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It’s the first day of spring here & it’s been 6 months since I last posted a full view of my Bits & Bobs collage quilt. 🪡🧵
It was time for an update! 👏🥰

https://youtube.com/shorts/6cAATeYhjmQ?si=O_2pe2hR8Kb685kW

I also share a video each week, as I progress, on the same 📺 YouTube channel: @BenitaSkinner

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Update of My Bits & Bobs Collage Quilt

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Benita Skinner 6d ago

These are the signature keepsake quilts I’ve made for beloved family.
Each design was personalized and the names & messages collected on the wedding day, continues to remind each couple, how treasured they are. 🥰😘❤️

Anyone else make cherished signature quilts for your family?

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Benita Skinner Mar 16

✂️ Even after being so careful - not to cut the scissor fob I made… 😢

Time to make another!

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Benita Skinner Mar 15

A most useful tip, when preparing your appliqué patches – If you use pinking shears to cut curves, it avoids most of the need to clip.🪡🧵

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Benita Skinner Mar 13

I continue to get joy from seeing the series of Let’s Play mini quilts, I made last year.
Every month I hang a different one on my little hanger, to decorate this corner. 🥰💙💛
FYI: The series is still available (free), if you’re inspired to play.

…Beginning to get the urge to add to the collection! 😁
I’ll put some thought into what colours to play with next. 🤔

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Benita Skinner Mar 11

You can see I’ve been hand stitching with a variety of threads - all in pinks & blues. 🩷💙

I keep the small container, in my stitching bowl, as a temporary place to keep the thread ends together.

How do you keep your hand stitching tools together?

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ArtsandSocks 🧶🪡Mar 7

Just finished binding my wall hanging. Now to take some pictures for my blog. This picture is my hand sewing kit. Back when I learned to sew, I used to put my threads in my mother's decorator ashtray. No one was allowed to use it as an ashtray, but I could put my stray threads in it. I have regretted never owning an ashtray for my threads. More recently I acquired a Mikasa trinket bowl from an elder who was downsizing. I now have a more elegant thread catcher than a jar lid.
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Benita Skinner Mar 5

The Silk Ribbon block has now been added to the quilt. 🪡🧵
Isn’t it pretty? 😍 👏🥰

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Benita Skinner Mar 3

Finally got to begin some enjoyable hand stitching time, but then quickly stabbed my thumb, with the needle 🪡 , and now I need to wait until it stops bleeding 🩸 * , before I can start stitching again. 🙄

*who knew there’s a drop of blood emoji! 😆

…so I’m posting this while I wait, as I knew #quilters & #stitchers & #embroidery artists would understand! 😂

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