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Design Boards Part Two
The design board saga continues with my second method for finishing off the raw edges. This time I used duct tape (duck tape?) to finish the edges of the design board. It worked brilliantly. It was fast, it was easy, it wasn't messy. Pretty much an all-around winner, if you ask me. One reader indicated…
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Foundation Paper Tip
While working on my Designer Mystery 2015/Snowman Gatherings project over the weekend, I ran into a problem. I needed to make some square in a square units in a size for which I did not have foundation paper. When making this fussy unit, I have found that the only way I can get good results…
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Going Into the Weekend
Going into the weekend I thought I would share with you a few things I worked on this week and a couple of great books I am enjoying. This quilt block is the 9th in the Moda Blockheads5 sew-along. It is called Candy Stripe Holly Star or some such thing, but I call it Day…
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Spirals Quilting Design Pattern
Sometimes being a blogger has some real advantages. I posted a photo last week of my most recently finished table topper, a pattern by Carried Away called Summer Breeze. The pattern is wonderful, but the design my quilter chose for the quilting really set off the design and was so in keeping with the breezy…
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Let’s Discuss Affordable Skin Care
I have decided to give my skin a break during this quarantine situation. Why should I put on makeup just to sit around the house? This is a great opportunity to baby my skin a bit and give it some TLC. I want to tell you about a skincare line that is dermatologist recommended, extremely…
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Some Things I’ve Been Loving
I have really enjoyed some books and tv programs recently and thought I would do a "Things I Have Been Loving" post. "We Were the Lucky Ones" by Georgia Hunter has to be one of the best books I have read this year. The story is based on the true experiences of the author's family,…