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Wedding Whirl Quilt Top Finished

In June I wrote a blog post about starting to design a quilt for my stepdaughter, Alisha, who got engaged to her girlfriend, Wendy, earlier this year with the plan to get married in early 2019. I used a pattern called … Continue reading

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September ‘18 OMG

A couple months ago I had my niece, Kim, choose a quilt for me to make for her birthday in October. I sent her links to look at that featured several quilts that I would like to make someday. Kim … Continue reading

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Aug ‘18 OMG Finishes

August has been another busy quilting month, and I did get the one and a half quilt tops finished that I set out to do in my August ‘18 OMG goal-setting post. The more time consuming project was finishing the Butterfly quilt … Continue reading

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August ‘18 OMG

My August ‘18 One Monthly Goal is to finish one and a half quilt tops. The half quilt top is the top half of the Wedding Whirl Quilt that I am making for my stepdaughter and her wife-to-be. The finished quilt … Continue reading

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July ‘18 OMG Finish

My July ‘18 One Monthly Goal was to make six more paper-pieced butterfly charm blocks that will be used in the Butterfly Quilt I am making for my best friend. Below is a photo of all seven butterfly blocks placed amidst some … Continue reading

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2018 Qtr 3 Finish-A-Long Goals

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2018 Mid Year Review

I am so grateful to Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl for hosting several goal-setting planning parties and mid-year reviews in the past couple years as it gives me an opportunity to more clearly focus on what I want to prioritize, then reflect and … Continue reading

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2018 Qtr 2 Finish-A-Long Finishes

I’m happy to report that I finished three of my 2018 Qtr 2 Finish-A-Long Goals. My most recent finishes were the Purple Quatrefoil French bulldog quilt pictured below and the accompanying Pink Quatrefoil French Bulldog Quilt. Both of these quilts were … Continue reading

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July ‘18 OMG

Wow, we are officially halfway through 2018! It’s been a productive six months so far, and Patty’s One Monthly Goal link-up continues to help me move forward with my quilting goals. For the month of July, I plan to make six more … Continue reading

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Quatrefoil French Bulldog Quilts Finished

I’m so thrilled to have finally finished the Pink and Purple Quatrefoil French Bulldog quilts for twins who were born in April to a colleague at work and his wife. I got to see the twin girls earlier this month, … Continue reading

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