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Excuse the pun, I couldn't resist.  My orphan block pile grew a bit more today, but I did decide on a lattice for my Blockheads 1 quilt and have begun to cut it out.  I want the blocks to kind of "float" and be separated from one another, so I am going with a 1…

I have started a new project for January, called First Flake.  Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies) made one and as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…  I ordered the pattern from an Etsy seller and chose some dark blue fabric with a snow flake pattern.  I have been starching it in batches for…

Over the holidays I picked up a few new sewing accessories that I am really enjoying, which I thought I would share with you. The first thing is a new lamp that was recommended by Lisa Bongean in a recent blog post she put up.  I am constantly wishing that I had better light in…

I am just so happy with this.  My little snowman candle mat.  I got his eyes and mouth on-just French knots, but they add the right amount of personality.  I think his nose is too big though.  He did not need such a gigantic Jimmy Durante schnoz. And it is so droopy.  Oh dear. And…

I received an unexpected honor this week.  I got an email from someone from "Ranked Blogs" telling me that my blog Sister's Choice Quilts was listed 23rd on a list of 110 best quilting blogs!  Since blogging seems to have waned in popularity amongst the competition from other social media venues, I was quite surprised…

What a week!  We did the most amazing thing last night.  We took Eva to see So You Think You Can Dance Live!  The top ten competitors of Season 16 were performing at a theater about an hour away from us, and we have had tickets for months. Eva wanted to get all dolled up…

I am currently working on some little Churn Dash blocks that I plan to make into a table topper for my kitchen countertop display area.  The idea was to select "fallish" colors, but not be too drab.  I've got a huge scrap bin of these colors, and have picked out lots of reds, golds, teal,…

I have to post this quickly, as our power has been shut off since Saturday night, and just came back on (it's Monday around 11:00 PM).  They tell us they are shutting us down again tomorrow until Thursday or Friday, so I need to get this up or I will miss my chance.  I cannot…

Oh goodness, I think we may be in for a tough few days.  Our California electrical power company, Pacific Gas & Electric, says they are planning a probable power shutdown for most of the Bay Area.  We are out in the country, where fire danger is high, so the chances our area will be targeted…

I wish I could say this was my work, but it isn't.  Just an image I found on the Internet.  However, I have been doing a lot of thinking about embroidery lately.  I am reading the best book, "A Single Thread" by Tracy Chevalier, which is about a single  English woman in the 1930s who…