It's All About Sharing

When I look back on last week

I realize it was all about people sharing 

their time and talent with me.

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I finished putting together a pillow

made with the wool circles

and stitching ideas and instruction that Sue Spargo

shared for 90 days on Instagram.

"Uplifted"

18" square

Thank you Sue, for sharing your embroidery talent

with so many during an unprecedented quarantine.

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A Kaffe Fasset backing

This project kept many of us uplifted as we 

played with color, threads and stitched.

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One of my favorite circles

was this beehive.

Maybe because  of our own beehive in the backyard.

Our 50,000 little bee friends have been very busy 

this summer.  Flying from flower to flower, pollinating

and bringing back nectar and pollen to the hive.

That nectar becomes honey.

Thank you to our bees

for sharing with us your delicious honey.

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I have been working on a 

free wool Christmas sampler pattern

designed by Kathi Campbell of

Heart to Hand.

These 4" finished blocks are so cute

and Kathi has incorporated lots of different

embroidery stitches into the designs.

Check out Kathi's website, Heart to Hand, if

you're interested.  The pattern will be available until

August 9th.   

Thank you Kathi, for sharing your talent

with us.

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Running Man came in from his workshop the other day

with a little something that he had made for me.

 

A walnut french rolling pin. 

Of course, I had to make a pie crust to 

see how smooth it rolled.

Tomato Pie made with the tomatoes

fresh from the garden.

Thank you Running Man for the lovely

new rolling pin and making it just for me!

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Earlier in the spring,

Susie Wright of 

Fixer of Old Quilts on Instagram 

drafted a pattern of an antique sunflower block

inspired by a 1862 quilt from the collection

of  Cathy Erickson of quiltingcat2.

If you DM Susie she will email you the pattern.

I have my 4 blocks finished. 

 Now it will require some thinking and planning

to make them into my August small quilt.

A big thank you to both 

Susie and Cathy for sharing this block 

with those of us who love to applique.

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It's amazing when you stop and think about

how you feel 

when someone takes the the time and effort

to share something with you.

It can be as simple as a smile

or a thank you.

Thank you to all of you 

who take the time to share a moment with me

on this blog. 

 I always appreciate you stopping by.

Until Next Time-

Kyle