidery :-).

I’ll be back next Wednesday with another Giveaway. In between now and then I hope to post some photos from Hawaii! Happy stitching, Becky

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Show and tell…

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My friend, Susan Allen, is moving and cleaning out closets. She found this quilt and sent me the picture and the story. I love blasts from the past! Thank you, Susan, for sharing…

Audrey was in 1st grade (she turned 24 yesterday) and I would take her to school and then go home and appliqué for about an hour before going to work. That’s what I was doing when the planes hit the towers. This project kept my hands busy during that uncertain time.

It’s not quilted and it no longer fits my decor style, but I will probably keep it forever because of the history.

I thought I was being so avant garde using a black background! 😂😂😂🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

The quilt is our Block of the Month, Tulips in the Park. The digital patterns are still available. Click here to find them.

Broken pieces…

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My mom loved Lladdro figurines and she had several. I kept two, one of which I gave her a long time ago. Today, it got broken. I made a loud noise at just the wrong time and Belle (the cat) jumped too close to it and down it went. Boom, crash, done.

I could glue the pieces together but it’s just not the same. I thought about replacing it but decided that that’s not the same either. Plus, I couldn’t find another one just like this online.

So, I did a mom-like thing and stuck her in a flower pot. Her one remaining leg is keeping her in place.

The cactus is from one that was in mom’s kitchen window most of my life. It got big, I ended up with it and nearly killed it. Mom got these bits growing in that pot (that she insisted on painting green) in her last year of life. I am doing my best to not to kill this cactus.

The pot sits on the window sill above my Bernina. I actually like the figure better in the pot than I did where it was, next to my bed. That’s good because this is where she’s going to stay.

Wednesday Giveaway

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Diane H. has won a Pendant Thread Cutter made by Clover. You can put it on a cord and wear it which is nice for on the go sewing. But you can also stick it in a spool and use it the cut apart chain-pieced units. It’s a twofer (two uses for the price of one!).

I’ll be back next Wednesday with another Giveaway. Happy stitching!

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Wednesday Giveaway

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Barbara J. is this week’s lucky winner. She will receive a box of Clover’s 3/4″ pins. They are one of the 3 pins I use for applique, along with the 1/2″ Sequin Pins and the Smaller Perfect Pins. And it isn’t glamorous, but I like to use these in in my design wall. They are big enough to do the job without being obtrusive.

I’ll be back next week with another Wednesday Giveaway!

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