Tag Archives: Bernina

A Friday finish……….

A satisfying way to end the week! This little project began (in my head!) last Wednesday as the perfect gift for an upcoming special day. The idea was inspired by a cute little quilt in this magazine: Are you familiar … Continue reading

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Beautiful September weather……..

For so many activities………turkey hunting season will start shortly and the feathered critters are out for a casual stroll through my backyard……   Safe for the moment! Indoors, I’m blissfully stitching away………. Texture!!!!!!! Almost a “finish”…….details tomorrow for a “Friday … Continue reading

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Christmas gifting…………

Came a wee bit early as we are exiting the white, chilly Northern climes for the warmer temps in Texas before Christmas this year. As we gathered with part of the family on Thanksgiving, the great-grands opened this year’s surprise.  … Continue reading

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What better day……..

To stitch up a wine tote than New Year’s Eve day??!! Ms Bernina was still in fmq mode and Ms Juki was at the ready for all other needed stitching so off I went……….  The 9/24 is the open toe … Continue reading

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A Bit of Frogging, but…………….

A finish! On Thanksgiving I had a chance to do some piecing of triangles left from another project (see here) and, I’m happy to report, it’s completed. It’s a tablerunner (no pattern really) so I decided I had better give … Continue reading

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This may appear odd………………..

But not to a local seamstress/quilter……………… This note was waiting for me when I returned from Monday’s quilt guild meeting. Now, maybe, to the casual uninformed observer/reader, its meaning could be construed as somewhat obscure (as DH pointed out to … Continue reading

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