Play Stupid Games, Win AMAZING Prizes!

Before I give a quilty update - I have a conession of utmost stupidity to make.

I took this photo this morning.  Hubster Dave and Son Jeff headed down the driveway on the tractor.

Because why?

Because last evening I drove home in the rain, was headed up the driveway as usual - electric farm gate doing its thing to let me pass...and I saw Hubster's headlights coming down.

There is no way for two cars to pass...so as I was closest to the road, I thought I would just back out and let him pass, and then I could go up...easy peasy right?

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Gathering of Quilters!

They came from New Jersey and North Carolina with a sprinkling of West Virginia and beyond -

And here they are gathered on the porch or brunch enjoying the start of a lovely day.

This group is August Quiltvillians 2.0 and I'm thrilled to have them back.

Many arrived later Wednesday evening so I didn't get a chance to say hello until yesterday morning.

It's always great seeing some familiar faces!

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Back In The String of Things -

Inn flipping accomplished, I set my sights back on working on my blue string quilt yesterday.

This is where things wound up at the weekend, but came to a stand still when Monday's drive to Winston-Salem and the ordering of new glasses - a momentous occasion - took all of that day, and Tuesday well, Tuesday goes as Tuesday does.

Now that Abundance is out into the world, I can go back to this latest string distraction -

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Abundance PDF Pattern Gift-Away!

If there were one traditional pattern I could go back to again and again and again and never make the same thing twice, I think that pattern might just be a Log Cabin.

I love strong geometric designs along with the ability to use up a bunch of random scraps and Log Cabin quilts just check all of my boxes!

I named this quilt ‘Abundance’ due to the massive amounts of scraps I used while making the main blocks, sawtooth sashings, and the border blocks.

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