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Well I have a pic of my letter "K" for you I am really liking this, I love all the color! I have finished the last block Jeni from the woolen willow gave us and have it trimmed for you to see..... I am headed out early Tuesday morning to Santa Clara , California for the Pacific Rim Quilt Festival and I will be gone for about a week. Hope to take a few pics to share with you. Chatter later, Martha.

  Temecula sent out the directions for the letter J and so I have a pic for you! Jeni from the Woolen Willow also sent out a new block today. I have it down on the background but will applique it while I am watching tv tonight. Here is the pic so far.... I also have a few pics of the show and tell from the "Simple Whatnots Club " held yesterday!Woo Hoo! These two charmers were brought in by Colleen Both. Lorna finished her yo yo's! Bunny Witt has been busy with "Triangle Frenzy " table runners! Gail Temple finished her small "WiddleTinks" qu Linda Johnson made a Kim Diehl  applique quilt! Georgia was working on the binding for this cute quilt! This Widdletinks was done in wool by Judy Shaw! Sharon was showing her Widdletinks made with antique buttons in the middle centers! She told us she cleaned them up with baking soda. Paula Murray brought in some of her Dear Jane blocks, t...

I have finished my "night Sky " quilt , pattern by Julie Herman of JayBird Quilts. These are three  different pics, I am trying to get used to this new camera. I am not doing very well, sorry.  I have the back pieced and the black batt ready to go. So maybe Tuesday I will get to take it to the quilter. I finished the last two blocks from Jenni from the woolen willow blog (Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine). With fall in the eminent future we will all have more sewing time. Hope you put a little in your day! Martha.

I am gearing up for a finish, at least I hope so! I had been working on "Night Sky " before all the Kim Diehl sewing began, and I have come back to it today! All I needed finished was the black strips sewn on three sides of each hexagon. I have 28 hexagons that just need one side left to sew on and trim.  I do have four half hexies strips sewn on and trimmed. They are not sewn down the center yet. I do need to get some more of the Jet Black so that I can make this lap quilt square with half hexies on each of the ends. I can do that tomorrow. I also have my sew a long from Jenni from the Woolen Willow caught up.... I also have four more dresden plates finished , almost. I now have all the centers sewn down.  This Thursday there is a small quilt show in Walker at the casino, I am thinking of going to see it. We will chatter later, Martha.

I am still pluging along with the sew a longs! How about you? Finished the D in the Temecula Quilt Co. I also have the next installment from   Jeni from the Woolen Willow attached but not yet sewn down , will do that while sitting down in front of telly as usual. I also have been having a bit of fun playing with Kaffe Fasset and Cherrywood.... Have not decided on the backround yet . I will wait until I have all 36 finished for that!  Wishing you a lovely weekend with at least some sewing mixed in. Enough chit chat , Martha.

These are the baby ducks born this past spring in our back yard. They are busy eating as much as they can in preparation for the  fall flight out.   I have been busy making four blocks for my guild's block exchange. We were all given fabric for the middle square and four small cornerstones (Star material). She is going to give this quilt (when done) to Quilts of Valor. I have gotten back the last two quilts "Hopscotch" from Rebecca Anakkala, who quilted them. I have them bound and ready to hang. I also have the fourth installment of Jeni of the Woolen Willow Designs blog put together and I am in the middle of sewing it down. I took a few liberties and made it my own , hope she doesn't mind. Chit chat later in the week, Martha.

I have just finished the third part to Primitive gatherings Anniversay Sew-a-long. I am content in waiting for part four.... I have the satin stitch on the boob block. I also have Jeni from the Woolen Willow's stitch along finished. She gave out two blocks with first installment. Now I can start cutting the pieces for my granddaughter's quilt. She recently had her room painted and she picked out the fabrics. Now to finish it before she is 18! No worries right! LOL,  I do have a retreat next week to attend. We will see what I can get done, Martha.