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Sometimes You Just Need To Walk Away
My sewing experience this past weekend was a mixed bag. On the one hand, I made a few more Magic of Christmas blocks (using the Judy Hopkins 101 Rotary Cut Quilt Blocks book). I ended up attempting 5 blocks and ending up with 4 successful blocks. What I should have done is quit around 2:00…
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Magic of Christmas Blocks 8 and 9
I was having so much fun sewing these Magic of Christmas Sew Along blocks I forgot to do my blog post! Blocks 8 and 9 I really enjoyed making. Block 9 in particular was very challenging. It has 57 pieces. I know. For a block that finishes at 6 inches, that is an undertaking.…
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Just Fooling Around
It seems that I will do anything to put off finishing the borders on my Halloween Bounce quilt. I had a rummage through one of my stash bins out in the garage, the one labeled "Seasonal". I discovered a treasure trove of scraps from past Halloween projects. I started messing around, and before you know…
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What’s On Your Bed?
I switched out the quilts on the beds this week. I love to do that seasonally, and with the big change in our weather (at last), it seems time to do that. You see the guest room bed above. "Long Road Home", a Bonnie Blue pattern, fun and fast to make believe it or not.…
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The Magic of Christmas Week Seven
I have to say, I have been enjoying the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along. There are seven block patterns out now, and all are free on Lisa Bongean's blog (until January). I am making some changes in my project, out of preference, and also to "make it my own". My version is in red and green,…
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Company’s Coming
This weekend we are having houseguests and I decided it was high time I got out the rest of the fall decorations. I changed things up a bit this year-always a good thing to keep the seasonal furnishings feeling fresh. Hope my guests won't mind carrion crows pecking at the centerpiece. Anyway, it's always tremendous…
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Some Fall Decor
I must be sick or something, because I have not decorated my house for fall in my usual over the top style yet. It has been so darn hot I just can't get into it, even though my heart says it's time. It was 94 here Tuesday. Seriously? I have been either sitting in the…
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Sometimes Easy is Better
Still waiting for my sewing machine to come back from the shop. I don't want to work on the Halloween Bounce borders until I get it back, so I have not been doing much sewing. Tuesday I had the day off and didn't want to waste it by not sewing, so I got out my…
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Fall Fountain
We celebrated Fall by purchasing a Tuscan style fountain for the front porch. A home and garden shop near Sacramento was having a big sale and we decided to make the trip to check it out. My husband, Sara, Eva and I piled in the car for a day trip. I knew it was the…
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Block 5 in the PG Christmas Sew Along
I managed to finish block 5 in the Primitive Gatherings Christmas Sew Along. I am making both a red version and a green version. Block 5 was a more successful attempt than Block 4, but I continue to have issues with my sewing machine. My main Bernina is in the shop and the back up…
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