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....from our quilt group gathering. Valerie finished this UFO, and isn't it wonderful? I remember when I first saw this design......it was love at first sight. Julie has her quilt finished and quilted and ready for her bed. The red she has chosen really sets off the flowers. Nancy Allen whipped up this cute little quilt from a Moda group she belonged to. Debra is another very talented stitchery extraordinaire, in fact she is an artist, and her works shows it. She just completed my design called, A Stroll Through the Garden. Debra has been busy.....she also just completed my design, Gathering Baskets. And, she is working on a pillow design of mine called, Springtime Rabbit. This the splendid zip bag she made.....it's just stunning. Debra, also had just completed the top for this cozy comfort! Liz can be found standing behind this colorful table runner. Marilyn is working on The Farmer's Wife.......and she is a master at piecing. No point hidden on he work. I especially loved this little block. Brittany designed this quilt for Quilt Con. It is called the Madonna. We are so pleased for her as she won the ribbon for The Best Machine Quilting. What made her quilt extra special was all of the additional hand quilting she added. Yes, the cookies were delicious! "There is no room for greed or envy when you live your life based on love instead of fear," -Ben Behunin

Picture it: Tasmania, Australia, 1865. Convicts are transported from England to build a church on the island. A spectacular church. Celebrated as a remarkable piece of Australian history throughout the decades, the building goes dormant over time. In 2010, the church is advertised on a real-estate website that two Australian quilters just happen to be …

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More of Cee's Penny Rugs I wonder how I took that photo... This is a very traditional layout seen in many antique rugs. I will show you in class how this rug can be made to look completely different with just the placement of the colours. Same size pennies but in another layout which I seldom see in an antique rug. Close up of the pennies They are not all round I like this look Thread used is ordinary butcher string The back or base of the above rug No lining so the stitches show I will show in class how to do this simple finish with half pennies showing...very easy to do. I had a terrible time dyeing string for this rug..it was some time ago but I think it was dyed string. The base was an old burlap bag Burlap is not my first choice It takes patience to stitch on burlap This was many years ago and only my second penny rug I stitched. Needless to say I hate it but I sold many kits of this rug. I don't remember the name of this one Early on I loved to find old fashioned names for my rugs and pennies. I wanted to show these new rugs The dark coin penny rug has an unusual layout This is an antique rug possibly made in Nova Scotia Check this layout against my rug in the first photo It's all in the colours and the placement of pennies Same shape rug but this rug is much like a 'hit and miss' rug Isn't this beautiful! No base or backing and it's a kit! This is my dear friend Colleen's rug. I hope you enjoyed the photos I have one more This week I hope to post a step by step, never fail way to dye wool and whatever with onion skins. Save your onion skins! I also have a great link for you. Make sure you watch these wonderful tutorial videos from the first to the last in sequence. They are THE BEST you will find on the web! Colleen and I have been friends forever.. not 'really' forever but back when I was just starting to make rugs. We have the kind of friendship that never ends. I admit the guilt of not keeping in touch with my wonderful friends these past years. Years? gosh I hate to write that word but it is true. I somehow lost my way and wasn't the person or the rugmaker that is cee. But cee is back! My wonderful friends are there for me as if only yesterday was my last contact. Lady Moths with tears in my eyes I Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Updates: I am working on solving the 'follow by email' that doesn't seem to work. Until then you can email me Here if you have questions or whatever. This link will be here for only a short time as it is an open invitation for spam in my inbox. I hope to post details of the penny rug classes soon... Thank you everyone for following or visiting with me. Until tomorrow... well ... possibly Wednesday?

Life can take you in so many crazy directions. I never in a million years thought I would be a wool appliqué designer let alone an author. This journey started over 2 years ago when I had designed enough projects to submit to C & T. Working at home since selling my reproduction cotton and wool shop,The Woolen Needle, was one thing but writing was another. Just because you love the design process, color planning and wool doesnʼt mean you love the daunting task of pattern writing. Although not my favorite, I have learned a lot about pattern writing and what is helpful to the reader.I never know what will inspire me or when it will happen. Counting the Days Advent Calendar, which I had been stumped on how to put together, came about one day while I was recovering from the flu. I love everything old and worn, some of my inspiration has come from those beloved pieces. While not copying them exactly, I often times use them as a jumping off point. It can sometimes take me in really fun directions.I have been designing, decorating and crafting since I was a child. My Barbie house and bedroom were constantly being redecorated and rearranged. Luckily, there was a Ben Franklin dime store within blocks of my home, needless to say I was there often perusing the craft isle. Once we began having children, I was blessed with the ability to stay home and raise our four sons. Busy with school, church and sports activities, I was lucky to carve out time here and there to work on reproduction samplers, rug hooking and decorating our home for the holidays.Once the boys got older and needed me less I got the creative itch and opened The Woolen Needle in 2006 with a group of girlfriends. While there, I designed over 30 patterns and dyed the wool and yarn for the shop. The boys once again needed me more and their activities required more travel so I sold the shop to my co-workers in 2011. Since selling the shop, I have missed the sense of community you get with teaching and working with others.Writing Wool Appliqué Heirlooms was important because I want to not only pass down my pieces but I wanted to inspire others to make their own. We spend so much time on the projects we make with the hope that someone will appreciate them. The projects within the book revolve around times spent together and those that make them special. My hope is that you enjoy every project or at least let them inspire you to treasure your own. Order Wool Appliqué Heirlooms here! Follow my blog with Bloglovin

As knitters, we are constantly seeking simplicity and harmony. Knitting has a quiet, soothing cadence to it. Making each stitch is a straightforward and orderly process. Even the most complicated cabled sweater has its own sort of simplicity. The stitch patterns have tidy, logical rhythms, and every stitch is thoughtfully placed. Nothing is left to chance. Designers combine patterns and stitches that complement each other to create a beautiful garment. And while we also experience difficulty in the form of dropped stitches, miscrossed cables, and accidental yarnovers, we use these as opportunities to learn new ways to fix our mistakes. In this collection, we focused on simple, everyday elegance with an added element. These nine sweaters were designed to be classic pieces that are relaxing and enjoyable to both make and wear. Designers Donna Estin, Zanete Hussain, Susanna IC, Lana Jois, Renate Kamm, Fiona Munro, Nicole Reeves, Emily Ringelman, and Courtney Spainhower designed stunning projects for knitters who

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The following are photos of some of the classes available at our March Retreat. French Medallion by Sandy Klop Stargate by Sandy Klop Spring Banner by Kim Walus Wool Applique Journal Covers by Norma Whaley and Leslie Isom Leaders and Enders by Bonnie Miles Pot of Posies by Norma Whaley and Leslie Isom All My Best by Sharon Wright Stitching words onto a quilt top, perfect skinny borders, piping, cording, two-sided prairie points, and interesting bindings. Over the River and Through the Woods by Paula McKinlay Crazy Daisy by Lori Holt Country Bucket and City Bucket Wool Applique class by Kerry Green Survivors by Joyce Weeks We will also have our Mystery Quilt classes and exchanges, but we don't have pictures of those because they are, well, mysteries! :) We will continue our pin-cushion exchange this year as well! Our retreat (March 23-25) in Midway, Utah is full. However, we may have spaces available in individual classes. If you are not signed up for the retreat, but interested in a class, please check back with us after March 5 for space availability.

I was so pleased, delighted and a little nervous to be invited to participate in this blog tour....as I am not much for writing....stitching, appliquing, quilting are my stronger areas of creativity but I am such an ardent admirer of Rebekah L. Smith's here I go..... About a year ago while enjoying the pleasures of Pintrest I came across a wool piece, so unique, so different in style that I had to immediately research who was the artistic, brilliant, clever, expert, ingenious, masterly, proficient, skilled wool craftsperson ~ Rebekah L. Smith Be still my heart, I was smitten, head over heels, gaga, in awe of all the marvelous works in wool that she had created. I began following her blog, website, Facebook page....darn near a stalker! I was finally lucky and quick enough to purchase one of her finished goods.....a covered box with a sweet wool applique lid, my treasured piece sits right next to my stitching chair holding my threads inside while using the lid for my needles.....her work feeds my soul daily with inspiration. I'm over the moon with excitement to not only be able to meet Rebekah in September at the San Diego Quilt Show but to be able to learn from her while taking her class.... For Needles and Threads ~ Sewing Caddy Rebekah has energized, awakened and influenced many of us with folk art style of wool work....so if you love wool, applique and folk art this book is a must needed addition to your creating library. CT Publishing is kindly giving away one of Rebekah's books to a lucky winner on my blog.....to enter simply leave a comment on my blog and email info so I can contact you for mailing address....I will pick a winner on Sunday August 30th enjoy ~ Cheri

I think it's going to be a long and rambling post today, so be warned! I've finished one of my Little Wooly Baskets, Block 3: I'm doing my own thing with the colours, so I went with my signature Black Eyed Susans for the large flowers, and sort of a rosehip or bittersweet thing for the berries. You can find links to all the patterns for this free design by Dawn Heese in my last post right here. In the end, I stitched it down the same way as always, with a single strand of co-ordinating DMC floss. But I did try some other ways: I like the look of dark blanket stitching when other people do it, so I gave it a try. But, it really looked out of place on my block. I don't think it fits with my lighter, brighter colour scheme. It might have worked better if I stitched everything that way, but I had already sewn down the basket body with the light thread. I also tried perle cotton a few different ways, but the only things that stuck were the little crosses on the berries. The coloured wools for the flowers and leaves are all by Wooly Lady. A local store once had many of their pillow kits on sale for half price, and I bought a few! I really loved the bright hand-dyed colours and stylized natural designs. But, it turned out that I'm too allergic to wool to sew a large, all wool project like that. So, I use a little here and there for smaller projects like this. When the backgrounds are cotton, I'm usually ok. The basket fabrics are from my old jackets. I threw the whole, wool, jackets in the washing machine so they would felt a little, hung them to dry, and then cut them apart. Considering that I only ever use small pieces, I probably have a lifetime supply of wool now! This past week, though, I've had new projects springing out all over. I did no improv sewing this month. Instead, I spent two days planning and rough cutting pieced backgrounds for a new applique project: The hearts are Post-It notes. Pretty and functional! I've planned these down to the inch, and I hope the result will look completely random! So, not improv at all, I'm afraid. The backgrounds are from a few Tim Holtz Eclectic Elements collections, and the applique will be these fabrics that I got in September: Painter's Canvas by Laura Gunn Yes, it's the exact same colour scheme as the Wooly Baskets. I can't seem to let it go! But, I've been thinking about it for more than a year now, so I'm glad to get it started. And that's not all! In January I spent a lot of time looking at all the patterns offered by Gay at Sentimental Stitches. She has lots of great applique patterns, but the ones that caught my eye were another free Block of the Month, the Vintage Blooms stitchery designs. You can find all the patterns for that right here. This is a very easy stitchery project that once again has a lot of scope for personalization. I spent a couple of days re-designing it in January, and then I managed to file away my drawings and get back to some existing projects. But, recent days have been very stressful here at Casa Monica, where we have been having a lot of trouble with my elderly father. So, a very easy, "low volume" project seemed like just the ticket. My idea for Vintage Blooms was to try it in white work: I've been admiring white work quilts all over lately, including Julia's here, and this one at Keepsake Quilting. I really like those low volume batiks! For the white stitching to show up well, it has to be heavy. So, I enlarged the pattern to 130%, and I'm stitching with four strands of white DMC floss. The background is some of the Connecting Threads fabric I bought in the fall for Stars for a New Day. Now that I've redesigned that one too, I will have lots of the light fabric left over. I used it for a test run of the white stitching because it was handy, and it was so perfect that I'm going to use it for all 20 blocks. They are fast to sew. A second one is almost done too: Right now I'm thinking of using some pale colours in the setting for these blocks, so it won't be completely white and beige. Earlier this month I was hoping to avoid buying any more new fabric this year, but after the past two weeks here, I feel like I deserve it! So, I've ordered some of this, from the same Keepsake Quilting catalog, for the setting. I hope it will be light enough! And, I will just gloss over the fat quarters I bought at one of my local quilt shops last week... More neutrals! But hopefully, not another new project. :D (Not yet, anyway.) I have found that for me it works best to just buy for stash when I see fabric I like, and then start projects with mostly stash fabric. Often if I buy a few yards of one fabric for a specific project, I will change my mind about it before the order arrives! But then, another new idea will come along that is perfect too, just as Vintage Blooms will use my extra fabric from Stars for a New Day. It's all good. My plan for Easter Sunday is to spend some quiet time on one or both of these hand stitching projects. Let's hope that materializes! And check out all the other Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts tomorrow too. Happy stitching!

Wow! What a response! I sure didn't expect that. I can't tell you how much each of you touched my heart. I started this blog over ten years ago. I really did it for myself as an online journal and for my parents that lived several hours away. I was surprised when others found and followed me. Blog posts take a good amount of time to compile photos, load, organize and write. I started thinking that maybe blogging had become a thing of the past. Even though my intention was to do it for myself, I thought maybe this was too much time to devote to me when I could be doing other more productive things. Knowing that there are many that haven't moved on to Instagram and Facebook make me feel less old fashioned and feeling that maybe blogging is a productive use of my free time. Thank you again for taking the time to comment. I will continue on, but maybe at a slower pace than I would like. Maybe that is why we like blogging - the slower pace - as someone mentioned it feels like writing and reading a letter that arrives in the mail. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! "Pomegranates and More" design by Maggie Bonanomi for Wheaten Woolens class in June 2019 Mom and I both finished our class projects. It's always fun to see their similarities and differences. Here is Mom's. Pretty true to Maggie's original. And with Mom's work - always perfect :) I tweaked mine just a bit, adjusting the birds to my liking and adding points to finish off the sides. I love this as a late summer / early autumn piece and am enjoying having it on display now. I'll be back soon to share some of our fun travels this summer. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ~Phillipians 4:4 Blessings, Patti

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In all honesty I felt a little intimidated going to my very first Barb Carroll rug camp, well maybe even the second and third class too, lol. After all she was this icon who had worked side by side with Emma Lou Lais, designed several rugs, had been published numerous times and had a dye book. But I've always found Barb to be this very down to earth and classy woman with a great sense of humor and with loads of talent. I remember my first class like it was yesterday, yet it has been 8 or so years ago. The pattern I chose for that first class was Kinderhook Basket, a design of the original antique which Barb owns. Her new students had been forwarned that she would use only textures in the pattern so took colors which are me....earthy and old looking. Barb used most all the wool I took. While at the color planning station (she works with one student at a time) she asked me what I thought of the color purple. Told her I wasn't fond of the color. She said that purple was a neutral ~ and guess what..... purple went into my rug. Still makes me chuckle today and now take purple wool with me because I know it will go in my rug. My thoughts on purple have certainly changed and now the color is endearing as it brings back fond memories of my first class with her. If there is a lesson to be learned by someone else's rug she will call the other students up to share the learning experience. The classes held on Woolley Fox Lane are small, only 5 or 6 people so there is a lot of individual attention. For you folks attending your first class with Barb you are in for a wonderful surprise. Ya know how one forgets what color goes where when you get home? Doesn't happen with a Barb Carroll class. Barb has a special way of providing your color plan by using colored pens which are indicated with a snippet of the color which goes there. Magnificent technique, wouldn't you say? Just a remember before you go to your first class with Barb.... she will use only textured wool. That means plaids, checked, herringbone, stripes, etc. Those overdyed mottled (but still flat) wool is NOT considered a textured and she will not put that in your rug so don't bother taking any. Until taking classes with Barb didn't really know how to use textures; but boy does it really make for a better rug. With each of the rugs I've hooked from a Barb class I can see the lessons. Perhaps tomorrow I'll post pictures of all the others rugs I've hooked with Barb. Those of you going to a class with Barb next month will have an awesome time and I'm envious that I won't be there too. Saundra

I'm betting the title of this post got your attention if you love chocolate even half as much as I do! Chocolate Bon Bons is the name of my quilt that's in the current issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. I know subscribers have received their magazine so shops should receive their shipment soon. If you'd like a kit you can order one at Sew Graceful Quilting. Like me, you probably have your favorite blogs you check out regularly. Imagine my surprise last night when I checked in with Nancy in Montana and read she liked my quilt. I had to read her blog entry to my husband. Here's a link to her blog is you'd like to keep up with her. http://tominerfolkart.blogspot.com/ I've finished several small projects. This little Halloween pillow was quick and fun to stitch. I finished it with a zipper so I will be able to change it with the seasons. I made this sheep and blanket (the blanket isn't finished quite yet). Sew Graceful Quilting is offering it as a block of the month. It's not on the website yet but will be soon. In the interim, you can call Darlene at 479-372-7403 to get your name on the list. I'm trying to get some projects ready to take on my trip to Washington DC next week. I'm very excited about visiting the DAR museum. It's been on my "must visit some day" list for quite some time. The only other time I visited DC was on a bus trip from Gettysburg. We were able to see the highlights but 2 hours at the Smithsonian is just teasing a person! Any other secrets I don't want to miss out on?

It all started with the beautiful Quince and Co. Lark yarn, in Birds Egg blue and the Guernsey Wrap pattern by Jared Flood. This was my first time using a chart, but it was a great first chart knitting experience. The pattern is all knits and purls, nothing more. (More knitting details and my notes […]

skinny stripe same as last year technically 85 wool/15 nylon, but we goofed up the labels and they say 100% wool custom stripe, designed in house the second edition of a very special collaboration with an icon in the history of American textiles. founded in 1899 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, American Woolen Company was the world's largest wool manufacturer in the early part of the 20th century. today, it is one of the only remaining US mills producing high-quality woolen cloth, remaining steadfast and dedicated to restoring ethical manufacturing to the United States. extremely limited edition, only 90 made of each.