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Happy Rainy Wedneday

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Hello my friends, How is every one?  Below are some projects that I have been working on. This quilt has been on my design wall for over a year now.  Feels good to get it finished.  Now, for Thomas to work his magic on it.   This is a sample I made to display at work using  Floral Elements collection # 260 from Husqvarna Viking.  This collection is versatile and the design elements can be combined in a variety of unique combinations.   The start of a sampler wall hanging to be placed at the top of the newly carpeted stairs. Until next time,

Earth Day 2015

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Happy Earth Day!  Today I had breakfast with my friend Pat at the Corner Cafe.  I just love waking meeting up with friends.   This was me today. The front and back yard. Found this Starling in my back yard today.  She did pick a strange place, but who I am to judge. Late lunch / early dinner with Thomas.  Yummy fabrics from Pink Castle Fabrics  They are Bonnie and Camille Basics Stash Box! I can see a quilt or two coming from these.  What did you do on Earth day? Until next time,

I'm Baaaacccckkkk

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Wow, the last blog post was on January 11, 2014.  In the coming weeks, I will share with you why I have been away. Have you seen that I have been posting to Pinterest ?  Lots of neat stuff.  A few of my board are: Chip off the Old Block (Quilt Blocks) Pillow Talk (Quilted Pillow Tops) Off the Wall (Table Runners) Quilts, Quilts, Quilts. And many more. I have posted a nice  article from Wall Street Journal about Sewing on Qubee Quilts Facebook page. Check it out. Just to show that men really do sew, I leave you with the following images. Until next time,

Plotting a return

We here at Qubee Quilts have been away for too long.  Charlie and I (Thomas), are planning on a return to the blogosphere.  Charlie will continue to show off his designs and whatever is rattling around that pretty little head of his.  I will be sharing some of my work with my longarm machine, as well as trying to learn new ways to quilt. I think that sharing our work and new ideas online will help us both be a little more creative than we have been lately, and maybe inspire others to be more creative too! More soon, Thomas

Teen Books & Quilting

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I saw a book list that was entitled 25 book you might wish to steal from your teen and I thought I would check a few of them out because I have a fascination with young adult fiction.    Dead End in Norvelt By  Jack Gantos Jack thinks his summer is over until his mother volunteers him to help a neighbor. He discovers a mystery behind his unusual assignment. Okay for Now By  Gary D. Schmidt   Doug Swieteck must overcome a deadbeat father, an older brother who steals from him, a brother returning from the Vietnam War and being the new kid in boring Marysville, New York. A Long Way from Chicago By Richard Peck A shotgun-toting, cherry-bomb-throwing grandma, a corpse that doesn’t seem to want to stay in its coffin, bandits, ghosts and other exciting adventures await when two city kids spend summers away from home. Half Brother By  Kenneth Oppel   When Ben’s dad is doing research into animals and ...

Bar Hop Quilt Along

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Welcome to another addition of Bar Hop  Quilt along presented by Blue Nickel Studios . A  pub crawl  (sometimes called a  bar tour ,  bar crawl  or  bar-hopping ) is the act of one or more people  drinking  in multiple  pubs or  bars  in a single night, normally  walking  or busing to each one between drinking. Did you know there is even a Monopoly Board and Santa Claus themed pub crawl?  To read more about them check out this page on  Wikipedia. X Bar: Cutting Directions: One -13 1/4 x 4 3/4 - Bar Two - 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 - Bars Two - 4" x 4" -  Corner Triangle Sets (Make one diagonal cut across the square - yield 2 triangles One - 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" -  Background square (Make two  diagonal  cuts across the square - yield 4 triangles.) Sewing and Assembling Directions: block uses 1/4" seam allowance.   Sew two large triangles to either side of a bar. Repeat Se...

My Week

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Have you ever had one of them weeks where everything just falls into place?  Well, this is not one of them.  I'll be back later today with an update and my block. Thank you, for your continued support.   Until next time,