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I worked on several different projects during the month of July. For my friend, Ed’s 50th birthday, I made him a bucket with a paper-pieced carrots using Leila Garduno’s free pattern. The second photo below shows a gardener’s hand shovel, … Continue reading →

My favorite finish in July is a baby quilt I made for my friend Kristen’s baby boy who is due August 21st. I used a great paper pieced pattern for an 18″ square T-Rex dinosaur designed by StarsandSunshine Etsy Shop. … Continue reading →

In May I participated in a Sawtooth Star block swap (unfinished 6.5″ with fussy cut centers) hosted by Mashe Modern. I made five sets of 10 blocks each plus an additional block for me to keep. The blocks that I … Continue reading →

I am joining the #2024QuiltingQ2CheckIn hosted by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl. I’m pleased with what I was able to get accomplished in April-June. Definitely my favorite finish is my Rainbow Cheetah pictured above with my cat Sunny letting me know she … Continue reading →

When I visited California in June, I had the privilege of seeing some vintage quilts. My cousin, Sally, had a quilt that was made from a quilt top that was found in a trunk belonging to my great-grandmother, Eliza Hannamon … Continue reading →

I am so happy to share that my Rainbow Cheetah Quilt is done! The finished quilt measures 70″ x 80″. I added extra background fabric to Violet Craft’s Cheetah Abstractions pattern to make this quilt fit on my bed. In Violet’s … Continue reading →

May was another productive month, and I accomplished most of my goals (see April 2024 Recap here). The secret sewing was for a trip to California 5/31/24-6/10/24 where I visited family and friends in Sacramento, the Bay Area, and in … Continue reading →

My favorite finish in May is my version of the Star Pulse quilt. Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl wrote the pattern and hosted the quilt along. I used all Alison Glass prints from her Crysanthemum collection and a charcoal cross-weave fabric to … Continue reading →

April was another busy month. I’m super happy that I was able to finish paper piecing the units for Violet Craft’s Rainbow Cheetah and was able to get all the units sewn together for the head. In contrast to the … Continue reading →

My favorite finish in April is a quilted Fairy Wren, pattern by The Tartankiwi. I downloaded this paper-pieced pattern several years ago, and decided to make one for my friend, Kelly, who lives in Kentucky, and one to keep. Below … Continue reading →