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A Trip of Beautiful Photo Inspiration
The vistas that unfolded around every corner were nothing short of breathtaking, with landscapes ranging from pristine beaches to majestic mountains, spanning the entire breadth of the country from east...
A Trip of Beautiful Photo Inspiration
The vistas that unfolded around every corner were nothing short of breathtaking, with landscapes ranging from pristine beaches to majestic mountains, spanning the entire breadth of the country from east...

How Many Variations Can One Simple Block Make?
I've been told "no stone is unturned" when it comes to the instructions so you cannot go wrong..... even if you cut a crooked strip!
How Many Variations Can One Simple Block Make?
I've been told "no stone is unturned" when it comes to the instructions so you cannot go wrong..... even if you cut a crooked strip!

Fun To Be Had with Stitching Surprises
I organized a small knitting retreat to celebrate my birthday and I had a lot of fun planning surprises - this is what I did!
Fun To Be Had with Stitching Surprises
I organized a small knitting retreat to celebrate my birthday and I had a lot of fun planning surprises - this is what I did!

Coneflowers or Echinacea and Hoffman Fabrics
Two new flower block in quick succession. I posted my 60th flower block last week and now comes my 61st. There are so many wonderful flowers to create and I love making...
Coneflowers or Echinacea and Hoffman Fabrics
Two new flower block in quick succession. I posted my 60th flower block last week and now comes my 61st. There are so many wonderful flowers to create and I love making...

My Sixtieth Flower Block
Pressing, drawing, cutting and stitching, with some tweaking along the way produced the following Flower block - the 60th in the BOW flower block series.
My Sixtieth Flower Block
Pressing, drawing, cutting and stitching, with some tweaking along the way produced the following Flower block - the 60th in the BOW flower block series.

My Favorite Flower - creating a block
Fuchsias are my very favorite flowers. For my fuchsia block I used two shades of pink. The three flowers are made individually on a Teflon sheet first before adding them to...
My Favorite Flower - creating a block
Fuchsias are my very favorite flowers. For my fuchsia block I used two shades of pink. The three flowers are made individually on a Teflon sheet first before adding them to...

My Adventure with Stained Glass Applique
From the very first designed stained glass applique project to the most recent and how they came to life, a journey that hasn't finished yet as thoughts for the next design...
My Adventure with Stained Glass Applique
From the very first designed stained glass applique project to the most recent and how they came to life, a journey that hasn't finished yet as thoughts for the next design...

Morning Glories applique quilt - a play with color
It's fun playing around with various colors in a quilt. Using one of my favorites, I came up with many variations - some I likes, others not so much. Which...
Morning Glories applique quilt - a play with color
It's fun playing around with various colors in a quilt. Using one of my favorites, I came up with many variations - some I likes, others not so much. Which...

Fascinated about Filament Fantasy
Beautiful quilts can be made on any machine - you just have to know how to work with those threads on your own machine. Linda Schmidt gives you a step-by-step...
Fascinated about Filament Fantasy
Beautiful quilts can be made on any machine - you just have to know how to work with those threads on your own machine. Linda Schmidt gives you a step-by-step...

Creative Twist on Purse
Instructions on how to make easy alterations to the Candy Sweet purse to make it your own. These instructions include two new styles of purse using the Candy Sweet pattern...
Creative Twist on Purse
Instructions on how to make easy alterations to the Candy Sweet purse to make it your own. These instructions include two new styles of purse using the Candy Sweet pattern...