This and That

I thought this would be a quick little puzzle.

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Ummmm….. no. It doesn’t have many pieces, but look how tiny they are!

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This has been me the last month.

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Here are my top nine posts for the year on Instagram.

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Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Second Summit

I’ve decided to call this four patch quilt, Second Summit. You may recall the little Summit Stitches quilt I recently finished from Lori’s Humble Quilts QAL. You can check it out here.

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That little quilt finished at 34” square.This one finished at 69” square. I did the borders differently on this one. I had just enough of this toile I purchased in France years ago for the corners.

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I rushed the binding. At some point, I will redo it by hand.

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The backing is actually a light blue.

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I used my new cross hatch groovy boards for the quilting and I’m quite pleased! The quality is good and it was easier to line up the rows than I expected.

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I can live with this.

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And here it is! I just might have to keep this one.

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And just for fun…..

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Summit Stitches and Second Summit shown together.

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These four patches were all made leader/ender fashion. This is my fave finish since my last favorite. 😂

Have a great day!

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Merry Christmas!

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I pray that all my dear readers would feel the depth of God’s love for them this Christmas.

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Christmas Decorating

My Christmas decorating has gotten simpler over the years.

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I do love sitting in my chair to read and drink coffee in the morning with the tree lights.

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I made the green and red quilt several years ago. I intended it to be a Christmas quilt, but this is the first time I could actually find it at Christmas!

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When I found that, I came across the little one I put on the coffee table.

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Of course, Mister Wonderful always does a great job on the outside.

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Lastly, here is a link to a powerful song shared in our Christmas service this year.

Merry Christmas Eve!

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Sewing for Dogs

My newest grand dogs needed stockings. I just buy them at the dollar store and embroider their names. You can see that my embroidery skills are limited.

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We bought pjs for the five local grand dogs and our two at Aldis. We couldn’t get the right sizes so I ended up doing alterations.

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Here is Gracie trying hers on.

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Have a great day.

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More Quilting

As soon as I took my four patch off the frame, I loaded this one up.

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This is the pantograph I’m planning to use.

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I even found enough binding on hand for it!

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Have a great day!

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Groovy Boards

I ordered some new pattern boards as my Black Friday splurge this year. They are from a company that I have never ordered from before, Groovy Patterns. No affiliation. This is what I bought.

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I choose patterns that I think would be difficult to do well with a pantograph.

I’m curious to see how well I can get this cross hatch set lined up.

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I’ll know soon. Have a good day.

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This and That

My local quilting group held their annual Christmas party recently. They do a Chinese gift exchange. Each person brings a handmade gift. I got this adorable mushroom!

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The workmanship is amazing.

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I have no idea how this was done.

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My pretty girl, Winslow.

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Another puzzle.

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It lost a few pieces courtesy of this little menace. Good thing she is cute.

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A town near us has a tumbleweed tree for Christmas. Only in Arizona!

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And one more puzzle.

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Have a great day!

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Finish It Up Friday ~ Doll Quilt

My little doll quilt is done and I love how it looks with this pretty little toy sewing machine.

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I quilted this with a walking foot on my domestic machine. I’m not thrilled with how that turned out, but it will do. The original antique inspiration quilt was machine quilted also.

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You can see why on the back. Those darn puckers!

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The backing and binding fabrics are reproductions, but all the scraps used in the top are vintage.

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Ta daaa! It finished at 12 by 16 inches.

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And here is the inspiration quilt.

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Have a great day!

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Throwback Thursday ~ Red and White Quilts

Red and white quilts always feel like winter/Christmas to me. So I’m sharing some of the many I’ve made over the years. Enjoy!

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This next one is an antique that I purchased. I love it!

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Have a great day

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