Author: Yummy

Twinkling Stars

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I started another Bonnie Hunter Star Struck quilt last year again in black and brights. Like so many of my projects I never got that far with it last year and it ended up on my UFO list this year. I got the top together at some point in the spring and I’d been wanting…

A Tale of Two Quilt Stores

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The stories couldn’t be more different: Store 1: I put out a call on facebook that I was looking for a fat quarter bundle of Alison Glass Sunprints 2020.  One of the owners of the quilt store contacted me and said they had it and if I was interested to contact them. A few days…

The Gathering Quilt is Finished

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I started making my steps blocks  in March when COVID was rampant here. I needed something to keep myself busy that didn’t require too much thought and these blocks were perfect. The first quilt I made from these can be seen here  That quilt went together very nicely and was fun to finish. The second…

Zipper Quilt Part Deux

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Earlier this year I found some 2.5″ squares left over from another project and decided to make another zipper quilt. The first one I made was with a tropical colours and a white background. I changed up the second one. While it was still scrappy,  I chose to do with only five colours, yellow, orange,…

Crayon Box Star Quilt

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I was looking for an easy simple project this past week. I was on vacation and wanted to do something that would be fun. No fussy small pieces or new to me techniques. So as you can likely guess, I spent most of the day surfing Pinterest, blogs and didn’t find anything I liked for…

The Insanity Quilt

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I started a new project on Saturday. Yes, a new project! My mojo was screaming “YES, BABY! A NEW PROJECT, SQUEE!” once that decision had been made. I was so focussed in June on getting projects finished that I have been very stingy with new starts and my mojo seems to thrive on new starts….

June Finishes and July Goals

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We’ve made it to June and now is the time for me to recap what I’ve accomplished so far this year and set my goals for June. At the end of May I had completed 11 UFO’s and 4 2020 starts. Here are my June finishes:   Of the 8 finishes above 2 are UFO’s…

Learning to Free Motion Quilt

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I’m trying to master  a new skill – free motion quilting.  Here are my first two attempts. This is a Hundred Hugs Quilt from the Wedding Dress Blue Blog. I think it’s the 5th time I’ve made this pattern. It’s one of my favourites. I was careful to match the thread colour with the area…

Diamond Brights - Finished

Progress Has Been Made

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Though I’ve been in a funk and not very motivated I’ve not allowed myself to stop sewing. I haven’t had the same joy in it I normally do but that’s okay I’ve managed to get one UFO and one current year start finished this weekend. That progress has actually energized me and I’m pumped to…

Unfocussed

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I had a good day of sewing on Saturday and got this happy blocks quilt top quilted. I have to say it wasn’t an easy quilting job. My Sapphire’s pressure foot sensor and the walking foot weren’t playing nicely together resulting in the machine stopping and the error message “pressure foot too high” coming on…