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I wrote about these scrappy blocks in December of 2025, and now they are sewn into a quilt top. I would love to say that I cleaned out my bin of Christmas-themed fabric, but I have received three unfinished projects from other people, so now that bin is as full as ever. I also had […]

In 2025, for the first time, I used the services of a long-arm quilter. This enabled me to finish eight quilts, a high number for me. Here are two I haven’t posted yet; both are intended as donation quilts for Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization that builds beds for kids that don’t have one. […]

In my last post, I wrote about trying to use up the fabric from containers — I have also been making containers from fabric, trying out different techniques I have seen on YouTube. First, for myself — I bought this double wedding ring quilt in the 1980s; it was labeled as a cutter quilt even […]

Recently I did an inventory of all my containers of fabrics, and I have 88! Ranging in size from a shoebox to a suitcase. My aim is to reduce that by a fourth in the coming year, and there was no better place to start than with my tub of Christmas scraps. The highlighted fabric […]

It is time once again for our online group to reveal projects in response to a quarterly theme. This time it was “Sashiko,” which is a traditional Japanese craft, often done with white stitching on indigo cloth. I had never done any, so I went through all the books I got in a Blockbuster Book […]



Just brilliant! I’ll have the BOGOF please, code Serenity!
It’s a good thing for you that this offer is available year round, I’m thinking that in your locale, you might not want to make use of it until May or June! 🙂
Definitely so! Winds up to 69 mph when I woke at 4 because of the din – no serenity here! Must go out soon when wind drops and check for damage. Chuckle posts like this one of yours always welcome at times like this!