Friday, February 14, 2025

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Featherweight failure

 I'm happy to say the winner of the EPP is Joyce C. Thank you to those who played along.

I am on another mission. Last year I made lap quilts for the nursing home my aunt was in.  She has since passed away, but I decided that I will try once again to continue to make and donate lap quilts for the residents.

I started over the weekend using my Senior Featherweight Singer. 


But just as I was sewing the last block, the uptake lever refused to go up! So now I will have to find someone to take a look and see if it can be repaired. Sigh...


Monday, February 10, 2025

Book review

Dana K. White does an outstanding job with this book. Jesus Doesn't Care About Your Messy House is a breath of fresh air in a world pushed by busyness.
For those who can't seem to get everything done, it helps to keep the perspective and a reminder of what really is important. Practical and relatable, it feels like you are sitting down chatting with a friend. 
"It's assumed that a woman who is admirable and worthy to be praised would have a perfect house."
Cleanliness is next to godliness is a false statement. Often referred as a bible verse. It is not in the Bible. It was a statement made by John Wesley in a sermon in 1778.  Although cleanliness is a good thing, we need not get hung up as a spiritual thing. Cleaning is absolutely necessary. Dirt and bacteria can be dangerous to our bodies and health.
Dana shares biblical wisdom for God's purpose and love. Encouragement we all need. She states she is a woman from Texas who figures out how to teach people how to get their homes under control and break their death grip attachments to clutter. 
This book is well worth reading. 
I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Created block and EPP giveaway

 On Thursday I posted the found blocks that I sewed together. And I asked if anyone could find the one additional block that I made with the left over pieces of fabric. It was on the lower (third row) left corner.

There were just little pieces that miraculously went together to make this block :-)

If anyone is still interested in the EPP giveaway please let me know on THIS page. I will draw a name and send the package. It doesn't seem there are many people who are doing English paper piecing.

Happy Quilting!




Thursday, February 6, 2025

Found blocks

 Putting these blocks together made up a nice top. 


There were eight to start with. I needed to make another block to make this figuration work. Well I didn't know what the original pattern was. And I only had a smidgen of fabric left. But I managed to make a block out of the left over fabric. Can you tell which is the one I made from the scraps? 

                                       Sew and Tell
                                       NTT
                                      Finished or not Friday
                                      Design wall Monday

Monday, February 3, 2025

January Sew Sampler + giveaway

 The January Sew Sampler was not the usual fare. 

There were three charm packs included. But other than that, there was nothing that I would normally use.

I am not particularly fond of English Paper Piecing and it's not something that I am interested to do.  So if you are interested, I am offering the EPP and pattern for YOU! If you would like to have them or to try something new, leave a comment. I will draw a winner at the end of the week. Please note! All the comments that are coming to my feed are saying no-reply comment (is anybody else having this problem?). So I am not even sure I am getting all the comments. So if you would please leave a way to reach you, that would be great. If you leave an email address, use a dash instead of the dot com. I will know to change it to dot com.


Thanks for following along. I am happy to share with you.

Happy Quilting.


Thursday, January 30, 2025

Uneasy Street

 Cover Image: Uneasy Street

Uneasy Street

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The Sons of Scandal is a series by Becky Wade. Uneasy Street is the third and final book in the series.

This is Max Cirillo's story. He and Sloane Madison meet in college and go on to start a business together. But when Sloane disappears from an important meeting, Max takes it on himself to remover her from the company.   Going from best friends/co-workers to enemies.

The story is about betrayal, forgiveness, loyalty and finding love. The characters host so many deep feelings, deep hurts, and distrust. But I loved how Max finds himself and patiently tries to woo Sloane back. It's a great story with Becky Wade's signature wit and humor. Ivy was a breath of fresh air, as the 15 year old niece of Sloane spending the summer with Aunt Sloane while her parents traveled. The surprise that she uncovers adds a dimension of interest and complexity. Ms Wade has a way of bringing her characters to life, flaws and all. Good clean contemporary romance. A novella with a follow up on Max, Sloane and Fiona would be a great addition to the series. 

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary advanced e-copy of this book. All views expressed are my honest opinion.