My day on Hearts on Fire Blog Hop

Carol from Just Let Me Quilt is hosting another blog hop with an intriguing theme; hearts but no pink. Right away my mind wandered to a fun fact. Did you know that Hearts on Fire is the brand name for a jewelry company? There diamonds are very pretty and the jewelry settings are pretty unique!ContinueContinue reading “My day on Hearts on Fire Blog Hop”

My Weekly Recap

Here is my weekly list of what is happening in my quilting life; time spent, goals, stash and PHD Report. My Weekly Goals – To Do Tuesday #41 Linking with Home Sewn Buy Us Last week’s list: 1. Spend some more time cleaning out the scrap bins. Still have 3 baggies to go. 2. SendContinueContinue reading “My Weekly Recap”

Weekend Sewing Fun

I’ve been continuing on with cutting the scraps from my bin into the appropriate sizes of squares, strings and HST’s but got a bit sidetracked playing with the scraps so I’m still working on the last 3 baggies. I did get 18 – 32 patch panels done with a few 😉 of my 2 1/2”ContinueContinue reading “Weekend Sewing Fun”

Playing With Scraps

In keeping with my goal to clean out my scrap bins, I cut several stacks of 2 1/2” and 4 1/2” squares with my Accuquilt cutter and dies. I’ve been having issues with the Covid brain fog (or perhaps too much American news on tv?) so haven’t been able to muster the concentration I needContinueContinue reading “Playing With Scraps”

Best of 2020

Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a linkup for favourite posts of this crazy, year we have experienced. For most of us our time in sewing spaces was increased by the Pandemic we are still experiencing. Along with more time, some of us experienced lack of inspiration and less motivation at times. someContinueContinue reading “Best of 2020”

Finally A Finish 😄

This finish is a real joy to have done. It not only completes a commission, but gets a flimsy off my To Be Quilted/UFO List. I had gone over several patterns and photos of quilts with my customer and his choice was this quilt. This top was a test pattern I did for The QuiltContinueContinue reading “Finally A Finish 😄”

It’s My Turn on the Virtual Cookie Exchange!

At last we are getting this party started with the first of 4 days of fun! I’ve been looking forward to this hop, filled with eye candy and sweet treats for our holiday season.Will you be following the amazing posts from the team on the Virtual Cookie Exchange &Christmas Blog Hop-being hosted by Carol fromContinueContinue reading “It’s My Turn on the Virtual Cookie Exchange!”

November Block Report

My blocks this year have been: January 196 Blocks February 66 Blocks March 43 Blocks April 173.5 Blocks May 42 Blocks June 42 Blocks July 137 Blocks August 18 Blocks September 32 Blocks October 321 Blocks November 107 Blocks Snappy Bags 43 – 86 blocksPattern test 128 Runners 8Topper 1 Previous Total: 1070.5 YTD Total:ContinueContinue reading “November Block Report”

October Time and Stash Report

Kate Life in Pieces October was a month where I thought life got in the way but when I added up my blocks I was surprised! Previous: 197/274 October: 29/31 Total days goal met: 226/305 Stash report: Previous balance: 179Fabric in last month: 0 YardsFabric out last month: 33 YardsBalance in stash: 146 * anyContinueContinue reading “October Time and Stash Report”

October Block Report

My blocks this year have been: January 196 Blocks February 66 Blocks March 43 Blocks April 173.5 Blocks May 42 Blocks June 42 Blocks July 137 Blocks August 18 Blocks September 32 Blocks October 321 Blocks Test Quilts 277 blocksGift bags 24Quilt Group gifts 20 Previous Total: 749.5 YTD Total 1070.5 I’m in shock afterContinueContinue reading “October Block Report”

A Finish – Snappy Bags with French Seams

I’ve had a few requests to do a tutorial on how I do French Seams on my scrappy snappy bags. I start by making my panel for the bag. Usually I do a QAYG panel with a normal backing/batting sandwich but recently I was inspired by Gail’s post on her Charm Bag project to useContinueContinue reading “A Finish – Snappy Bags with French Seams”

My October DrEAMI

This month was a fun month with lots of pattern testing and a blog Hop to participate in. One of the projects I was making for the From The Heart Blog Hop is a stack of scrappy, snappy bags that are being donated to our local Food Bank for their Christmas Hampers. In normal yearsContinueContinue reading “My October DrEAMI”

My Day on From The Heart Blog Hop

Today is my day to share on the From the Heart Blog Hop which is hosted by Carol from Just Let Me Quilt. I was really excited when I saw the invitation to participate in this Hop as this is the time of year when I am making gifts and looking for new ideas. IContinueContinue reading “My Day on From The Heart Blog Hop”

From The Heart Blog Hop Oct.26 – 28

I’m so looking forward to this hop which is being hosted by Carol from Just Let Me Quilt. Mark your calendars to check out these blogs from October 26 – 28 for some fun projects for gift ideas. Look who will be inspiring you with amazing ideas: October 26 Creatin’ in the Sticks Ms PContinueContinue reading “From The Heart Blog Hop Oct.26 – 28”

2020 FAL Q3 List

2020 FAL Q3 List I managed to finish all of the projects I had set as my goals and advance the other projects I had intended to. This quarter has a few challenges so let’s see how far I get with my goals on the List: Take my machine in to the hospital for repairsContinueContinue reading “2020 FAL Q3 List”

Hello Fall Blog Hop

Isn’t it the perfect way to start fall with a blog hop hosted by Carla at Creatin’ in the Sticks. Did you check the bloggers who have already shared their posts? Today I am sharing my day with the following bloggers: Creatin’ In The Sticks Bumbleberry Stitches Samelia’s Mum Life in the Scrapatch Storied QuiltsContinueContinue reading “Hello Fall Blog Hop”