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Monday, March 30, 2026

Weekly update: nine patch progress

 Monday morning has rolled around too fast!  This needs to be a quick post.

Three luncheons in three days (Clara Cummings Book Club on Thursday, retired library directors on Friday, GFWC District 10 on Saturday) plus the 5th Sunday potluck after church on Sunday -- good company at all.  



Palm Sunday origami!  Did you (or do you still) make a cross from the palm frond?  


 




Every year at this time I look for skunk cabbage along the trail in the ravine at the end of the block.  The “horn” is the flower. It is so named because it has a high sulfur content. I pulled the pistil from one flower and smelled it. Yep, stinky.


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In the studio: I made 168 red and green mini 9-patches. My stash produced just the right print for the setting, and I had more than enough.


Here is the second half, all pinned and ready to chain sew.


I've been reading (print and audio) a lot -- reviews later this week.

Linking up with Oh Scrap!  Design Wall Monday  Monday Musings Sew and Tell 

5 comments:

  1. Your mini 9-Patches are amazing! My poor fingers would never be able to hang onto the tiny pieces anymore.

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  2. Ah, need to go look for skunk cabbage, such a hopeful sign of spring! We do have bluebells just starting to bloom - they made me think of a wonderful bluebell walk we took one spring outside Champaign!

    I'm boggled by the tiny 9 patches in your Christmas quilt!

    Ceci

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  3. I remember the smell of skunk cabbage from when I was a kid growing up on the farm. Every spring I would make a clandestine visit to the neighbour's bush (I'm sure he didn't care but I felt hugely guilty for trespassing) so I could see the spring wildflowers.

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  4. Those little 9-patch blocks are so tiny, but sew cute!! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.

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