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Sunday Stash #17: Hawthorne Threads

My favorite online fabric store is Hawthorne Threads. I love the discounts per purchase and the loyalty tiered pricing.

This week, I found a few lines that interested me, and you guessed I purchased selected prints. Absolutely, no constraint or fasting here!! 🙂

Anna Maria Horner: Pretty Potent
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Jane Farnham: Beyond the BackyardJF_FruitStand

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That is my haul for this week. I am linking up to Molli’s Sunday Stash that is being hosted this week by the lovely Em @ Sewing by Moonlight.

Teacher Appreciation gifts

Last night at 8pm, I realized I needed to come up with 3 teacher appreciation gifts. I went to the good old trusty iPhone/iPad/E-reader stand (tutorial can be found here). Low and behold 60 minutes later, they were done. Woohoo!!

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Linking up with Amanda Jean @ Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday.

Week 1: FMQ practice + Winner

I started this week, with trying out FMQ on my new machine. My start was interesting – it took me almost an hour to work out how to change the foot and change the metal plate to the one I needed. I finally could start.

Bought to you from my INSTAGRAM FEEDS (ml_wilkie)….

I practiced some pebbling and some geometric squares. The pebbling did not go well, as I still had trouble knowing where to go. I did like the geometrics better.
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To improve my pebbling, I spend a lot of the week practicing on paper….practice! practice! practice!
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On Day 5, was much better but I still need to keep working on it.
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More drawing on Day 6, this time playing with swirls and trying out a possible pattern for my stitch and flip quilt top.
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So, that is Work in progress, week 1 of 4. What are you trying at the moment with regards to FMQ?

Linking up with Lorna @ Sew fresh Quilts for “Let’s bee Social” and Lee over @ Freshly Pieced for “WiP Wednesday” (see buttons on the right).

Lastly, the winner of Angela Walters Free Motion Quilting Book and a pair of Machingers is:
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who is Jo @ Riddle and Whimsy. Jo, I will email you with the details.