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What an easy fix that was. This is a much better look. The tail on this kitty cat just wasn't working for me. Donna said it looked like it got stuck in a door.  lol Why would anyone think that tail looked good? I think it is just strange. Apparently, a lot of other people […]

The Sewcialites block of the week sew-along will be over before I know it. We have made 19 blocks so far into the sew-along and there will be a total of 24. I've made a couple of extra blocks along the way in case some come up that I am not overly fond of.  When […]

I spent much of the day yesterday waiting for promised snow (that never arrived) and sewing blocks for the Don't Fence Me In quilt. These blocks are fun, and I enjoy making them. I am afraid I am going to run out of light fabric though. I have to think this through and see if […]

Winner #1 of my Blogiversary Give Away is Nancy Watkins! Congratulations Nancy. Hope you enjoy these goodies. Let me know your address by private email and I will pop the book, layer cake, and jelly roll in the mail to you. Winner #2 of the Give Away is Debbie R. Hope you like the little […]

Sixteen years ago, on February 12, 2007, I published my first blog post. I've been posting pretty consistently ever since then, with a few vacation or mental health breaks. It has been a wonderful experience and a very fun ride for me. In my first post, I said one of my goals was to get […]

Sometimes the simplest things are the best. I was rummaging through my older patterns yesterday for ideas on what to do with that yummy stack of green fabrics I bought from Shabby Fabrics. I had stars in my mind, mainly because I had dreamed about making a star-themed quilt with the fabrics. However, when I […]

Did you have a chance to sew this weekend? Nothing like Thanksgiving weekend for family activities, decorating, shopping, and relaxing. The family gathering was a small one, the shopping was done online, the decorating has definitely begun, and the relaxing included some sewing. I whipped up this runner in a few hours on Saturday. It […]

I promised you all I had cleaned out my messy sewing closet. It is kind of meaningless to show you the final results without a "before" picture, but that is what I am doing. I guess I was too ashamed to show what a mess it was. I had been just tossing leftovers in there […]