Two Nests

Today’s quilt and cake are related.  This sweet quilt is the “nest” pattern made from 30′s fabric by Judy.  I used the pantograph “Flight of Fancy” on it.  The cake was for a bridal shower.  Seems to me that marriage is the building of a nest to have a family and nuture a relationship.  So [...]

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Autumn Braid turned into Spring

    I’ve been busy quilting customer’s quilts lately and this is a beautiful one.  Click on the picture to see a larger view.  The picture really doesn’t do it justice.  The cake is in the style of a gift package and was for my daughter-in-law’s mom.  It was the first time I had made [...]

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Rip It Cake

First a word of explanation.  When I started visiting chat rooms for longarm quilters, I would see the expression “frogging.”  I had no idea what that was so one day I asked.  It’s picking out stitches or rip it, rip it, rip it.  If you say it fast it kinda sounds like ribbet. So for [...]

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Fourth of July Celebration

This holiday is a favorite of mine.  My country is one of the things for which I am very grateful.  As usual, DH put out 10 small flags at the street in addition to the larger flag that flies in the front yard all the time.  We also have a large flagpole in the backyard [...]

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