I've been an infrequent Blogger of late. I started blogging in 2006 (in another venue), and I felt like I had much to write about (and I did). As the year closes, and I look at my infrequent entries, I remember my prior habit of getting up very early and writing.
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December 29, 2019
December 29, 2019
Sparkle Magic Shine Quilt Panel

In this post I outlined a method for making the diamond windows used in the Daisy Baby Quilt. That method allows you to use strip piecing of 2.5" strips.
I applied that method to some 2.5" strips...
December 27, 2019
Daisy Baby Quilt-Revisited!

Daisy Baby Quilt by Piper Girls
My first quilt was the adorable Daisy Baby pictured. The pic is their quilt, and it is available in a free pattern by Piper Girls (click that text for link). ...
December 6, 2019
Finished Project | Baby Quilt
I completed this baby quilt last evening. I took a picture before it was laundered. I had finished the top and basted (using homemade basting spray) it to the batting some time ago, but did...
December 2, 2019
My Feathered Friends
Within the last couple of weeks, there has been a palpaple changing of the guard. Summer bird friends have moved out after a busy season of mating and rearing their families. The industry of bird parents is a wonder to see. For a few weeks after the last families had been fully fledged,...
December 1, 2019
Foundation Paper Piecing | !!#$^!#%$^$&$^

My sewing and cursing phase when I began teaching myself how to quilt was blissfully short--largely due to the high quality content on the internet to instruct newcomers such as myself to this useful...