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July 16, 2022

in Blog, Fabric Review, Giveaways, quilt pattern, quilting

Bird Song Fabric Tour!

Hey there Blog Readers! Remember me?? Yes, it has been over a year since I posted an actual blog post. After the Retina problems of the summer of 2021, I really did get pretty low emotionally. And then the DayJob demanded that we come back 25% of the time, even though we had been working from home effectively for over 20 months. That was hard on my post Covid psyche. I could only handle the quick posts of Instagram for the last year. WINNER Has been contacted! Congrats to...

June 3, 2021

in Blog, book review, books, quilting, windham fabrics

by ScottHansen

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Pat Sloan’s Holiday Book Tour!

Today is my spot on the Book Tour for my friend Pat Sloan's Holiday Celebrations book! So many great projects in it - some for every season! I had a hard time just picking one project to work on. I actually couldn't, I had to pick two! I started off with the Spooky Twist project that Pat created for Halloween, but I wanted to do it in Christmas scraps of which I have a TON! Here is Pat's Version: And here is mine: This went together super easy and...

June 2, 2021

in Blog, folk art, musings, organization, randomness, studio

by ScottHansen

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May Mashup 2021

Of course my last post in the beginning of April was about Goals for this year! That's probably why THIS post is so long overdue! I can't even remember what I was really working on in the Studio in April or May. Both Mandalas for those two months are barely started and now it is JUNE! No Posts in May at all and after my eye surgery in mid May ALL of my May plans were derailed too. SO today is essentially a quick and brief rehash...

Goals for 2021 - Dot Necessities from Banyan Batiks

April 3, 2021

in Blog, ducks, folk art, Jesus, quilting, randomness, studio

by ScottHansen

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Goals for 2021

Now I start talking about goals for 2021? Haha, what is this January 1st? No, but it is now past three months since we have landed in the new house, and I am finally beginning to feel a little more at home. I feel like I can start doing things again. Not much beyond just settling in still, but at least I don't have to think about selling and buying a house. That is a Whole lotta less stress than last year for sure. We are...

March 25, 2021

in Blog, color, design, folk art, improv quilting, Mandala of the Month, quilting

by ScottHansen

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February & March Mandalas

Well, late in the month, but Not the Very end of it. Spring has officially started, and here in the Pacific Northwest US, it is a typical rainy day. We found some daffodils popping up in the lawn and that made us both very happy because we were already planning on planting 100-200 bulbs every fall until we have a glorious ring of daffodils on the edges of the woods around us. Someone else who lived here had at least a similar concept in mind maybe....