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Off The Floor With You!
Before I could get started on Belle Meade, I had a big task ahead of me. I had to get my Ridiculously Cute Basket blocks sewn together and off the floor of my sewing room. The blocks had been on the floor being endlessly rearranged since just before Christmas. (Because unlike the rest of the…
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Belle Meade Has Begun To Take Shape
I spent a lovely weekend at my sewing machine—or a good deal of the weekend at any rate. I pressed and trimmed the last of the 656 half square triangles for the Belle Meade project I am working on along with Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies). I tell you, those half square triangles don't just make…
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Let’s Go
I had a wonderful few days off visiting my daughter. Now I am home, and ready to get to sewing! The holidays are over, my work schedule has lessened, and I am ready to focus on my true passion: quilting! My friend Thelma and I plan to do a project together. It is a Bonnie Blue…
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Taking a Few Days Off
Hi everyone. Thanks so much for all your wonderful good wishes to my son and his lovely girlfriend. They are spending the rest of the week together, and I have decided to go up and visit my daughter through Thursday. I plan to sit by her fireplace and do some major relaxing. After all the…
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Guys Like Zippy Bags Too
My son noticed every female we are related to or acquainted with received Terri Atikinson's Zippy Bags from me this Christmas. It took him awhile to say anything, but yesterday he said, "Ahem, Mom, you know those bags you have been making?" Turns out, he figured he could use a couple of them too! His…
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RCBQ–Some Progress
I really wanted to get the blocks and lattices for the Ridiculously Cute Basket Quilt sewn together on my day off, but as you see, I didn't quite finish. I got sidetracked with endless rearranging of lattice strips and block orientation. Do you ever do that? Honestly, if two similar fabrics end up next to…
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Ridiculously Cute Basket Blocks
In spite of an insane work schedule this week, I have dived into finishing up one of my UFOs from last year. I call this project the Ridiculously Cute Basket Quilt. The pattern is an old Miss Rosie one called MoJo and the fabrics are the wonderful Simple Abundance by Bonnie and Camille for Moda. Isn't…
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Hoppin’ John
It is supposed to be good luck to start the New Year off with a dish of Hoppin' John, a concoction of ham, blackeyed peas, rice and veggies. It is a delicious dish, and deserves not to be relegated to just the New Year. My version has red and yellow pepper, jalapeno, onion, garlic, and…
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A Year of Quilts
2010 was a pretty good year for quilts, I guess. I realize now that I had a major dry spell during part of the year when we were getting our house ready to sell and when we had it listed for sale. Even though I didn't accomplish as much as I would have liked, I…
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The Week Between Christmas and New Years
I don't know about you, but for me, the week between Christmas and New Years is kind of lazy. I've been sitting around reading on my new Kindle a good deal of the time, trying to ignore Ozzie sitting on my head. Gosh, am I having fun with that device! There are so many books…
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