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Mercantile Blocks All Finished!
I'm vacationing in Ireland right now, and I can promise you I am not thinking about sewing. However, before I left, I put together a few quilty posts for you all. Two days before we left I actually got the last two blocks done for the Mercantile sew-along. I plan to trim the blocks down…
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April Book Reviews
These are some of the books I read in April. Several other of my reviews can be found on Reeding Between the Lines, the new podcast my daughter Sara and I launched recently. Click on the button in the right sidebar to connect to the podcast if you wish. I am going to try to…
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Greetings From Dublin
I can tell you for sure that it is springtime in Ireland. We must have brought the California sunshine with us, because when we arrived it was a glorious sunny day here. The girls were all in their crop tops and summer sandals and the boys were in their shorts. It was a Bank Holiday…
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Very Exciting Announcement
Hey, friends! I have a very exciting announcement to make to you all. My daughter Sara and I have started a podcast called Reeding Between the Lines! You can click the link highlighted above, and there are also buttons on the right-hand sidebar that link to our podcast and to our Instagram accounts. We hope…
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What I Actually Packed For Dublin, Edinburgh, and London
I have been obsessing over what clothing to pack for our trip to Dublin, Edinburgh, and London. The challenge is that we will experience varying types of weather and levels of formality. I hate overpacking and really didn't want to take things I'd end up not wearing, but also wanted to have mix-and-match options that…
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Three Quilts Coming From Quilter
I have three quilts on their way to me from my quilter. This one was done all in greens, from a collection called Lucky Charms from Andover fabrics. This collection is pretty much sold out, but if you like it, a similar collection called Little Clover will be released by Andover soon. It is as…
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Fabric Box Caddies
A few years back I made these little fabric box caddies and thought they were worth re-visiting. With Mother's Day coming up, it is a fun and easy project you could whip up fast and fill with little goodies sure to please the recipient. I found the tutorial here, and ended up making a number…
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Packing For Two Weeks in Europe
I've been trying to figure out what to pack for my upcoming two-week trip to Ireland, Scotland, and England. A couple of people have asked what I plan to pack so I thought I'd share my choices. On the journey from San Francisco to Dublin I will check the 21" bag in the photo above.…
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What I’m Reading Right Now
Many of you have told me how much you enjoy my book reviews, so I am going to try to post more of them. Today is Wednesday, so how about a What I'm Reading Right Now post? Most of the time I have three books going at once: one audiobook, one digital book on my…
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Pinetree Block, Archie Gets a Haircut, and Eva Makes Snickerdoodles
This is the Pinetree block from the Mercantile sew-along. See how I got my hour of sewing in? I've been keeping up with this project pretty well I think. The last few blocks will be stitched up in the next week or so, and I will have to trim them all down to the same…
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