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Crisis on the Home Front
We had a major crisis Wednesday. Eva's preschool has had four really good teachers leave within the past six weeks or so. As a former preschool teacher and director, this raised a major red flag for me. So, I picked up the phone and asked to speak to the director. I didn't want to…
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Oh Well.
Here is Metro Hold the Lattice. I have the rows almost half sewn together. I made the top with a collection of Circa 1934 fabric and the Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful. I took liberties with the pattern (actually called Metro Lattice) and left out a pieced lattice that I didn't particularly…
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Achoo
Oh yeah. That's me all right. Spring is here. Whoopee. I know I was extolling the virtues of this glorious season in a recent post, but there is one big draw back all right. How many times can you sneeze in a row and not have your heart stop? Well, at least 10, I can…
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I’m Better Now
I had a bit of a melt down yesterday. All the caregiving, cleaning, cooking and "doing" finally caught up with me, and I decided I was pretty much done with it all. I needed a long weekend at a resort spa, complete with all the massage and grooming appointments time would allow. That wasn't in…
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Spools Sew Along Friday Update and a Small Rant
Well, I haven't made much progress on my Spools projects since my post on Wednesday, but I did get a picture from Stephani, who is sewing along with us. This is what she shared: Cute little guys, aren't they? Sorry, I couldn't seem to enlarge the photo, but aren't her colors fresh? The reason I…
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Teeny Tiny Complaint
Now that I have moved away from civilization and live out in the boonies, I find that I purchase most of my fabric online. I do try to order from brick and mortar stores that also do online business. One place that I have often bought from is Fatquartershop, who I have praised many times…
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What Sort of Blog Do You Like?
First of all, this is not my Christmas tree, not my mantel, not my house. Pretty picture though, huh? Thought I hadn't better reveal too much about my personal situation. My husband said to me at dinner yesterday,"Say, you don't get too personal in your blog do you? I mean, you don't talk about us,…
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No Resolution
Thank you to everyone who commented on Sara's issue with the long arm quilter who switched the backings on her two quilts. I was amazed at the response from so many of you Long Arm Quilters who said you would do ANYTHING to make the situation right again for your customer, including picking out all…
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What Would You Do?
Sara called me in a bit of a panic today. You see, she had taken three quilts to a new quilter in her area, and had gotten two of them back. The quilting was well done, and it was expensive to pay for the work. She still has one quilt left to pick up and…
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Improvements
I loved hearing all about how you organize your recipes. I think the binder idea is fantastic for all those great recipes we print off the Internet. Allrecipes.com, epicurious.com, tastebook.com, Tasty Kitchen, and many wonderful food blogs are terrific sources for new cooking ideas and inspiration. You can print off a recipe in an 8.5…