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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 2

    Good afternoon!  We hope you are having a wonderful 2015 and are spending these chilly days next to the fire with something warm to drink and a quilt to do…and maybe Netflix in the background. Today is the 2nd week of our The finished project… If you are joining us today…check out last week’s Countryside post…

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  • happy new year~

    mom and I hope you have a safe and happy New Year’s. we are busy getting our spring and summer quilt shows finalized, so if you can’t get to the shop be sure to check out our events page and maybe you can stop by and see us at a quilt show. as for new…

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  • Countryside Quilt Along week 1

    Good morning!  We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are gearing up for 2015… Today is the first day of our The finished project… If you are using your own fabrics…check this post for the yardage requirements. Today we start with the 5 inch squares…place 2 squares face to face and draw a line…

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  • Happy Christmas!

    we hope your 2014 holiday season was merry & bright and that 2015 brings less time ripping and more time stitching! –april&mickey

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  • a very Sweet Christmas

    good afternoon!  I hope you have all the stockings hung and the quilts bound and wrapped.  All my homemade presents are wrapped and under the tree patiently waiting for Christmas.  I’ll try and snap a few pictures and post them to instagram over the next couple days.  Mom and I hope you are having a…

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  • Lucy Boston day

    This week’s blocks.. I have finished the 1st and 2nd row and y hey ate looking so awesome!  I’ll post some pictures next week. Have a wonderful Friday! -april

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  • Apples to Zinnias. ..H is for Holly

    H is for Holly On black On white We changed the pattern to a more holly-like embroidery pattern. See you next month for I is for Iris. -april

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  • Christmas sneak peak

    Our window display. -april

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  • Lucy Boston Day

    This week’s block is one of my favorites! I also love those little 4-patches. -april

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  • Countryside Quilt Along…postponed!

    I’m sure you all just can’t wait to get started on the Countryside Quilt Along.  I know we had planned to start today, however, with Christmas just a couple weeks away and everyone racing to get all their Christmas projects finished, trees decorated, and travel arrangements  made, mom and I have decided to postpone the…

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  • Lucy Boston day!

    good afternoon!  I hope your lucy boston is coming along wonderfully! I have worked ahead…I (think) I have everything cut along with all the 4-patches and flowers stitched together with cream honeycombs around 29 of the flowers.  I have even started putting the first row together.  the goal is to have it finished by Mid-March…hopefully…I…

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  • almost Christmas…

    I was looking back through the posts and saw that I have been neglecting my poor blog.  we are going to have to change that. so…now that the Christmas Morning Quilt Along is all wrapped up…I can breathe for a moment until Countryside starts in a week. to start gather 3 charm packs or 126–5…

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  • Lucy Boston stitch along week 9

    This week’s block. -april

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  • Week 9…Christmas Morning Quilt Along…borders & Binding

    Welcome to week 9…I hope you are ready for borders and binding. We no longer have kits available. Layout and piece rows as pictured above. Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase finishing instructions. Layer backing, batting, and quilt top; pin and quilt as desired.  I quilted ours with an medium free-style overlapping meander. …

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  • Lucy Boston week 8

    Lucy Boston stitch along week 8 H a p p y s t i t c h i n g! -april

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  • a new quilt along {countryside} style

    Petite Wovens…check! Red, Cream, Black, Grey…check! Hand-torn, Raw-edge Ruffle…check! Romantic Prairie Style…check! hopefully this list is of your favorite things…because it is the checklist we started with when designing our next quilt along~ introducing… the quilt along will start on Tuesday, December 9th. we have kits available in our etsy shoppe… let me know if…

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  • Week 8…Christmas Morning Quilt Along…{Warm Wishes}

    Welcome to week 8 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along…this post finishes up the blocks.  Join us next week for the cutting of the border and binding.   Warm Wishes pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the Warm Wishes instruction sheet Layout as follows and piece together 1 Warm Wishes block. 1 Warm Wishes…

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  • Apples to Zinnias F & G (Fuchsia & Grapevine)

    Apples to Zinnias… I apologize for skipping last month…we had quilt shows, a shop hop, a car fire, and a car accident.  everyone is okay…but we were down a couple cars for a couple weeks…we are cruising around in Mel’s beetle for now. anyways…today I have Fuchsia & Grapevine we are working on a few…

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  • Lucy Boston week 7

    Lucy Boston stitch along week 7… Enjoy! -april

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  • Week 7…Christmas Morning Quilt Along…{Ribbon-Tied Packages}

    Welcome to week 7 of our Christmas Morning Quilt Along…   Ribbon-Tied Packages Pop over to our etsy shoppe to purchase the Ribbon-Tied Packages pattern sheet. Piece 2 Ribbon-Tied Packages.  Trim to 6 ½ inches.  2 Ribbon-Tied Packages are pieced. have a wonderful day! –apriL&mickey  {sweetwater}

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  • I love lucy Boston week 6

    good morning!  I Love {Lucy Boston} stitch along week 6. if you are still interested in joining us check out our etsy shoppe for the Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses book.  If you are following along, I will be doing 1 POTC cross and at least 1–4-patch a week.  I posted an English Paper…

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