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Spoolin’ Around is FINISHED!!
Whoot! Whoot!! Spooling Around is finished. I am so happy to have this one off the list. I’ve been sewing on it for a LONG time. The spool block was a challenge block for Bonnie Hunter years...
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Oelwein Retreat Day #1
If you’re following us you’ll know that we are teaching at our retreat in Oelwein today and that Bonnie Hunter has moved to our second location in West Union, Iowa. We are now at Lou Ann’s Quilt...
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Binding Books
Kelli and I have been out and about at retreats and speaking events from time to time and each we go we see someone with a quilt book that has a spiral binding. We’ve always intended on doing it but...
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A Real Day Off
You’ll be so proud of me. I took a real day off. I woke up on Labor Day wearing my pj’s and at 9:30 that night I still had them on. Kelli came over and we started our Wild Child quilts. I was up...
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Ask Jo: Quilts and Rugs
Yesterday I showed a block from my Wild Child Quilt. Becky asked: “Isn’t Wild Child a Bonnie quilt? Love it and that blue is a great color! Do you know what color it is and the manufacturer?” Yes, Wild...
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My Favorite Quilts
Whims and Fancies is hosting a Trunk Full of Quilts blog hop. I didn’t know a thing about it until I was over visiting my friend Michelle’s blog. The premise of the hop is to show off your favorite...
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Trimming, Trimming, Trimming!
Lots and lots of trimming has happened around here. Working of Bonnie Hunter’s Wonky Wishes will really have you trimming…lots and lots of trimming. I’ve made four quilts that needed wonky star points...
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Four Patch X is FINISHED!
My Four Patch X quilt is finished…and I’m so happy. This is a Bonnie Hunter quilt and can be found in her book More Adventures with Leaders and Enders. I half way started this quilt last December when...
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Allietare is FINISHED!!
You read it right folks…Allietare is FINISHED!! I loved making this mystery quilt. For those of you who might not know each year Bonnie Hunter hosts a mystery quilt. The mystery starts on the Friday...
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Holly’s Quilts
Last summer at our retreat with Bonnie Hunter I met so many great new people. One of them was Holly. I even wrote a blog post about Holly’s work. She’s wonderful with color. If you missed that blog...
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Ask Jo: How I Listen Now
A week ago I got an email from a blog reader asking about how to transfer audio books from the computer to her MP3 Player. I just cringed. I hate those questions. Everyone has a different computer...
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That UFO Challenge…..
Last week you might remember I sent out a UFO Challenge. I was hoping some of you might join me in finishing up some UFOs (unfinished projects) before Bonnie Hunter’s new book came out in...
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A Finished Quilt: Kelli’s Easy Street
Oh happy day!! Kelli’s Easy Street is finished…completely finished…bound and not even at my house anymore. This is one of Kelli’s UFO projects. I’ve said it before and it’s absolutely true…Kelli has...
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The Scrap Giveaway FINALE
So this is going to be more than just a reveal of the winner of the scraps is…..this is going to be a long explanation of how I embarrassed myself publicly. Try to follow along with me…. A couple...
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My Little Book Keeper
Summer childcare is hard. We have done really good all summer until a week or two ago. I think the older kids miss the break that they get from each other by going to preschool. I think they’d all...
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UFO Challenge Update
From now until Bonnie Hunter’s new book comes out in September you’ll find me right here on Wednesdays sharing my progress on a UFO (unfinished project). My hope is to get some finished so I won’t...
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Ask Jo: Quilts and Babies
Every so often I get questions or comments from readers that need to answered. If they are questions that I feel lots of people might like knowing the answer to, I address them here on the blog....
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Revisiting the UFO List
I’ve been working on UFO quilts for most of the summer. I wanted to check my progress and see how I was doing. I’ve not concentrated on any one project so it’s really hard to see how far along I’ve...
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Ask Jo: Why Bonnie Hunter Quilts
Today is a day I am answering a question from a reader. Elizabeth K writes, “I am amazed at how much you accomplish with child care, health issues and family and all beautiful. You obviously have a...
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Ask Jo: Bars, Shirts and Grand Quilters
Every so often I get questions from blog readers that I think other blog readers would like the answer to as well. When that happens, I answer the questions here on the blog. Today is one of those...
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