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Do you hear that enormous sucking sound?!?  A black hole has been discovered in my bedroom, on my desk!  It is my computer! It takes me no time at all to draw a new applique quilt block, but takes me FOREVER to turn those drawings into actual patterns. I have now finished scanning all 19 currently available "Baltimore Rhapsody" music block pattern "quarters" (that is 76 individual scans/pages).  And all the pattern "quarters" fit together like nice musical puzzles when printed out.   I have also finished the computer work on 52 of 63 "Little Treasure" block pattern sheets. Now I am desperately trying to get all these new little 6-inch blocks prepped and stitched so that I have a color, actual picture for each to put in the photo gallery on my little pattern store site. But all computer work and no sewing makes one cross-eyed and cranky, so I am taking a break from the tap-tap-tapping to prep and stitch. I have come up with a cheeky way to do e...

There is progress on slicing, dicing and digitizing BALTIMORE RHAPSODY!  I can now print some of the original patterns in quarters and tape them together and they are perfect! I have quartered and scanned the brasses and the woodwinds thus far.  It has been quite a computer learning curve for me, I must tell you!  There are probably better computer programs and scanning equipment out there, but I have to utilize what I have for now.  My geeky husband is so busy with work right now that he has been little help, bless him. And I am doing this without the use of my large flatbed scanner. While I have found the scanner, we cannot seem to find the correct adapter/power cord in all the moving debris.  I really hate that adapter/power cords have to be so specific as to which device you use them for, yet nowhere is it labeled as such...my new favorite pet peeve!  I had this problem with my light box and digital frame as well...oh, if I only ruled the world... It i...

I have spent most of the weekend FORCING myself to tackle my technical deficiencies in the digital pattern making department. First, I am working on all these little 6-inch applique blocks I've been doing lately in my REPRO MADNESS project (and I've drawn some NEW ones that I need to prep and stitch!). My plan is to "PDF" them, bundle them, then offer them on my little web store as a digital download ( VERY reasonably priced).  I will send them out snail mail as well, but for those with a printer you will be able to save on the time and cost of shipping.   Yippee! Immediate gratification AND more money to spend on FABRIC! Several of you have wanted to know when/if I would be offering these little 6-inch patterns, so that is why I am doing it!  You are pushing me to grow...and learn new techie things, that are usually hard for me, LOL!  Since there are so many sources for 6-inch pieced blocks out there (and probably already in your quilt library), I will just be ...

I have been stitching up more 6-inch applique blocks to go with the beautiful 6-inch pieced blocks I received from Ola and Mary.  This REPRO MADNESS swap project has been going on since right before I moved to Alabama. For the quilt setting I am planning for my blocks, I need approximately the same number of applique blocks as pieced blocks, so I have been concentrating on designing and stitching some single blocks. I cannot tell you WHAT in my brain prompted that silly bear, but this kitty is supposed to be my beloved Weasley. I wanted to make loyalty blocks about each of our past beloved pets...this one will be in the mail for Mary and represents her dearly departed wiener dog, "Ketchup." This one will be in the mail for Ola and represents her dearly departed chocolate lab, "Dutch." This silly cat is supposed to be my "Weasley," happy in his new home back in Michigan.  I sure do miss him! I am constantly praying for peace, both foreign and domestic, wh...