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Concept Vs. Execution
I have received some quilts back from my quilter this week and look forward to sharing them with you. This one was made with Fig Tree fabrics and features a Pattern Basket Bird Block in the center of the runner. I love the springy feel of the fabrics and love the quilting design my quilter…
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End of an Era
RemyDec. 17, 2007 – Oct. 11, 2021 We lost a treasured member of the family yesterday. Technically, Remy wasn't even our dog. He belonged to my daughter Sara and her husband Ryan, but spent a great deal of time with us at our home. He was one of the best little dogs on the planet…
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Easing Back Into Things
Well hello there. I am easing back into things. Rejoining the land of the living. Call it what you will, but I have been out of commission and am struggling to get back to normal. The doctor says my eyes are healing perfectly and all is well. I had some sort of allergic reaction to…
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A Little Setback
Sorry readers. I've had a little setback from my recent eye surgery. I am not able to see well enough to sew or even type very effectively. With luck, I will be back in business in a day or so.
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Light At the End of the Tunnel (in more ways than one!)
I have been sewing! I wasn't completely sure what I was going to share with you today, because there are choices! My number one priority right now is to get the rows of Moda BlockHeads 3 together and get this monster off my design wall. Naturally, I had forgotten all the details of what size…
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Siderailed By Fabric Related Injury
As I told you all last week, I spent my free time this weekend sorting out my sewing space. That was such a great dialog we had in the comments. It seems a disorganized sewing area is something a lot of you struggle with as well. My organization included hauling a lot of heavy tubs…
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Clean Your Room
Not that she ever did. I remember my mother standing in the doorway of my room saying, "Your room is a mess. You need to stay in it until it is straightened up". And that was that. I had to apply myself to the task and make it happen. I was on my own then,…
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Oh Yes I Did
It's been a couple of weeks since I worked on the Serendipity Sew Along. I had a couple of hours yesterday afternoon, so I thought I would put Kimberly on my iPad and stitch along with her on what they are calling "Release Two", which is the second row of the quilt. (Remind me to…
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Maybe You Should Finish Something
My husband and I were sitting in the living room visiting with each other while dinner cooked. We do that most nights. Take some time at the end of the day to sit together with a glass of wine and connect with one another. He asked me "So what project are you working on right…
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Cataracts
I've been blessed with pretty good eyesight during my life. I need readers to magnify the print when I am reading, but my distance vision has always been all right. In the past few years, I have experienced a gradual worsening of my vision. I walk three or four days a week with a friend. …