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What’s On The Sewing Machine

I have a project on my sewing machine!  Most of the time, this would be my ‘normal’ setting.  This year is not ‘normal‘.  It has taken a long time to unlock my creative drive and now I am using my creativity as a distraction.I have some fabulous Santa fabric.  When we are out-of-town, My Loving Spouse is great about stopping at Quilting stores.  I usually do not have a ‘plan’ when I buy fabric.  The Santa faces were awkwardly placed on the fabric making it hard to figure out how to use them, while still making the most of my small stash.  (Stash is an actual Quilting term.)

Enter the Irish Chain!

New Irish Chain quilt block design

Complete with fabulous instructions from Generations Quilt Patterns.

If a fabric is calling to me, I buy half a yard to keep the cost reasonable, then figure out a plan later, adding other easy to find fabrics to go with it.  (Such as red with white dots and white with red dots).

‘We’ve’ been making good progress.It is not done, but I’m anxious to finish.I have a few other projects, that are brewing in my brain.

My life right now is especially full of both joy and of pain, but still I am blessed.

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  • Diane Brown October 30, 2018, 7:37 am

    Great fabric! I especially love the Christmas plaid! I may take a small dip into quilting. I have had a yard of nativity cloth for about 3 years. My neighbor that quilts gave me some suggestions for an easy pattern. Now I need a trip to the fabric store!

    • Ellen October 30, 2018, 6:11 pm

      You will love it! Like carding, but with fabric!

  • Miriam Ellis October 27, 2018, 8:33 am

    Beautiful quilt! Love the Irish Chain design. Also looks like Gunner is healthy and happy and not ingesting rocks at the moment??

    • Ellen October 27, 2018, 9:08 pm

      Thank you, Mims. Gunner is only let out to run with a ball in his mouth!

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