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It seems I just cannot help myself.  I am like a crow.  I see the next shiny new thing and I want it.  The Moda All Stars Mini Marvels book I was telling you about yesterday has inspired me to start yet another project.  This is a small one though, so maybe there is hope […]

I have entered this week at the pace of a turtle.  I did manage to get one block done in the weekly Piecing From the Past Sew Along.  This one is called Arizona. Today was the last day of school for Eva.  We will still continue to use the online learning resources the school has […]

If you haven't been able to focus too well on completing a big project, I have a great suggestion for you today. Erica Arndt is a quilter, homeschooler and YouTube personality who I enjoy following  She has a tutorial for the adorable quilt as you go mug rug pictured above.  I highly recommend her tutorials, […]

Excuse the pun, I couldn't resist.  My orphan block pile grew a bit more today, but I did decide on a lattice for my Blockheads 1 quilt and have begun to cut it out.  I want the blocks to kind of "float" and be separated from one another, so I am going with a 1 […]

I have started a new project for January, called First Flake.  Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies) made one and as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…  I ordered the pattern from an Etsy seller and chose some dark blue fabric with a snow flake pattern.  I have been starching it in batches for […]

Over the holidays I picked up a few new sewing accessories that I am really enjoying, which I thought I would share with you. The first thing is a new lamp that was recommended by Lisa Bongean in a recent blog post she put up.  I am constantly wishing that I had better light in […]

I am just so happy with this.  My little snowman candle mat.  I got his eyes and mouth on-just French knots, but they add the right amount of personality.  I think his nose is too big though.  He did not need such a gigantic Jimmy Durante schnoz. And it is so droopy.  Oh dear. And […]

I received an unexpected honor this week.  I got an email from someone from "Ranked Blogs" telling me that my blog Sister's Choice Quilts was listed 23rd on a list of 110 best quilting blogs!  Since blogging seems to have waned in popularity amongst the competition from other social media venues, I was quite surprised […]

What a week!  We did the most amazing thing last night.  We took Eva to see So You Think You Can Dance Live!  The top ten competitors of Season 16 were performing at a theater about an hour away from us, and we have had tickets for months. Eva wanted to get all dolled up […]

I am currently working on some little Churn Dash blocks that I plan to make into a table topper for my kitchen countertop display area.  The idea was to select "fallish" colors, but not be too drab.  I've got a huge scrap bin of these colors, and have picked out lots of reds, golds, teal, […]