Batman Bag and a Time Out

Posted on November 10, 2026 | 2 comments

I have been a follower of Jenny of Elefantz Designs for a long time (long enough to see a few of her grandkids growing), and have stitched up several of her sweet designs with more on my to-do list.

Jenny writes a beautiful and inspirational blog and I always look forward to reading it.

Back in 2025, she designed a simple bag to make from scraps and I finally made the time to dig in the scrap strips to make this project.

The strips can be any size, since the little bag is made from strip piecing.

Elefantz Designs Bag

These two bags are going into the gift box.

Elefantz Designs Bag

Jenny has a lovely Etsy shop and you can find her bag pattern here, along with lots of other great projects.

I did make one for myself.

Batman Bag

Oh yes!

It is Batman themed for sure!

Batman is the mascot sitting in my car.

Of course.

Batman Bag

Everyone needs a little silliness.

The time out?

I am at a cross roads with my blog, meaning that another year has gone by and do I want to pay for another year to keep blogging? (I know I can start a new and free one. I like this one.)

But do I even want to keep blogging?

I enjoy blogging, but my heart hasn’t been in it for a good portion of this year. So I will be taking a time out.

Life is always changing, and that is how it should be.

Have fun and carry on!

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Blockheads 7 Quiltalong_Block 5

Posted on November 8, 2026 | 10 comments

Previously I shared my first four blocks from the Blockheads 7 Quiltalong.

The designers have been so generous!

Blockheads7_1-4

Wednesday, a new block was released and I am happy to say that I have kept up.

My house block is finished and I really enjoyed making it!

Blockheads7_Block 5

You can see all five of my blocks together:

Blockheads7_1-5

Four of the blocks are 12.5″ unfinished. The house block is 24.5″ unfinished.

Block 1 (top left) – Spring Walk by Vanessa Goertzen

Block 2 (top right) – Twinkle Block by Amarilys Henderson

Block 3 (bottom left) – Game Day by Sherri McConnell

Block 4 (bottom right) – Kindred Rose by Jessica Rose

Block 5 (center) – Dwelling by Janet Clare

Have fun and carry on!

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Blockheads 7 Quiltalong

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Blockheads 7 Quiltalong

Posted on November 4, 2026 | 9 comments

I joined Moda’s Blockheads 7 Quiltalong.

I thought this would be a fun way for me to use up an old fat quarter bundle that I had won sometime in the 1990’s. The bundle was called Cape Cod from Paintbrush Studio. I am supplementing with stash.

And I am having fun with it.

These blocks can be skill builders, and there are many colorways to them. They are free, and there are four different sizes to choose from. Lots of tips are given and several settings have been suggested. What you ultimately choose to do is up to you.

I do have a self-imposed rule. No block do-over unless I really screw up making the size that I want. If I don’t like my color usage in a block, I am leaving it until the end. There are 30 blocks after all. I bet they will all look nice together in the end.

And if they don’t?

The beauty is that all the choices are mine. Maybe I won’t make one very large quilt. Maybe I will make a wall hanging, or table runners, or placemats.

Here are my first four blocks:

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I am not happy with how I used the stripe, but I am not breaking my personal rule. Instead, I am imagining a pond around a garden. Then it isn’t so bad. Ha, ha!

The next Block comes out Wednesday. That’s tomorrow, since I am writing this blog post Tuesday evening.

Which really means that the next block comes out today, when this blog posts!

What are you waiting for? Click on the link above and get started!

Have fun and carry on!

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