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October 2025 Recap

I made several pillows this month. I’ll start with the only pillow I made that wasn’t Halloween-themed. My friend, Kristen, recently moved into a new house and her living room has a mid-century modern theme. I found a cute pattern … Continue reading

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October 2025 Favorite Finish

I made two Halloween moth pillows to go with the Frightful Fun Quilt that I finished last month. I used one of the 6” blocks from the Frightful Minis that was a freebie at the time I signed up for … Continue reading

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#2025QuiltingQ3Check-In

I am joining the quarterly check-in hosted by Quilting JetGirl. See my second quarter check-in Here. I had hoped to experiment with some ruler quilting this past quarter but didn’t progress beyond a bit of practice. My quilting go-to is … Continue reading

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Frightful Fun Quilt Finished

I have quite the history of signing up for sew-alongs and Block-of-the-Month (BOM) programs and either losing interest or wanting to spend my time on projects that are more joy-producing for me. But I never lost interest in the Halloween … Continue reading

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August 2025 Recap

August has been a productive month. Let’s start with my smallest finish. I’ve been blogging recently about participating in the AG Bee hosted by Alison Glass. This month we had the opportunity to sign up for a mug rug swap. … Continue reading

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August 2025 Favorite Finish

I am making two Halloween quilts this year. They are both for my bestie, Mary. Earlier this month I finished the one for her couch which is 54” square. I used the same pattern as the Flora & Fauna quilt … Continue reading

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July 2025 Recap

I have continued to make progress on both of my Block of the Month quilt projects. Here’s the scaredy cat for the Frightful Fun Halloween BOM: Here’s Block 7: Cancer for Starry Signs BOM: I also worked on one of … Continue reading

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July 2025 Favorite Finish

My favorite finish for July (and once again my only finish) is a quilt that I made for my niece, Mary Frances, who lives in Michigan. We both visited my brother and his family in California earlier this month, so … Continue reading

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#2025QuiltingQ2CheckIn

I’m joining Quilting Jetgirl’s quarterly check-in linky party to recap what I’ve accomplished this past quarter and to reflect on/reprioritize what I want to accomplish in the third quarter of 2025. Although life has been on the crazy side, I’m … Continue reading

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May 2025 Recap

Hi everyone. Life has been crazy lately. I’ve been away from home a lot helping out my friends, Sue and John, who are in Albuquerque dealing with John’s serious health issues. I’ve been holding down the fort at their house, … Continue reading

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