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Fire Update
Our golden hills are scorched looking, but the grass underneath the trees burned so hot and fast that the oaks should be ok. The fire's progress has been stopped, but firefighters remain on the scene putting out hot spots and flare-ups. In the photo above, you can see the trenches dug by dozers that stopped…
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Nantucket Mini Bag
It was a holiday weekend here in the US, so I took a couple of days off. I did occupy myself with a useful and fun project that I'd love to share with you all today. This little mini bag is a free pattern from Moda that you can easily download and get to sewing…
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Busy Week, Busy Time of Year
Ok, so I am pretty sure this is the cutest mug rug I've ever made. I used an apple block pattern from one of Lori Holt's Farm Girl Vintage books. How adorable is the apple core block? This is teacher appreciation week and we wanted to give Miss Kelly a little token of our affection.…
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Giveaway Winner of Lori Holt’s Book “Farm Girl Vintage”
I am excited to share that Gail S. is the winner of the Lori Holt book "Farm Girl Vintage". The random number generator thing was used, and her comment was the number that came up. I hope she will enjoy the book, as I highly recommend it for the variety of patterns and remarkably clear…
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Book Giveaway and Piecing the Past Update
In my recent sort out of the sewing room, I discovered that I had purchased this book twice. It is "Farm Girl Vintage" by Lori Holt. The book is full of great quilt block patterns, in sizes 6" or 12". I love it when books provide a size option. There are some cute novelty block…
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Coming Together in Fellowship
Thanks for bearing with me while I took a short break. Last week was a rough one for many of us and my outlook on life was not the best. A few days finding joy in small close things has helped me tremendously. Something that occurred in my neighborhood this weekend has made me so…
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Year of the Sew Along
2020 is turning into The Year of the Sew Along for me. In our current lockdown situation, so many designers, quilt shops, and groups are hosting the most fun sew alongs. If we are stuck in the house, surrounded by our fabric stashes, why not make the most of it! I have an all-time high…
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Perfect “Thanks for Having Me” Gift
Eva has been invited to a sleepover on the occasion of one of her friend's birthday. The mom requested "no gifts", but you know how that goes. You feel as though you need to mark the occasion with something. I thought it would be fun, and not "too much" to give a little pencil case. …
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Advent of Kindness
In the words of a new favorite person of mine: "Take care of yourself, take care of others, be kind. Kindness is free, give it to everyone". This new favorite is Christopher Allen, a fellow you can get to know on YouTube. He is a super sweet guy who has a YouTube channel devoted to…
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Let’s Do This
I hope my American friends had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We all have many things for which to be grateful, and as I sat with my family over the long weekend, I did some reflecting. Yes, we are very blessed: in our families, our quilting activities, the roofs over our heads. However, we have some quilting…