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But First Coffee
It is Quilt Block Mania Time again. This months theme is drinks. My go to drink of choice is Coffee. All Day, Every Day, well I like...

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Mar 5, 20241 min read


Howling Wolves
It is Quilt Block Mania time again. Today I have a large malamute trying to lay in my lap as I write this. He says "The theme this...

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Dec 5, 20233 min read


Tea Party
It is Quilt Block Mania Time again. I had to take a couple months but it is time to get back in the saddle. This month's theme is the...

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Nov 7, 20231 min read


Vintage Machines
It is Quilt Block Mania Time again. This months theme is quilting. I went with a vintage machine applique block. I own several vintage...

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Jul 4, 20231 min read


Summer Scrap Elimination Time
I am an prolific quilter. I will make 20 quilts a year. but that also means I make mountains of scraps from all of those quilts. I am...

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Jun 7, 20231 min read


Sunny New Mexico
It is Quilt Block Mania Time again... I am trying to get my feet back under me with this one. I has been a rough couple months with my...

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Jun 6, 20231 min read


Trees
It is Quilt Block Mania time. This months theme is Neighborhoods. I went with trees. When I originally drew out my block. I had a...

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Apr 4, 20231 min read


Bits and Pieces Blog Hop
Meet Bits and Pieces, a gorgeous new line of Island Batiks for Sherry Shish of Powered by Quilting. This is the fifth time I have been...

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Mar 27, 20232 min read


The Pleiades
The Pleiades Pattern is out today in Make Modern Magazine Issue 51. This is the newest quilt in my tile series. There is no surprise...

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Mar 9, 20237 min read


Irises
It Quilt Block Mania Time again. The theme this month is Irises. It is still bitter cold and crazy windy but the Irises and Daffodils...

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Mar 7, 20232 min read


Irish Chain
It is Quilt Block Mania Time again. This months theme is connections. I chose Irish Chain for this month. I love a good Irish Chain...

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Feb 7, 20232 min read


Guava Empanadas
It is Quilt Block Mania time. This months theme is desserts. This is one of my absolute favorite desserts. Empanadas, pasties, hand...

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Jan 3, 20234 min read


Squash Blossom
It is Quilt Block Mania Time Again. This months theme is barn blocks. We have barns around here but I never saw them painted with quilt...

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Dec 6, 20221 min read


Going to QuiltCon
Well at least my quilt is... I have been entering quilts into shows since 2013. I have been trying to get a quilt into QuiltCon since...

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Dec 5, 20221 min read


Gone-Fishing
The November Quilt Block Mania theme is Camping. I love camping. It is a big reason I became a geologist in the first place. I started...

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Nov 1, 20222 min read


Duck Duck Goose
This month's theme on Quilt Block Mania is on the Farm. I grew up in an agricultural area. It was still in town, but the neighbors...

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Oct 4, 20222 min read


It's a Mystery
Are you ready for a Mystery Quilt Along? Do you need a Christmas Quilt? Do you have scraps that need to be used up? Well come on down....

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Sep 10, 20221 min read


Professions: I am a Paleontologist
It should be of no surprise to anyone that when I needed to pick a profession to design a quilt block around that I would pick...

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Sep 5, 20221 min read


Midnight Moon!
When we went to QuiltCon in February, the kid found this lovely orange Charley Harper print in the Fabricworm booth. It is a heavy...

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Jun 8, 20221 min read


Stated with the Angler Fish
And ended with Crabs. This is the my second bag out of my striker pack. I can’t express how much I love the angler fish zipper pulls....

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May 30, 20221 min read
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