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The Stitching Report

Posted on March 18, 2023 by Susan Nixon

Time to report in again. I did have some progress this week on a couple of things! First, I finished the supper cloth to do Jennifer of Elefantz’s Little House embroideries. Yes, 3 weeks behind, but it’s ready now. Next, … Continue reading →

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2023 Pintangle BOM

Posted on December 16, 2022 by Susan Nixon

A friend, EvaLyn, e-mailed me Sharon Boggon’s post on her 2023 BOM idea, and I was thrilled. I haven’t started a new project in two years. In fact, I have another seam and a half to go on my last … Continue reading →

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Stacey’s Block One Continued

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Susan Nixon

Stacey has worked steadily on her block, and all over the country, on planes and in the passenger seat of cars, as well as at my dining room table. Sometimes even in her own home! All images are clickable to … Continue reading →

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Stacey’s First Mom’s Block Seams

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Susan Nixon

My friend, Stacey, decided to make her own genealogy quilt and started with one of her grandmothers. Even though she made the block at my house, I didn’t get a picture of the blank canvas start. Here’s a picture of … Continue reading →

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Seam 70 Update

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Susan Nixon

A little bit more finished: There are straight stitches to come, and maybe some French knots. Or beads. We’ll see what happens!

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Update on CQJP2019, Block 12

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Susan Nixon

I’ve been working on it, but keep forgetting to post anything I do. Here are the first three rows, which include Motif 10, and Seams 67 and 68: Those large beads looked like they were flowers that needed stems, so … Continue reading →

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CQJP Update

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Susan Nixon

I don’t even know what month this is any longer, but it’s my eleventh block, and I think there’s not much more to do on it. Today, I finished seam 65: I moved on to seam 66, and made it … Continue reading →

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Catching Up Posting Seams

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Susan Nixon

Somehow I’ve kept stitching, but forgotten to post, so here’s a little catching up. First, the finished March block, which I don’t think I ever showed here: Then, Seams 60,61 from the April block: And all of April, though there … Continue reading →

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CQJP2019: April Update

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Susan Nixon

Seams 59 and 60 ready for further embellishment. The light thread doesn’t show up well, but with embellishing, it will, and that’s also bad lighting. Motif 9 is also ready for further enhancement. It sort of looks like some kind … Continue reading →

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CQJP2019: Finishing March

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Susan Nixon

Not quite, but almost! Here’s the space I had to work within: Here’s what I’ve done with it, Motif 8 is probably finished, and Seam 57 isn’t. I thought having two thicknesses of Valdani thread, an 8 and a 12, … Continue reading →

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