The Start of the 2023 Garden!
And with a little soil and a mist of water, the first seeds are planted! Our last average frost is April 30th, and it's usually warm...
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A Quilty Cannery
Bringing the best of the past into today
Welcome! It’s a pleasure to welcome you to this passion project of mine... chronicling a quarantine spent growing and preserving food and making quilts to keep the people I love warm and cozy up. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn, or a seasoned professional exploring new ideas, A Quilty Cannery is here to inspire. Check out the latest posts below.
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My First Gracie Quilt!
And the longarm journey begins... With the start of February, I decided to finally finish the "Among the Stars" top I had started in 2022....
Waite Waite! A Puzzle Haul
Last Saturday, we took a drive up to Waite Park, MN to Crafter's Direct, because they have a huge inventory of White Mountain...
The Winter Carnival Orchid Show
It wouldn't be January with out the Saint Paul Winter Carnival... and for me, it wouldn't be the winter carnival without the Orchid Show...
National Parks & Puzzles
This time of year is a great time for a family activity in the game room. We started a tradition of a puzzle around Christmas a few...
Molly Approved! The Lockport Illusion Quilty
In December, I took a quick girls' trip to Chicago with my best friend and her daughter. During the trip, I was finally able to take the...
Prime Rib Beef Stew
It's a cold (6 degrees F) and windy late January day, and we just cleaned out our deep freezer. When I saw the frozen leftover prime rib...
A Linty Juki!
In January, I completed two entire quilt tops: the Tula Pink Mad Hatter's quilt, and and the Lockport Illusion quilt. Before the start...
Sewing Room - Decluttering Day 2
This week, I've been inspired by Karen Brown from Just Get It Done Quilts to begin the sewing room project I've been avoiding. She is...
First Stitches with Gracie
A new journey written in thread... I was watching some YouTubers and their free motion and longarm quilting advice. One thing that came...
Making Progress with Gracie
I made some progress on putting together my longarm and frame this long holiday weekend! Not as much as I was hoping, but I'm okay with...
Stacked Spools: Another Quilt is Done!
I finally made the time to put the binding on this Spools wallhanging that I started in 2022. This beautiful wallhanging (for the wall...
Boom, Done! First quilt top of 2023 is done!
I had planned a series of posts all about the Mad Hatter's Tea Party quilt, but it went much faster than I expected. It was 15 days,...
Better than Takeout! Chinese Fried Rice
Last night, I tried a new recipe from a home chef YouTuber that claimed that it was "better than takeout" chicken fried rice. It looked...
The Mad Hatter's Teapot!
Finally finished cutting out all the blocks for my Tula Pink tea party kit, and decided to start with the teapot blocks. The instructions...
Mad, Chaotic Stores
Today was a busy and chaotic day at Costco and Cub! It's the first Saturday of 2023, and with the New Year's holiday last weekend, and...
The First Quilting Project of 2023
Over the holidays, I was sewing and listening to a recent two- part podcast from the Quilter On Fire. In episodes 97 & 98, she was...
Snow!
This winter has been very unusually. With la nina in effect, meteorologists expected the winter to leave with a burst of snow and cold...
Senate Bean Soup
Ham Shanks make all the difference! On New Year's Day, we were supposed to join a soup potluck party at a friends, and I had a steamy pot...
The Quilts & Projects of 2022
A Year Spent in a Fabric Coma! Last year was a bit of a sewing production line for me! Here's a recap of what I believe are all of my...
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