bloggy bits

  • Lucy

    Lucy Boston blocks

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  • April…& lucy

    Wow…how time flies.  Honestly, how is it already April?  The weeks are just sliding by…I’ve been trying to get back, but the machine quilting had been piling up.  I’ve kind of tamed that pile a little…so hopefully I can get back on top of this little slice of social media. We’ve got new stuff…Country Orchard,…

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  • Lucy Boston

    Day 1 of my 2 – day-cation. I thought I would bring you this week’s and last week’s lucy blocks…so 6 blocks today. Happy Sunday! -april

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  • checking in…

    good afternoon!  we hope you are having a wonderful march.  the snow is all gone and maybe we’ll hit some nice weather this weekend (fingers crossed).  we drove back from Minot on Sunday evening…the weather was okay until we hit Minnesota…a little bit o’ snow and some icy roads, but we managed. Monday and Tuesday…

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  • the scoop

    so…we hope you are enjoying the recent shift in the weather…it hit 70°F a couple days ago which was fantastic!  we are busily getting ready for the Minot Quilt Show this weekend. we have decided that it is the perfect opportunity to do a little spring cleaning and some painting.  we have opted to be…

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  • parade candy & cherry sprinkles & vintage treasure

    good afternoon!  march is almost half over…we’ve sprung forward, hit 55ºF and the sun is shining!  mom and I are busy…sometimes it seems the more we try to do, the less that actually gets done.  we have been finishing up those half-done quilts and since they aren’t going with us to Minot I opted to…

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  • Lucy Boston!

    Lucy Boston blocks! -april&mickey

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  • Lucy Boston day (yesterday)

    So…since I’m sure you are just cranking out the Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses blocks…how about we kick it up to 2 blocks every friday? If you have decided to join us…hop over to our etsy shoppe and add the Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses book to your shopping cart. Enjoy the weekend!…

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  • Lucy Boston day!

    I think I’ve skipped a couple in the last couple months so here are 3 blocks And here is my next English paper piecing project…double wedding ring. Happy stitching! -april&mickey

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  • Single Serving Sweet Confections

    we have finally finished up our next grouping of Sweet Confections (we even have a start on the next group). our Single Serving Sweet Confections are wonderful for someone who wants to get their feet wet without having to put on their swimsuit.  We used shabby florals, classic patterns, and added some embroidery.  they all…

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  • Countryside Quilt Along BONUS TABLE RUNNER week 8

    Hope you found time to join us for our Countryside TABleRuneR bonus project! you will need: BONUS TableRUnner 6–half squares triangles 1/2 yard coordinating fabric scrap of batting 15 x 40 inches scrap of backing 15 x 40 inches   your 6 half square triangles.  piece these end to end… now cut from the 1/2…

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  • Delightfully Winter

    so it has been awhile since I posted, so I thought I better get back to it.  it is delightfully winter here which is the slowest time of year.  the days are shorter and we spend the time getting ready for the spring and summer shows.  it will start with a bang next month in…

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 7

    Good morning! Today is the 7th week of our The finished project… Quilt your top. Now for the ruffle…piece the 4 inch ripped strips end to end and ruffle or gather one side. we opted to skip binding and just trimmed the quilt. Lay ruffle on edge of quilt top and stitch down. run quilt through…

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  • Lucy Boston day!

    One of my favorites. .. My quilt is looking awesome…I can’t wait to show you…hopefully next week! Happy stitching!  If you’d like to join us, hop on over to our etsy shoppe and search “lucy Boston”. -april

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 6

    Good morning! Today is the 6th week of our The finished project… Last week we pieced the center of the quilt… it should look as follows. now I do not have any pictures of the borders, but I have directions… first the 1st and 3rd border fabric was cut in week 4. using the remaining 4…

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  • Lucy day!

    Sorry I skipped last week! Happy stitching! -april

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 5

    Good morning! Today is the 5th week of our The finished project… Today we are going to piece the center of the quilt. Layout blocks as follows…using the blocks pieced in week 2, cornerstones, and sashing squares. (I apologize for the coloring of the photo) piece together rows then quilt center. (if you are interested in…

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 4

    Good afternoon!  it is nice to see the snow melting…our January Thaw! Today is the 4th week of our The finished project… If you are joining us today…be sure to page back to weeks 1, 2 and 3. Since you probably decided on your cornerstones last week…this week we will be cutting the sashing and borders.…

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  • Lucy Boston day!

    Lucy Boston stitch along day! if you remember from last week I had 4 rows done…I have just 1 flower/patchwork/cross left to put on to finish up row 5.  the last 3 rows will take a bit longer because I don’t have the cream basted and sewn to the flower/patchwork/crosses yet.  so I see lots of basting cream honeycombs in my future…i’ll post pictures over on…

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 3

    Good morning!  January is just flying by–it is already half over for the most part. Mom and I have been hard at work with some new projects… we are adding to our Schoolhouse Series… Schoolhouse Skates Schoolhouse Heartstrings I am working on getting the patterns finished then we’ll have them available in the shop and…

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  • Lucy Boston day!

    Lucy Boston stitch along week 8… I also have a picture of my progress so far…I am half done! Enjoy! -april

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