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Really excited to join in Stash Builder Box's Challenge #2 as an Ambassadors in Waiting! This month's stash challenge was to make lovely book blocks for a charity quilt; as an avid reader, I was more than happy to jump in. The challenge box came with four really neat items packed into the reusable ... Read More about Stash Builder Box: Challenge #2

Just a quick post today...working through this month's Mighty Lucky challenge, focused on sashiko stitching, a style of geometric repeating patterns. I had a bit of white fabric left over from a recent project, so used this as the base for my 5"x5" square. The thread, from Sulky, is an amazing ... Read More about Mighty Lucky Quilting Challenge: Sashiko Stitching

Block Completed: February 26, 2017 Fabrics Used: on-hand stash Grandmother. I've been blessed to have known both my grandmothers; one passed away when I was in college, and the other passed away last month. It's been interesting to see both my mother and mother-in-law become grandmothers; it's ... Read More about Shades of Gray: Farmer’s Wife Block 40 Grandmother

Block 2, for February, is all done! This is such a unique fabric line...I'm really starting to enjoy working with it. In creating this Double Edged Star (pattern by Amy Garro), I really wanted to create a block focused around the black butterfly fabric. It has such a deep black background, and the ... Read More about Charity Quilt: The Emperor’s Garden Block 2