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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 44

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 44 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • on the mend

    good afternoon!  May the 4th be with you! hopefully you’ve have a had wonderful first week of May!  Mom and i came down with a nasty cold/flu thing after the Forest Lake Quilt Show 2 weekends ago…which we are now just getting over.  (we had a wonderful time at the Forest Lake Memorial Quilters Quilt…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 43

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 43 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 42

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 42 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • new Brazilian embroidery projects

    i could hardly wait to get these new little Edmar kits and this fabulous book online! Sunshine’s Fantasy World…ohmygodthisbookisamazing!  (yes…that is exactly how i said it when i looked through this book…) this book is stuffed FULL of sea creatures, bugs, butterflies, birds, flowers, and bouquets.  over 100 traceable designs, over 50 stitches and all…

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  • Victoria collection

    happy sunday!  spring seems to have arrived…compared to a week ago when we were 3 days into a snowstorm with a day and half left…the windows are open, birds, chirping, and the sun is shining. it is the perfect day to showcase our new project using the Victoria collection by 3 sisters…this grouping of soft…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 41

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 41 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • bespoke brimfield

    good morning!  we’ve had a little bit of weather overnight with the snow starting yesterday about 4ish…so that’s always fun this late in the season.  thought maybe a little bespoke Brimfield would brighten up your day! i started basting the Brimfield pieces in early March.  i’m addicted to tiny florals…and had whipped up a bespoke…

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  • Cozy Tuck featuring Freya and Friends

    good afternoon!  i’m blogging from home today.  it has been a little while since a non-Lucy post so i thought i better get on that since so much fun stuff has been rolling through the door. today i decided on Cozy Tuck…featuring Freya and Friends by Janet Clare for Moda Fabrics… the sweeet, petite prints…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 40

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 40 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 39

    Lucy Tuesdays week 39

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 39 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • Lucy Tuesdays week 38

    Lucy Tuesdays week 38

    we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 38 of Lucy Tuesdays… *** a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s.  She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks. She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb…

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  • Lucy Boston PotC Tuesdays week 37

    We hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 36 of Lucy Tuesdays…where every week I bring you a new Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses block. each week there will be a civil war option and a summer cottage option. ********* a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork…

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  • puzzle pieces bundles

    good afternoon!  we’ve had a busy couple weeks…resetting the shop, machine quilting, impatiently waiting for new collections to arrive, filling up the notions, finishing up my Jeweled Starflower, and cutting and tying these glorious Puzzle Pieces bundles. This collection, Puzzle Pieces, was designed by Moda Fabrics…and is a perfect blender bundle.  It has almost every…

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  • Lucy Boston Tuesday

    Good morning? It’s not Tuesday anymore, and i apologize for not getting out a Lucy block yesterday. It has taken over a week but I think the shop is mostly back together, so i had every intention of doing the block… the honeys are basted and ready to go. I just neglected to bring them…

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  • Lucy Boston

    After the snow storm yesterday and a major floor move…we will not have a new Lucy block this week… Kits for all the blocks are still available… check them out here. My favorites! -a

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  • Lucy Boston PotC Tuesdays week 36

    We hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 36 of Lucy Tuesdays…where every week I bring you a new Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses block. each week there will be a civil war option and a summer cottage option. ********* a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork…

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  • Lucy Boston PotC Tuesdays week 35

    We hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 35 of Lucy Tuesdays…where every week I bring you a new Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses block. each week there will be a civil war option and a summer cottage option. ********* a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork…

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  • farmhouse reds

    since it is valentine’s day…I figured I better start of the post with something pink or red… well…our Farmhouse Reds arrived yesterday…we cherry-picked several that we thought would slide in with our current red and creams….yummy…just yummy…especially paired off with a little bit of crocheted goodness…yardage and fat quarter bundles of the full collection and…

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  • Lucy Boston PotC Tuesdays week 34

    We hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 34 of Lucy Tuesdays…where every week I bring you a new Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses block. each week there will be a civil war option and a summer cottage option. ********* a little info… Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork…

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  • beachy in greys

    good afternoon!  we are nearing the end of the day here at Sweetwater…but I thought I better pop in and give you the low down on some new projects that I’ve got loaded to the website. Fabrics have been arriving and I’m getting them online as they come in…be sure to check out Homegrown, Farmhouse…

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