A Quilt Block for You to Make HERE is the complete quilt pattern for you to make, click the link, this post is large !
It feels like the season itself is tapping me on the shoulder saying, “Hey, joy doesn’t have to be loud. It just has to be felt.”
And speaking of joy, we have a Christmas day baby, my husband’s BIG 70th birthday party will be Christmas Eve. Things are ordered and trying to make sure the birthday boy doesn’t try to help lift anything heavier than a cookie.
This week try to remember that steady hearts and small joys matter more than perfect plans. Even in busy or uncertain moments, there is always room for a little light, a little hope, and a little grace.
This week has been a mix of real life and holiday sparkle at our house. Husband had a heart procedure on December 4th, the Watchman. It’s called a New Routine Procedure…But, it is SO scary…
I feel grateful for modern medicine, grateful for good doctors, and grateful for every person who has checked in, prayed, or simply sent a kind thought our way.
He is already to run a marathon. I keep reminding him that walking from the recliner to the kitchen is plenty of cardio for now. But he’s doing wonderfully, and our standard line from all his Doctors as they walk into see him is, “You look good!” it never fails and I love seeing him smile when I say it… at inappropriate times ! He is over the top in the looks department.
Not a lot of quilt going on here, so I pulled one of my favorites of my quilt blocks of you today! Click the link below or HERE
A Quilt Block for You to Make Here is the complete quilt block pattern for you,
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Hope you are settling into the holiday spirit. I have the tree done, gifts shipped and Husband has the outside palm tree decorated with lights all a glow. We are over the top organized this year and I will share more later.
Quilt Block of the WeekThis weeks Quilt Block Pattern is all about it’s name, “Old Maid” finished size is 8″ by 8″ How I make my triangles tutorial is here.
I think this quilt block needs a name change to, “Powerful Women” but I don’t have a lot of pull in the quilt history area ! It’s a Great Quilt Block
This is what I worked on the past few weeks and this past week add Thanksgiving into it too ! ! My Secretary Hutch for our kitchen ! ! and I love it.
This old secretary desk came to me tired, faded, and a little wobbly ($50). Over the past two weeks, I’ve sanded, glued, repaired, cleaned, and finally painted it back into something that makes me smile every time I walk into my kitchen. It’s amazing how a little love, a little patience, and a lot of elbow grease can completely transform a piece.
I know some don’t like painted wood, this wood was not the best, pieced together a bit, I saved what I could and had a ball painting the rest. This project is the largest I have done since my library and it has reminded me how satisfying it is to slow down and bring furniture piece back to life.
Yes, I hand painted the back, it’s on art paper so IF
I want later, I can change it
I think this is what we do with our Quilts,
The most ordinary things become extraordinary the moment we decide they’re worth saving. This week, look at what’s already around you with new eyes and find joy in bringing a little beauty back to life.
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This week has been all about bringing an old treasure back to life. We picked up a beautiful, slightly time worn secretary desk, the kind with curves, character, and just enough imperfections to make you fall in love with the challenge.
Once we got it into good lighting, it became clear: this little beauty was going to need some serious cleaning, glueing, and elbow grease before a single drop of paint could even think about coming near it.
I have been using AI for images and I have seen others ask AI for what I should do to this item, room etc. WELL.. this is what I received ! ! I give it my pic of the secretary and said, add quilts around it, make it pretty. Well…it’s pretty !
This project is NOT “a quick wipe-down”
It’s became glueing, nailing and a few trim pieces practically sighed with relief when we pressed them back into place. There’s a quiet joy in this kind of work, a slow, steady rhythm that lets your mind breathe while your hands stay busy. Now the desk is finally solid and ready for paint, and I’m narrowing down colors. something classic, (and that I already have) soft, and worthy of its beautiful shape. The transformation has already begun and a bit over the top in spots ! Just letting Me, be ME !
And of course, with Thanksgiving tucked into the middle of the week, I can’t help but feel grateful for the pause this holiday brings. While the turkey roasts and the pie cools, I’ll be thinking about how this old desk like me right now, just needed a bit of care, patience, and maybe we can book shine again. There’s a certain fitting poetry in working on a restoration during a week built around gratitude.
Next week, we’ll get to the pretty part: paint, details, and maybe even a surprise inside. Stay tuned… this secretary desk makeover is just getting started.
A Quilt Block for You to Make Here to see the quilt pattern
The Quilt Ladies Book Nook Two Quilts are Shown- one in red and green with a white background, and the other in darker colors with a gray background. Each quilt has 12 blocks and finishes at 54” x 58”.
Or What we Like to call HIS and HER’S
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Sometimes all we need is a little cleaning up, a little glue, and a little gratitude to feel whole again. This week, may you notice the small repairs, the gentle fixes, and the quiet moments that hold everything together.
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We returned from a five-day cruise last week, one of those you do and I can’t stop thinking about. It was with three other couples, our heart friends, and let me tell you… sometimes the best vacations are the ones that don’t go exactly the way you expect. The weather had its own agenda, the sea a bit rumbly, and instead of hopping off at multiple ports like we planned, we made only one stop. But you know what? It turned into one of the most unexpectedly lovely cruise trips we’ve had in a long time.
When the waves got rough, we settled in. Our days were filled with long, slow stretches of cards and games, the kind where everyone slowly gets more competitive but also laughs harder. The kind where someone always needs “just one more round,” even though we’ve been playing for hours. We leaned into it, letting the simple fun carry us.
Evenings were for lingering at the dinner table far longer than usual. The conversations began flowing like an extra course, filling the corners of the table with stories, memories, and that easy kind of friendship that only happens when nobody is rushed. We talked about everything and nothing, laughed until we cried, and soaked in the kind of connection that busy everyday life rarely leaves room for. Only for unexpected joy, good friends, and the kind of days that don’t need a schedule to be wonderful.
A Quilt Block for You to Make
Here is this weeks Quilt Block Pattern and it’s a 6′ x 6″ finished block and it’s all fun with color. Quilt Pattern is here for you.
Six by Six Inch Quilt Block Pattern
The Quilt Ladies Book Nook
Give yourself a few moments over the coming season, read a bit, quilt a bit of just be in the wonder of time and quilts. HERE
Read all about my book, both short version and complete text, both with 25 quilt block patterns HERE
Thought of the Week
I had read this in a book once, “filling the corners of the table,” and didn’t understand until these dinners. Simply enjoy who’s sitting at the table. Let this week be a reminder to lean into the unexpected, savor the simple, and let conversation and connection be enough.
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This week has been all about color, paint, and petals! I finally finished my Flower Quilt Painting, a bright mix of blooms and patterns inspired by the fabrics I’ve been stitching with lately. It’s a little bit quilt, a little bit garden and completely full of joy. And…I could do it sitting down and NO noise, this cold has knotted me down. Plus, I need something just for me !
Okay, I LOVE my library/office. This was our 2025 first project, Husband’s Doc said, “Go live your life, did it before? Do it now”. HERE On the drive home Husband said, “Well, what about that library you want to build?” And I was off, we did all of the work ourselves! And 100% pissed off our HOA and I have not ONE problem with any of it !
(This OLD Quilter, Never, they don’t know me at all)
I walk into this room just to LOOK, IT’s ME!
My Art, My Desk, My Ideas. I love this room!
Quilt Block to Make
Let’s try a Flower quilt block, full of blooms are in the fabric, kind a like the painting. Complete Quilt Pattern HERE
The Quilt Ladies Book Nook
This week’s It’s ALL The Quilt Ladies Quilt Patterns in ONE book ! Eleven complete quilt patterns, How to Hand Applique, How to Fusible Applique and a Getting Stated Section HERE 124 Pages of Quilt Patterns, quilt instructions, and quilt memories for you to make.
Thought for the Week
“Let color be your courage this week.” Paint it, piece it, or simply live it, with laughter, love and JOY
Hello, Everyone ! We are home from a long weekend visiting the kids, they needed our extra hands, and that became laughter, stories, and way too much airport time.
The trip was wonderful, but the airplane air, the shuttle? the train? the waiting…not so much.Let’s just say I came home with a little travel “souvenir”, the kind that requires tea, drugs, tissues, and extra naps.
So, this week, I’m taking it slow. A soft quilt over my lap, a book in hand, TV remote for baseball and football, of course MORE ideas already swirling for next week’s block pattern. Sometimes life reminds us to pause, and that’s okay, that works in well with my Living Slow
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I am over the moon proud of this book
From December 1st through Christmas Eve, you’ll follow the story of Jesus’ birth and ministry in 24 short, approachable reflections (just 3-4 paragraphs each).
And because Christmas is worth one more moment of peace, I’ve included a special December 25th bonus reading and quilt block. Read all about them, here on my page, one book easy and one complete text you decide. BOTH will all 25 Quilt Block Patterns and IF you need permission, write in this book, your thoughts, needs, your ideas, have been using it every month for over 6 months now, we really do need this !
A Thought for the Week
Please remember: Rest counts as progress. Whether you’re reading, quilting, or simply breathing deep, it all matters.
I pulled out binding for quilts the other day and of course found quilts awaiting….
This is a baby quilt I made just to use up fun scraps, probably was to be a post here or eBook???? Have NO Clue. What or Why I made it…maybe the fabric?
Where do you keep your what needs finished quilts? I have tubs I am NOT ready to share how many tubs….but I will share….I have drawers full too !
Tuesday Thread my Quilts
Strips are cut 1 1/2″ and I did the piecing on a sewing machine.
This Quilt Star Quilt Pattern is my number one saved, reposted quilt block pattern to date.
(from 2023)
This is ONE of the Basic Quilt Blocks EVERY quilter uses over and over. When in need of a quilt FAST, this is my go to quilt block. Finished quilt block will measure twelve by twelve inches.
My NEW Watercolor Flowers Journal 
