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Melon Patch Rows is a Completion!
Third finish for the year! It was supposed to be finished up by the end of April if all my planning would have worked out. Unexpected company arrived for a long weekend and that was that. Apparently...
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Trudging Along
This is not a beautiful post, just a little update on progress for the past week or so. The pear blocks are appliqued and ready for further work now. Just contemplating how I want to frame the smaller...
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Introducing You to 'Ode to Joy', the Finished Quilt
Ode To Joy is a true blue finish! The fourth finish of the year. I thoroughly enjoyed having this one in the hoop and I'm super happy about the finish. Just loving the unique look to this quilt!Ode To...
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Trying To Get Things Crossed Off the List
I've been hand quilting every evening possible, trying to finish up this improv. strings quilt. It's going to be gifted to a nephew for a wedding gift and time is running out. Not that it has to be...
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It's a Finish!
Ta-da! Primrose Path is a finished top! Black was the only color that made sense for the outside border, so easy-peasy. The original inspiration was a tapestry or rug {not sure} in black and white....
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Summertime Happenings
Towards the end of June, we left on a 12 day trip. Before leaving, there was {of course} a mad rush to get the quilting sorted out so it would be easier to dive back in later. You know how us quilters...
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All the Baby Quilts
So I got all the baby quilts done this week, labels and all! It felt really good to get these checked off the list.Prickly Pears is done!The first one is Prickly Pears, the baby girl quilt. It's made...
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Taking Some Time Off!
I've been puttering around, sewing the wedges together from a project that got cut too small. It just seems like a waste to have it sit in the orphan totes forever. The plan is to hand applique these...
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Connecting to Creativity
Well, that month went by in a screaming hurry! I ended up spending most all of August with my daughter in Oklahoma. Waiting for her to have her baby and then helping out afterward. So thankful to have...
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A Late Summer Quilt Finish
It feels so very, very good to finish up with this particular quilt: 'The Mountains Are calling'. Not only because there's been so few finishes for the year, but because it's really ran me through the...
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September Progress
The past week has found me tackling the ongoing project list. With only six open ended projects, I figured it would be an easy task to make forward progress on most of them!Peace Always Medallion...
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It's All About The Process
Lots of applique prep going on this week! It takes an enormous amount of time, but now there's several projects all ready for stitching attention. This is the first awkward tulip {out of three} in the...
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Orphan Annie is a Finish and Other Things in the Lineup
Orphan Annie is a completed quilt top now! So nice to get another one finished up. Still hopeful there will time for another two or three to get knocked off the list before the end of the year.Orphan...
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Getting Started with the Bramble Blooms QAL!
Welcome to the Bramble Blooms QAL! Right from the start, I want everyone to know that this is an informal quilt-a-long, meaning there will be no hard dates for posting from phase to phase. It could...
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Bramble Blooms QAL--The Applique Centerpiece
Are you ready for the next BBI QAL prompt? It's pretty much what you'd expect: Add simple floral applique to your centerpiece background. That's it. Easy peasy! There are a couple options here. No...
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Can't Believe It's Already November!
I've been trying to make a little bit of progress on the growing list of applique projects. Why oh why does it never seem to shrink by much? Hmm.. Maybe if I'd quit adding to it so cheerfully?Putting...
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So Many Projects
I've been in a flurry of getting things prepped and ready for 'the next phase' this past couple weeks. With the holidays right around the corner, I know the quilting side of things will slow down and...
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The Bramble Blooms QAL is going to be put on pause for a couple weeks. Sorry for the letdown in momentum, my husband has been very ill the past while. Quilting time looks to be practically non-existent...
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Next Prompt for the Bramble Blooms QAL
I'm back! XXXX Thank you for all your wonderful thoughts and prayers, well wishes and check-ins. My husband is doing marginally better and we're very thankful for any and all progress. It just seems...
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All the 2023 Quilty Finishes {Finally!} & A Little Bramble Blooms Progress
A belated look-back at all the 2023 finishes here at Quilty Folk! Once again, life has gotten in the way of my quilty forward progress. What a shock and surprise, right? I must be human.2023...
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A Couple Good Finishes To Start the Year Out Right
So I actually finished two quilts in past couple weeks. Crazy days. The first one 'Positive Thinking', just needed the binding sewn on. It's been in that state for a couple months now and finally all...
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AHIQ:Sun Quilt Top and Autumnal Tulips #2
I seem to have fell down a rabbit hole this past little while. So shocking. This quilt top was a result of an AHIQ prompt from July 2022. I was really late getting going with my response and then even...
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2nd Border Prompt for Bramble Blooms QAL {BBI}
Are you ready for the next prompt in the Bramble Blooms QAL? So fascinating to have others along for the journey and see where people end up, even when we all start at exactly the same place! Life is...
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Finding The Spark Again
I managed to finish another quilt, Blue #2! It was hard to decide how to quilt around the cameo flower area, but once that was settled, then it was relatively fast stitching.Blue #2 is...
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All the Applique Projects
I'm having trouble making enough time for quilting these days. I so thought that I'd be back on track and plowing through all the many ideas percolating! Nope. Just having one of those years. Mainly,...
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