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 We're still getting snow! Woke up this morning with three inches on the ground and still coming down. Finished another Winter Wonderland block!  I have been working on my scrap basket , as the last three quilts have filled it up. I thought I'd try a hexagon log cabin with 1 1/2" strips. Now I have to decide to stagger the rows or keep them one below the other. Be safe and be kind. Martha. Linking with Quilting Patchwork Kathy's Quilts

  I  have been eyeing my basket of leftover scraps because it started to flow over .  I decided to do something about it. Nothing like a squirrel to get you to move.  So I thought of wonky log cabins , since I had a lot of strips of different  lengths and widths. I also used some small leftover blocks and larger leftover backing pieces to make a backing for it! I also made another  yellow block for RSC21. Be safe and be kind! Martha.  Linking up with   sew and stitch week 5  ,  Wendy's Quilts and More , Confessions of a Fabric Addict ,  Quilty Girl  ,  Quilting Patchwork  ,  So Scrappy  ,  Oh Scrap ,  Kathy's Quilts .

My quilter gave back my twin size quilt " 3's Company" by Thimbleberries. It was my first and last Thimbleberries quilt. It has taken me about 10 years to finish it. But done is good! Got it all bound and pictures taken and ready to share. It heads out Saturday with a few other quilts for Brenda at Country Fabrics. She knows where the need is and distributes it where the most good will be done. She helps give grace for all of us quilters. We need a few more like her.  The other quilts are.... Be safe and be kind to one another, Martha.

Have you ever wanted to try something you have never done before?  I have had the urge to try some new blocks, so I gave into that feelings. I first went to pinterest and found about 5 different plus blocks. I call them positive blocks. I think I might do a couple of  the blocks again, maybe each pattern in a quilt of their own. I had so many leftovers of the fabric especially many already cut up in 2 1/2"  x 6.5". So I felt I needed to find a pattern to use them up. I found one that was interesting as it was a partial seam, waiting to be finished after completely sewn three other seams. Don't know the name of  this block..... I had enough for 12 blocks worth and with a small 3 1/2" border. I really enjoyed the experimenting. However it did not stop there! I quilted it!!! I detest quilting a three layer sandwich, I enjoy piecing and creating a block or pattern. Our third Saturday's group leader, Brenda Peterson lets everyone come to the m...

I have been looking for a pattern and a quilt top for over a week. At this point and time still have not found it. From all the searching,  I thought I should finish up some of the old projects and get them out of the way. It is hard not to start something new, when you feel that urge. So I decided I must finish one thing old,  before I can do some thing new. We'll see how long that lasts! I recently tried something new with foods and it was delicious! I highly recommend this. There are several others we may later try. It makes way too much for just me and hubby, so next time I will cut in half.   I finished this Pat Speth pattern of Jacob's Ladder block. I had started this in a class with her from our guild. This is using my scraps in five inch squares.  And yes I put it on top of the snow on my deck.  It is a small lap quilt. It will be donated for charity.               I pieced together a backing ...