Category Archives: WIP

2018 Qtr 4 Finish-A-Long Goals

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Quilting is in my Blood

Wow! I can’t believe we are already in the last quarter of 2018! As much as I’m not a fan of the decreasing daylight in the Western Hemisphere, I do like this time of year to start preparing for the … Continue reading →

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One Monthly Goal–February 2016

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I decided that participating in the One Monthly Goal (OMG) linky party would be beneficial support/accountability to help me reach my goal of making four 12 1/2″ unfinished blocks each month for my Terra Australis quilt using fabric from Emma … Continue reading →

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2016–Change in Direction Already!!!

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

It all started when I unwrapped my Christmas present from my friend and saw this beautiful fabric I’d been eyeing at ThreadBear, my local quilt store. I’m lucky enough to live in a small town where the owners of ThreadBear … Continue reading →

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2016 Finish-Along Q1

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I have two projects that I am carrying over from Finish-Along 2015 Q4. The first is my Gratitude Lanterns Mini Quilt. I have changed my mind a few times about how I want to finish this project. I was considering embellishing … Continue reading →

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Birthday Gifts Quilt Top

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Quilting is in my Blood

I finally got back to my Birthday Gifts Quilt project over the New Year’s long weekend. I trimmed up my 20 blocks to 6″ squares because my unfinished blocks were all over the place from seriously under at 6″ to … Continue reading →

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29 Japanese Blocks on the Wall

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Twenty-nine Japanese blocks on the wall (my design wall that is) sung to the tune of Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the wall! I just have one more 6 1/2″ block to piece before I can start sewing rows together … Continue reading →

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My One-Year Quilting Anniversary

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

I can’t believe it has been a year since I took my first quilting class at  ThreadBear on 10/20/14! Before that day, I’d never even held a rotary cutter, used a cutting mat , or even knew that quilters had their … Continue reading →

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Finish-Along 2015–4th Quarter

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Carry-Overs from 3rd Quarter I didn’t touch my My Birthday Gifts blocks project that was going to be a wall-hanging, and part of that is because I no longer need a wall-hanging to cover up my ugly fuse box. I now have … Continue reading →

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Gratitude Lanterns Mini Quilt WIP

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

In August I started an intermediate quilting class at the local community college choosing to audit the course so that I wouldn’t have to worry about attendance, tests, or a grade. Been there, done that A LOT! I had hoped … Continue reading →

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Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long Square-in-a-Square Blocks

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Quilting is in my Blood

Today I finished sewing my square-in-a-square blocks for the Midnight Mystery Quilt-a-long, and I have about half of them trimmed. Most of them look pretty good though I may sew a couple replacement blocks before it’s time to sew the blocks together … Continue reading →

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