Author Archives: divadiversion

About divadiversion

Creative procrastinator. Cock eyed optimist. Family historian - with the story being the important part. Quilt coach, lecturer and creator. Scrapbooker, card maker. Modern vintage. Wine lover. Explore new places, let's travel - let's go!

There was progress in August!

Posted on September 6, 2019

Several small finishes feels like real progress! Continue reading →

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Just made it – the July finish, Mellow Yellow

Posted on August 1, 2019

This monthly finish was started as a Project Quilting challenge back in February of 2018. In case you didn’t know, Kim Lapacek of Persimon Dreams has had a Project Quilting Challenge that begins in January for several years now. On … Continue reading →

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The Finish-A-Long Q3

Posted on July 12, 2019

Often I am not sure about how I find some of the crafty quilty motivational blogs that help me get things done or inspire me to start something new. Sometimes it can be a blog I follow, that leads to … Continue reading →

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Well that took a while

Posted on July 7, 2019

Well over 20 years ago in a little quilt guild in Fauquier County we had a block exchange.  We broke out into groups of four and each month we would exchange our blocks.  If I remember correctly my group did … Continue reading →

Posted in Accomplishments, Challenges, Exchanges, friendship quilt, Paper foundations, Terry Burris Quilting, UFO's, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 7 Comments

#trinketsal

Posted on May 22, 2019

From the beginning of March until the last week I’ve been obsessed.  I participated in my first SAL (Sew A Long).  Alison Glass, creator of the Trinkets pattern, organized a project where each day the assigned block (one of the … Continue reading →

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#5 of Nine Patch Nine Ways

Posted on March 12, 2019

The humble Nine Patch, is so simple to construct, yet this workhorse can look very complicated. Several years ago the Fauquier County Quilters had a Nine Patch Nine Ways retreat that was coordinated by Annie Morgan of the Quilting in … Continue reading →

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First Finish of 2019 and Last Finish of 2018

Posted on February 7, 2019

Some fabrics are difficult to cut up, they are just so pretty. I remind myself over and over again, that is why you buy pretty fabric, to cut up and sew back together. We are lucky to have a shop … Continue reading →

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