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My Contribution to Spring Quilt Market
My friend Lisa at Stashmaster has posted a picture of a quilt she completed for Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie fame to present at Quilt Market, so I guess that gives me permission to post photos of mine! Months ago we both were invited to do some stunt sewing for Carrie on a couple of…
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Best Press
Have ya'll heard of Mary Ellen's Best Press? Well, many quilters think it's a miracle in a bottle, that is for sure. Best Press is a spray starch in a non-aerosol bottle (environmentally friendly, doncha know?). It is a clear starch alternative that makes ironing a breeze. It smells real good (in several fragrances), will…
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Things Have Never Been This Clean
The trucks are just driving up. They get an early start, these cabinet refinishers. Here they come, smiling men wearing painting clothes and smelling like tooth paste. I am barely out of my jammies and smell like coffee. Oh, and did I tell you that due to the stress of resigning from my job, I…
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Happy Easter
I just can't tell you how much I appreciate all the information that was shared with me this week on the subject of longarm quilting machines. I am trying to respond to each of you to express my thanks. What was interesting, is that even though I opened the opportunity for people to share any…
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Now for the Bad
I am so appreciative of the ton of comments and emails I got yesterday when I asked for Longarm recommendations. Honestly, you have given me enough to research for the next six months! I can see first and foremost that not only do I need to do continue to do lots of reading up on…
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Pot of Gold
OK, this is strange. I have discovered the equivalent of a pot of gold. Seriously. Turns out that I have a small annuity that I didn't know about. It isn't a lot, but I sure wasn't expecting it. Now, I could use it to put a new roof on the house or go on a…
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The Love Quilt
I realize that it is St. Patrick's Day, not St. Valentine's Day, but I think you will see that this post is appropriate anyway! You see, my son has fallen in love with an Irish girl from Galway. And he asked me to make her a quilt to express his regard for her. She is…
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Mystery Quilt
We have to talk. Several people have emailed me to ask for the pattern for this quilt, which I made two years ago at a retreat. I had a blast making the quilt, and have to admit the fabrics were totally copied off another gal at the retreat who was using them as well. I…
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Family Christmas Quilt
This may be my simplest Christmas quilt, but it is the one I would grab if the house was on fire. The pattern is common as dirt and the fabrics are just all the Christmas fabrics that were available at the time I made the quilt top–about ten years ago. At the time I made…
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Return to Sender
I gave a letter to the postman,he put it his sack.But in early next morning,he brought my letter back. She wrote upon it:Return to sender, address unknown.No such number, no such zone.We had a quarrel, a lover's spatI write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back. Poor Elvis. Sad, huh? Why would anyone…