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Stitched Redwork Quilt

I finished my redwork quilt last weekend and I am so excited to put up all my Christmas decorations now!  In fact, I had all my kids and grandkids haul up all my boxes with my decorations from the downstairs, so they are scattered in boxes all around the house!  It usually takes me 2-3 days to put up all of my decorations, but for the most part, I take my time and just enjoy it.  I usually have a little helper or two, so it goes up pretty quickly.

Here is my newest redwork project, to add to my collection:

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Thanksgiving Table Quilt

I finally got my Thanksgiving Table quilt done last week!  It took me longer to get to it than I anticipated!  (But isn’t that how a lot of things go?)  I am very happy with it, and it is on my kitchen table now, where I can enjoy it every time I walk into the kitchen!

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Witch Boots Table Runner

Hey everyone, today I have my first Halloween Project!  I realize that this is early, but decided to post it now in case any of you out there want to make one, you will have plenty of time to get it done!  I bought this as a kit at one of my local quilt shops but I have seen the pattern around in several different quilt stores.

Isn’t this just the cutest!!!!

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Red and Yellow Quilt

Have any of you ever had a project that you worked on so much or for so long and had so many problems with it that you were sick of the project before you ever got done with it?  Well that describes this quilt perfectly!

I sewed this quilt top 5-6 years ago in a Relief Society class that we did a block a month.  I was learning how to do some of the different quilt blocks, so I can’t say that they were my best work, but I always have loved the colors in this quilt and I finished the whole top and the sashings, but I felt like it needed some borders, but I just never got the fabric, so I just never finished it!  

Fast forward 6 years- I got this quilt top out a few weeks ago and found some fabric for the borders and the back.  I put it on to quilt and the tension on my quilting machine was way off and it took me several attempts and phone calls before I finally got my machine working right, I was  just about ready forget about this quilt, but I finally got it quilted only to find that when I loaded the quilt on the machine, I was 1/2 inch short  on one end, after it was all quilted!  So I had to trim the outside border all the way around!  But after I got the binding on and hung it up to take pictures, I decided that it turned out OK after all!  I still love the colors in this quilt, which is it’s redeeming quality!

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Mason Jar Roundup -15 Top Ideas!


Today I thought it would be fun to do a mason jar roundup!  I love, love, love the versatility of mason jars.  I also love that they are not just for canning anymore!

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Wedding Subway Art Picture

Love is in the Air!

Last week I promised you a gift idea that you can use for all those spring weddings that are coming up!

This is a fun subway art picture.  I buy a nice frame to put this in and add a note that they can change out the picture later for one of their wedding pictures when they get them back!   Although a lot of the recipients like the subway art and say that they are not going to change it out! :)

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Storage Made Easy!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Rubbermaid® All AccessTM Organizers for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

With Spring in the air it is time to start my spring cleaning and getting my house organized!  I love anything that will help me get organized and yet keep my things where I can see what I have.  That is why is am in love with these new  Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers. 

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They are perfect for storing all kinds of things like all my gardening tools and supplies because you can stack them on top of each other yet you still have access to all of the bins!  I love this idea and whoever came up with this idea is a genius!  I can put my gloves and tools in one bin and my fertilizers and plant foods in another stack them on top of each other and still have access to both bins at the same time!

These Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers come in a variety of colors, so you can even color code your organizing efforts!  These would be great in kids playrooms, garages, closets and storage areas!  They look great and they make it easy to organize any room.

The Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers can be found at Walmart stores around the country, so they are easy to find.

What storage area needs helps in your home?  Why not let the Rubbermaid® All Access™ organizers help you?  I know they will help me!

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April Calendar Ideas

Here are my ideas for my calendar for this month.

Most of these things were just purchased.  Not a lot of homemade here this time, but when you can buy cute things that are already made there is no sense in making them, right?  I did add my own touch to a couple of the items.

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Block of the Month Club

I am so excited!  I joined a block of the month quilt at Just Sew in Highland, Utah!

I absolutely love the colors and the patterns in this quilt.

The pattern for this quilt is called:  Sew Classic Sampler.

This pattern  is designed to teach three kinds of piecing (regular, paper and template piecing) as well as a little applique.  It is a very stunning quilt and I am SEW excited to be doing this!

These are my first two blocks that I have finished for this month:

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Name of this block is: Arbor Window (aka Granny Square)

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Sweet Succulents!

I am getting anxious to start working in my garden but it is still too early to plant most things.

 I  planted some some butter crunch lettuce which is one of my favorite things, but that is about it for now,  so I decided that I would plant some beautiful succulents!  These are great to plant, because they do not take very much maintenance!  You only have to water them every once in awhile when the soil dries out!  I don’t have very many houseplants, because I don’t  take good enough care of them!   But these are easy and they are so beautiful!  These plants make great gifts, because the person receiving the gift does not have very much maintenance to keep them looking beautiful!

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