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  • Flora from Mansfield Park Table Runner Kit by Riley Blake Designs

    February 25, 2026 /

    Hi everyone! Earlier this month, I showed my Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kit by Riley Blake Designs. In addition to the quilt kit, I also purchased the Mansfield Park Table Runner Kit. It is also by Riley Blake Designs and is part of their Jane Austen at Home collection. I liked this kit, it’s design, and the fabric designs, so I decided to purchase it. I think out of all the kits I own in the Jane Austen collection, this one is my favorite. I like the flower pattern. I fully intended to publish this post in which I talk about this kit earlier this month, but I didn’t. So,…

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    2018 Peach Tree Blossoms- Black and White

    May 24, 2018

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    September 24, 2018
  • Mansfield Park Gate Quilt Kit by Riley Blake Designs

    February 10, 2026 /

    Hi everyone! Last year, I decided to buy some of Riley Blake Designs’ Jane Austen collection. The collection is a quilting fabric collection inspired by Jane Austen and her novels. The collection includes fat quarters, pre cut strips, and quilt kits. I already own three of the kits in the collection. (I talked about them here, here, here, and here) I like them a lot and planned on not purchasing any more kits from the collection. (They can be really expensive, hard to find, and I don’t always like the designs they create) Last year, after searching for the kits to make sure I really don’t want to own them,…

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    Sewing the English Paper Piecing Onto the Fall Quilt Corners & More

    September 14, 2021

    August 21, 2019 Cactus Blossom Photography

    November 25, 2019

    March 2023 Saguaro Cactus Daytime Photographs

    September 20, 2023
  • Cactus Flowers- November 2025 Part 2

    February 5, 2026 /

    Hi everyone! I like to go on hikes on land my relative owns. The desert there is really pretty and makes for great photography. During one of these hikes in November 2025, I discovered two of the cacti on the land were blooming or were about to bloom. I really like to take photographs of the desert in the area, so I decided to take photographs of the cacti and their blooms. I didn’t have my favorite camera, a Cannon Rebel, with me. Instead, I used my iPhone. The photographs turned out pretty good sans for a critique of how I actually photographs the blooms (Maybe I could’ve done more…

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    November 29, 2018

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    May 10, 2022
  • Cactus Flowers- November 2025 Part 1

    February 3, 2026 /

    Hi everyone! In November 2025, I discovered one of the barrel cacti near where I like to walk and take photographs of began to bloom. I like seeing the cacti in the area with blooms, so I took some photos of it. A few days after taking these photographs, I took some more photographs of a different cactus in bloom, but I’m saving those photographs for a different post. I used an iPhone 6s to take all the photographs in this post. I like the modern day iPhone cameras, but I prefer my Cannon Rebel. Sadly, I didn’t have it with me that day. So the iPhone must do.

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    June 26, 2023
  • Cotton Corduroy Fabric Squares- What They Are and What They Are Meant For

    January 8, 2026 /

    Hi everyone! During a major clean out last year, I found corduroy fabric cut into squares. I was surprised to find them because I knew what they are for.

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    December 3, 2025

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    December 1, 2025

    Disney x Thomas Kinkade Mickey and Minnie Mouse Quilt Panel- Fabric and Future Plans

    November 10, 2025
  • Winter Deer Scene Embroidery Kit Progress: The Finished Scene & Final Thoughts

    December 26, 2025 /

    Hi everyone! It’s time for the final post about the Winter Deer Scene embroidery kit progress! In this post, I am showing the finished embroidery without the hoop. I am also going to talk about the embroidery design and if I like it.

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    December 17, 2025

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    December 21, 2023

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    December 19, 2025
  • Winter Deer Scene Embroidery Kit Progress: One Tree Finished & Progress On the Second

    December 19, 2025 /

    Hi everyone! It’s time for one last update post for the Winter Deer Scene I was embroidering. By the time I took the progress photos in this post, I was feeling a major creative burnout. I’ll go more into it later in this post.

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    December 12, 2025

    Long Lost Walmart Christmas Quilt Fabric- Old Plans and New Plans for The Fabric

    December 10, 2025
  • The Night Before Christmas Fabric Book Panel

    December 17, 2025 /

    Hi everyone! I’m back with another piece of fabric I rediscovered during my clean out. This time, it is a fabric panel that creates a fabric book of the story The Night Before Christmas!

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    Christmas Tree Farm Wood DIY Sign- Ruff Background Paint and Second Thoughts About Color Schemes

    December 20, 2023

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    December 19, 2023

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    December 21, 2023
  • Winter Deer Scene Embroidery Kit Progress: Progress On the Trees & Problems With the Pattern Lines

    December 12, 2025 /

    Hi everyone! Time for a new post about the Winter Deer embroidery knit I worked on earlier this year. This time, I will be talking about the progress I made on embroidering the trees. I will also be talking about the problems I ran into with the pattern’s lines.

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    December 23, 2023

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    December 21, 2023
  • Long Lost Walmart Christmas Quilt Fabric- Old Plans and New Plans for The Fabric

    December 10, 2025 /

    Hi everyone! I’ve been doing a major clean out of all my things, including fabric. It’s been hard to let go of fabric I planned on using to make myself clothes and more, but I need to start letting them go. Even though I’m getting rid of a lot of fabric, I also discovered fabric I forgot I owned. In this case, I found a whole entire collection of Christmas fabric I purchased from Walmart.

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    Winter Deer Scene Embroidery Kit Progress: The Finished Scene & Final Thoughts

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    December 19, 2023
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