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New Acquisition
One of my readers recently reminded me that eBay is a great source for layer cakes, jelly rolls and charm packs that have not been released to the general public. I got right on it, and found six collections I have been coveting. Technically, only two of them are scarce as hens' teeth, and I…
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Happy Fourth of July
Happy Fourth of July everyone! I hope you are able to be with family, eat delicious food and see pretty fireworks after dark. I have to work today, but plan to go hang out with Grandpa afterwards and have dinner with him. My husband thought it was crazy to drive up from Monterey (where he…
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A Lot Of Nothing Going On
Nothing major going on around here. Or maybe I am wrong and a lot of something is actually happening. I was Good Cop in my talk with Grandpa. Everyone else has been reading the poor man the riot act after his falls last week. I emphasized how he was incredibly lucky that he had not…
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Happy June
Happy June everyone! The weather here has really warmed up (and I may have mentioned that I live in a Summer Oven), so I am feeling that we have moved out of Spring and are well into the hot season. I love the summer mornings though. When I lived in the Monterey Bay Area, we…
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Thriller, Filler, Spiller
Have you heard the planting adage "Thiller, Filler, Spiller"? That is a handy way to remember that when you plant a container, it is good to have a central, taller, flashy plant (your "Thriller"), surrounded by some smaller plants that will fill up the open space, and perhaps add some interesting foliage (your "Filler), and…
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Looks Like Easter is Coming
I'm really late this year (or is Easter early?), but I finally got out my Easter decorations. The little vignette above is on my entry hall table. The decorated wooden eggs I have had for ages and have no idea now where they came from. They had a little decorated wagon that they sat in,…
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Making Progress
I really am making progress with organizing the quilting studio. Look! I got a quilt hung! We had some decorative drapery rods from a previous house we lived in and we repurposed one of them as a quilt hanger. The space between the tall cabinets is not terribly wide (48"), so hanging an unfolded quilt…
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Someone Remind Me
Someone please remind me. Never. Buy. Any. More. Civil. War. Reproduction. Fabrics. Ever. Again. A friend recently cautioned me that whatever I do, not to think of the money I spent on all this fabric and all these kits. Ok. I'll try. HOLEY MOLEY! Yes, it is just like Christmas, just like a number of…
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It Looks Like We Need Hazmat
No, not really. No hazardous materials here. Just quilts, fabric and more fabric. Look, I have really reduced the number of boxes! Lots of unpacking going on here. And lots of evaluating. Do I really need to keep this if it doesn't make my heart sing? I think there will be some purging going on…
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Oh My.
My husband trundled all the boxes from where they have been stored in the garage, down to the studio. The small boxes contain mainly fabric, the medium size boxes are full of project boxes, UFO's, flimsies and supplies. The large boxes are full of folded quilts. My job is to unpack these things and find…