Tag Archives: block-of-the-month
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October 2017 Block of the Month
Posted on October 1, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItWe are coming down to the end of our alphabet flowers and one starting with “X” was needed. Very few choices available, but I found this one, Xyris. You may never have heard of it, and neither had I, but here is the definition from the dictionary. I am thinking of it as a […]
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Angels We Have Heard on High!
Posted on September 13, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItAngels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria, in Excelsis Deo! Gloria, in Excelsis Deo!Click on the picture to download the PDF pattern. Welcome to the fourth day in the 3rd Annual Row Along. Thank you, Marion Pena, from Seams to […]
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Christmas Carol Row-Along is Here!
Posted on September 4, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItDeck the Halls with Boughs of Holly! Have you ever gone Christmas Caroling? We have done it a few times. Trouble is our neighborhood is very spread out because we live on large parcels of land. We have to drive from house to house instead of walking, but it is a fun thing to […]
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September 2017 Block of the Month
Posted on September 1, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItMy wild rose. These bloom every spring through the summer and are deer resistant, not like domesticated roses and have been very inspirational. This quilt was included in my book “A Thread Runs Through it….” published in 1999. I still have copies available at a special price, if you are interested. You can see […]
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Christmas Carol Row-Along
Posted on August 19, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItJingle Bells, Jingle Bells! It Came Upon a Midnight Clear! Sleigh Bells are Ringing! Silent Night, Holy Night! Oh, Tannenbaum! My goodness, it is still August, why are we talking about Christmas? We know as crafters, quilters, and sewists, if we don’t get going on our Christmas projects by this time of the year, we will […]
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August 2017 Block of the Month
Posted on August 1, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItThis month was an easy pick, I could only “pick” Violet! The aroma of violets is so lovely I have them growing in an old tin wash tub with Columbine on my upper deck. If I want flowers around here I have to grow them in pots out of reach of the deer and […]
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Stash Busting Little Girl Dresses
Posted on July 18, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItJust a quick note to share what I have been doing, besides appliqué. Our little granddaughter loves dresses. I have lots of patterns from the 1970s when I made dresses for my daughters, but I was looking for something simple. I found several sources with free patterns for A-line dresses. I thought I would […]
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July 2017 Block of the Month
Posted on July 1, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItFinally caught up with myself! This has been a month of distractions. As some of you might know but for those who don’t, we took a 10-day hiatus from home and computer. The train to San Antonio was our mode of transportation. We went for our oldest grand daughter’s graduation. We were thrilled to […]
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June 2017 Block of the Month
Posted on June 1, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItThis month we have two blocks to get in thirteen for the year and not lap over into January. One is a familiar flower and the other is not, but it starts with S. I just loved the simplistic look of it. I decided to use blue, rather than lavender for my flowers. It […]
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Cat got the Canary
Posted on May 26, 2017 by bdieges in BlogPin ItWhat???? Just a quick note to let you know what I have been up to this month, besides appliquéing. Completed some MENDING!! What a concept for a quilter and worked on the following project too, which only took a couple hours. This was more to my liking. I really enjoy Laurel Burch designs, especially […]
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