More Fabric??

02 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
When I came home from work yesterday, there was a white package on the entry table that was marked "Lisa".....that's it. I asked my hubby what it was all about, and he said he assumed it was Dana who had dropped it off. 

I couldn't wait to open it up! I knew exactly what was in that package - My backing & binding fabrics (The Quilted Fish) for my Riley Blake Block of the Month.



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Category: Angela Walters, Right Angles Challenge, Riley Blake, textures, the quilted fish, Winter Creek Cloth

Hexie Update

28 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
If you've been reading my blog posts recently, you know that I've just started playing around with hexies. 
Oh My Goodness!
I seriously can't believe how addicting these things are!!! I've been taking them to work with me to work on during my lunch break, keeping them downstairs to work on when I'm just hanging out watching TV, relaxing on the deck. I even took them in the car yesterday as we headed to Portland for a concert! 



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Category: Hexies, Hideaway, lauren & jessi jung

Hideaway Hexies

22 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I have finally joined the big hexie movement! Woot! Yesterday, I cut my first hexies and worked on a few practice ones, and they all came out great! I've done so much research on hexies (probably way more than I needed to!) and found some great resources! For some reason, I couldn't just jump in and start making hexies! I was probably overthinking it and worrying more than I needed to about doing it the "right" way.  I just didn't want to make a grandmother's flower garden the wrong way.  That would be bad. 



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Category: Bee In My Bonnet, Geta's Quilting Studio, Hex n more ruler, Hexagons, Hexies, Hideaway, lauren & jessi jung

Riley Blake Block of the Month and FABRIC!

15 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I'm LOVING the fabrics I'm using from The Quilted Fish, and I think this might be my favorite block so far. 
Seriously.....this picture doesn't do it justice. I think I need a new camera. I've been using my iPhone camera, but I think I'm ready to move up into the real world of cameras. Hint Hint  :)  This fabric is just so bright and fun! 

We had our



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Category: Corvallis Modern Quilt Guild, Riley Blake Block of the Month, the quilted fish, Winter Creek Cloth

Bustin’ Some Moves!

15 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I decided to link up with Kim who blogs over at Kim's Big Quilting Adventure to bust some moves....ummmmm....I mean scraps. I have so many flippin' scraps, it's not funny! Here's a pic of my very organized scraps.  Impressive, eh? 

And my unorganized scraps.....not so impressive.
I've been



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Category: Kim's Big Quilting Adventure, Scrap Basket Sunday, x and +

No Ripping!

08 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
So proud of myself! I finished my April block for the Sugar Block Club without using my seam ripper! Woot! If you've never paper pieced before, you probably won't understand what a huge deal this is. Paper piecing is done with a stitch length of 1.0 or 1.5. That's so flippin' tiny! If you mess up, it's such a pain to rip out the stitches. If you have paper pieced, I know you get what I'm talking about.

I love this block and would totally do it again! 



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Category: paper piecing, Sugar Block Club

Blocks of the Month and a Giveaway

07 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Sometimes I'm just too tired when I get home from work to do anything in my sewing room that requires too much concentration, and the February Riley Blake BOM definitely required concentration! I had to do a little repair after messing up TWICE! It still isn't ideal (I'm not expecting perfect), but it's better than it was. I'm pretty new to this paper piecing stuff. Hopefully, it'll blend right in with the other blocks once they're all put together. 



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Category: Comma by Zen Chic for Moda, Riley Blake Block of the Month, Sugar Block Club, Winter Creek Cloth

My Recent Wins

02 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Oh yeah.....I'm a lucky girl!  Seriously. I've won two pretty awesome gifts lately! 

The first one was a beautiful wool felt candle mat kit. I've never done a project like this but am SO looking forward to starting it! Wanna know how I won it? I joined the big Drop And Give Me Twenty that Beth of EvaPaige Quilt Designs hosted for the month of February.  The idea was to spend at least 20 minutes doing something quilty for every single day in February. This was the 2nd year she



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Category: Uncategorized

A Story About Cancer and a Quilt

24 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
As I was starting my workout on the treadmill today, I saw that Amy at Stitchery Dickory Dock had a new post on her blog, so I linked over to check it out (while continuing to walk, of course!). It wasn't her usual cheerful post about fabric or pillows or quilts, but more of a serious one. Without going into a lot of detail here, as I would rather you read her post, let's just say it's about a special young boy who could use some support from all of us. His name is Uzias.  His Facebook



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Category: Cancer, Help for Uzias, Stitchery Dickory Dock

Test Post for Bloglovin

17 Mar 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Follow my blog with Bloglovin

Did you hear that Google Reader will be gone as of July 1st? I'm switching over to Bloglovin, and I apparently have to do this test post to "claim" my Bloglovin page.

Not sure what this does, but here goes.



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Category: Uncategorized
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