Fourth of July

My goal was to get these runners and table topper bound and on tables by the 4th. It's always a satisfying feeling when a goal is met, no matter how small!

Here's hoping that you and yours had a safe and happy Independence Day. We had a beautiful worship service in the morning and spent the evening with church friends enjoying delicious food, fellowship, fireworks and freedom! What a difference a year makes!!

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Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

Inspired by the runners and table toppers that I saw on Doodlebugs and Rosebuds blog a short while ago, I decided to try my hand at some of these. I found this great patriotic border print and grabbed my 60 degree ruler. In no time at all I had these two runners and a table topper pieced and ready to go. I loaded one piece of backing fabric, sandwiched in some left over batting scraps, and floated these runners on top for quilting; simple straight line ruler work. Fingers crossed, these should be table-ready by Sunday!

This 20" table topper is a bonus; it's stitched up from the triangles left from piecing the runners! I'll use that gingham in the photo above, cut on the bias, for binding all three. I'll definitely make some more of these but I believe that my next  attempts will be from strip-pieced "striped" fabric from the stash. 

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Independence Day!

From our home to yours~ be safe today and enjoy our liberty and freedom!

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Turning Sunflowers Into Fireworks

I've been looking at my cookie cutters creatively. How could I use that sunflower cutter in other ways?


I could add fireworks for the 4th! Wishing you all a safe and happy celebration today.

Happy Independence Day!

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Pies, Real and Imagined

I am including a sneak peek of my Pumpkin Farm barn, a blog post-to-come featuring Julie Sefton's Build-A-Barn book and my own version. As a charter member of the SSOBB, I will be posting about this fantastic book and the liberating creative process on Monday, July 25, as well as offering a book giveway; you can (and should!) build yourself a barn!  Stay tuned for my barn building adventure and your chance to win; details are available through the sidebar links. Speaking of pies- I have just finished making the second Corn,Tomato and Cheddar pie of the summer. This pie is so delicious (and smells absolutely incredible while baking) that I couldn't resist putting together another one almost right away! The photo, below, is directly from the website, (click for instructions) I can't recommend this recipe highly enough. So, today, whether you're baking real pies or dreaming about pies-to-come, whether you're slicing actual fruit or machine appliqueing ingredients to a background, enjoy something homemade today.

Happy 4th of July!

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July 4th

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