The Quilt Journey

Lots of Pictures At the beginning of this year, Kevin and I were planning on moving to Wyoming.  Yet, it is amazing how God will change your plans at the blink of an eye.  Leaving you ver...

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A few years ago, I fell in love with making Christmas Quilts and other Christmas Projects!  In all honesty, I am not sure what exactly happened.  It could have been a pile of Christmas Fabrics ...

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This is one of the many unfinished quilts that I discovered while looking for the projects to complete during Julie's UFO Challenge.  Here is the link to her blog....https://thecraftyquilter...

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For my UFO Challenge in April, I chose to get all of my Tea Cup/Tea Pot Blocks all finished.  There are actually 3 different Quilt Projects involved and I will give just a bit of information, b...

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 I am happy to be able to share a second quilt that I was able to finish for the UFO and WIP Challenge that Julie Cefalu is hosting for the 12 months of 2019.  Here is the link for her blog...

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http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html   The link above will take you to a (in my opinion) very fun Quilt Block site that features hundreds of patterns free for quilters to use...

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Oh my it is a good thing that I did take a closer picture of a few of the blocks.  I can honestly say that I had such a good time stitching these adorable puppies.  I chose simple stitches,...

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 This quilt, I believe was intended to be a baby boy quilt.  I can not remember any of the details regarding this quilt at all.  I love the effect of moving the camera angle and the way the ...

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Julie Cefalu has a fabulous blog The Crafty Quilter that she began in January of 2012.  I am not positive when I began following her, but I am positive that I made the right choice in doing so ...

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A few years ago, I discovered Christmas Fabrics for the very first time.  Honestly!!  I mean, I knew they existed and had fallen in love with the gorgeous Christmas Quilts that so many tale...

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Hello and Welcome to my blog! Julie from the blog The Crafty Quilter has started a UFO/WIP CHALLENGE FOR 2019 and with plenty of enthusiasm, I am joining her! http://thecraftyquilter.com/2...

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I discovered these in a tote that some how had gotten moved out of my fabric storage room.  These will make a fun project.  No matter what I decide to create with them!! March 17,2008  ...

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These star blocks were fun to make.  Yet, the entire quilt has taken me quite a long time to complete.  In each of the blocks, 3 varieties of purple fabrics were used and one white backgro...

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Today, September 5, 2018 I am going to begin learning how to do numerous new tasks on my new computer.  I just need a post to play with.  This is a quilt that I am making for a very special p...

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I signed up for Pat Sloans  GRANDMA'S KITCHEN SEW ALONG on June 28, 2017 (well actually a tad bit earlier than that...but not exactly sure).  I had tried to do a couple of her other sew along'...

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As of today, July 8th, 2017, I completed the second block of Pat Sloan's Grandma's Kitchen Challenge Quilt Along that will last until November with a new block every other Wednesday.  I hav...

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I have joined a sew along with Pat Sloan and at least 225 other quilters at this time, to make a block every Wednesday (or is it every other Wednesday).  This is the first block called Gran...

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Carole who blogs at FROM MY CAROLINA HOME (link below) has been a daily read of mine for several years now.  I truly have fallen in love with Carole's Mystery Quilts that is for sure, but she ...

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Hello! My name is Brenda Ackerman and I WELCOME YOU to MY QUILT JOURNEY blog!  In the process of reading blog posts, I came across a highly recommended site titled FINISH A LONG ( FAL).  ...

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Beginning right after Thanksgiving, I had to organize (really just stuff quilting items in plastic totes or wherever they would go and be out of the way until after Christmas) all of my quilt...

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Hello to All!  Today is a big step for me.  I am making a year long commitment to myself to have fun with my blog once again and hopefully take it in a new direction.  One of those directions...

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Carole at From My Carolina Home Blog link below https://frommycarolinahome.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/scrap-dance-waltz-quilt-along/ has a wonderful Quilt Along going on.  It is not to lat...

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FLYING GEESE http://www.happyquiltingmelissa.com/2016/07/summer-solstice-quilt-long-flying-geese.html Melissa on her blog Happy Quilting is doing a Quilt Along called Summer Solstice ...

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Please forgive me for not posting in such a long time!  Life can be such a happy yet distracting factor and it can also be a sad yet distracting factor all in one day.  I have been experiencin...

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First reason I do not post very often is because the main computer seems to be always occupied by my husband whenever I think about posting something.  My laptop does not do pictures and has no...

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