Design Wall Monday - June 15, 2026

 Good Morning Quilters!

Today is my wedding day - 63 years ago!   DH and I have many happy memories of anniversaries in the past, but are just going out to dinner tonight as a small celebration this year.  He is golfing in the afternoon, and I am quilting with a friend.  Each doing our own loved hobby, and looking forward to the evening spent together.  We feel very blessed.

Here is a picture of the design wall, with a little progress on the Jane Austen project:

And here is the progress on the little doll quilt from the Temecula Quilt Company’s pattern:

The cross stitch Jane Austen doll quilt project is coming along nicely also.  Here is a progress picture.  Half of the 36 center blocks are now completed.

Do you see the block that is a pinwheel with little triangles on the tips?  It is green and pink in the kit’s floss instructions.  But it looks odd to me, so I looked at the Jane Stickle quilt pictures, and on her quilt, it is all one color.  See below, E-3:

So I am going to pick out the green center part and make it all one color.  It is something that would bother me if I didn’t.  But on the other hand, I don’t think I will check any of the other blocks for “Jane Stickle accuracy”, because I don’t want to change any of the other blocks that are now finished.

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Design Wall Monday - June 8, 2026

Good Morning Quilters!

The Jane Stickle Doll Quilt (replacement for the lost one) is coming along nicely.  I seem to average one block a day, as I finished seven blocks this week.  That is good progress for me right now, as gardening outside has kept me busy too.  The weather has been fantastic lately.   

Here is the latest picture of the counted cross stitch project:

One nice serendipity this last week was that I received a large bouquet of Peonies from our neighbors.  They were leaving town for a vacation, and picked them for me to enjoy while they were away.  Wasn’t that a nice thing to do?  Amy took my picture with them just after I had received them.  

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Design Wall Monday - June 1, 2026

Good Morning Quilters!

It seems like I didn’t get much accomplished this past week, but some weeks are like that.  I did get things accomplished, but just not quilty things.  The only quilt picture I have is of my progress on my replacement Jane Stickle Doll Quilt:

The cross stitch is a fun project to work on while I watch The French Open.  I am a big tennis fan, and enjoy watching tennis on the clay courts.  I cross stitch during the commercials.  

With Amy’s help, I’ve been cleaning out things in the house that need to be cleaned out.  For instance, this week, we dealt with my shoes in my closet.  The internet gave me a nice guide for the process, called “JACK”. 

Justify:  Does the item make my life easier, or does it bring me joy?

Assign:  Choose a place to keep it, a designated home.

Contain:  Put the item in its specific place.

Keep (or let go):  Make the final decision to keep it or donate it.

For my shoes, I kept all the shoes I currently wear, and got rid of any heels, fashion boots, sandals, or dress shoes that I haven’t worn since I turned 80.  The Salvation Army received some nice shoes, and the ones left fit nicely on my shoe rack in my closet.  It makes me smile to see the orderly rack with a few pair of shoes on it.  

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