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UFO Finish: Winston Ways
It was a long time coming…but it happened. Winston Ways is finished. If you’re a Bonnie Hunter fan you likely remember that years ago she featured this block in Quiltmaker’s 100 Block magazine. I...
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Latest.
Kelli and I have had what I’d call a frustrating experience with planning the retreat when Bonnie Hunter is coming in August. People are not patient. People think we know WAY more than we do about...
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A Finish: Santa Fe String Star
I finished it!!! Here is Santa Fe String Star. It’s from Bonnie Hunter’s String Fling book. This is one of the quilts that I loved in the book from the moment I opened it. Stars are a favorite of...
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A Quilt Finish: Pfeffernuse
Ever since I first opened Bonnie Hunter’s book String Fling, I knew I would be making the quilt Pfeffernuse. Partly I wanted to make it because I loved the quilt…and partly because I loved the name....
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Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Road Tour Rally
Hey all -welcome near and far from to our edition of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Road Tour Rally. If you’re new here we have LOTS of going on. I am working on a graduation quilt that you can see here. I...
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What I’m Working On…
My foot is doing quite a bit better. I’m so happy. Before long I’ll have to be done piecing for a bit and start back at the quilt machine in full force as I’ve completed so may tops lately. In fact,...
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Mid-Year UFO Progress Report
It’s mid year…I thought I would stop and check out where I am on my UFO list that I published at the beginning of the year.. Up first…Blue Skies. This is from the Bonnie Hunter String Fling book…....
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Charity Quilt: Tulip Fields
If you have Bonnie Hunter’s book String Fling, you are likely familiar with this beautiful quilt, Tulip Fields. Can you believe that a blog reader sent this one to me to machine quilt and send on to...
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A Quilt Finish: Rectangle Wrangle
A bit ago I sent a picture out asking for binding recommendations for my Rectangle Wrangle quilt. My first thought was red…. Hubby thought black. Well I am keeping this one and I think I am actually...
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Stash Report
Oops. I did it again. What is it with fat quarter bundle sales that I can’t resist?? I bought another. This bunch came from Homestead Hearth. I am EXTREMELY happy to report that they don’t have any...
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Charlotte’s Baskets…
Every since I wrote the blog post about have “have you ever made every quilt in a quilt book” regarding Bonnie Hunter’s String Fling book I’ve had the itch to actually really make EVERY quilt the book....
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Ask Jo: Fair and Square
After my blog post earlier about my Fair and Square blocks, I got quite a few questions from blog readers. From Shoshana: “I love these blocks, which book is the pattern in? I know, I have too many...
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Quilt Shop Tour: Crazy to Quilt
Remember when I had a girls weekend and we traveled to see the play Dirty Dancing? Well on our way there we stopped at a quilt shop, Crazy to Quilt in Cedar Falls, Iowa. This ABC quilt was one of the...
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A New Shirts System for Kelli
A post from Kelli– When I was thinking about what to write about this week, I was at a loss. My house is a dive. I’ve been working overnights so my sleeping schedule is really off–or non-existant. I...
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Mystery Quilt and String Challenge
I’m hooking up with Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilt link up today. Welcome if you’re new here and the link up brought you. We are a busy blog with update twice a day, unless life gets in the way....
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Ask Jo: This and That
It’s been a bit since I’ve done an “Ask Jo” post on the blog. To be honest…not many comments or questions have come in the last bit that warranted an “Ask Jo” post. We have a few things now though....
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Ask Jo: From the Comment Section
Every so often blog readers ask question that I think other blog readers might be interested it too. I answer them on the blog. Today is one of those days. Laurie asked: “What is the name of the...
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Following in Kayla’s Footsteps…Maybe?!
Some of you know we have a daughter Kayla. She’s our second child, second daughter. She looks a little more like the Kramer side of the family but she’s a lot more like my side of the family....
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String Challenge: Tip Toeing Through the Tulips
Everyone always asks “How do you get so much done?”. I thought I’d show you how my sewing week goes so you could see. I’m only concentrating on Tulip Fields this week. Typically I do a little bit of...
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Tulip Fields: It’s FINISHED!!
Back when I made the goal of making all of the quilts in Bonnie Hunter’s book String Fling, a couple people thought it was a lofty goal. To be honest, I did too but what’s life without goals. Here the...
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