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Birdseye and Stargazer
Two quilts back from the quilter!! I am very happy with these two quilts, as they represent what I hope to do more of in the future. That would be more quilts that take some time and effort, rather than the Yellow Brick Road style of sewing. Now, there is not one thing wrong in…
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Vision Safety for Dogs
Good morning Friends. I spent the weekend working, so I don't have a lot of news to share. OK, here's something. This is Remy, my grand dog. My daughter Sara knows how much Rem loves to hang out of the car window when he is a passenger. She loves her pup, and surely would not…
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Head’s Up! Stash Sale!
fabrics pictured are not the actual fabrics for sale I wanted to give you all a Head's Up that there is going to be a great Stash Reduction Sale coming up. Lisa, of Stashmaster (whose stash is beyond compare) is going to be having a sale starting as early as tomorrow on her blog, so…
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Naked
Some of you know some of the things I love in this life. Fabric and quilting, sure. Fashion and shoes. Ditto. Makeup? Well of course. All the makeup bloggers are talking about this new eye shadow palette by Urban Decay. It contains twelve eyeshadows, a dual ended eye liner pencil and an eyeshadow primer base…
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Leaves
Thank you all for the fantastic suggestions for resources I can turn to for improving my machine quilting skills! I spent a lot of time on the internet yesterday educating myself. One of my favorite tips was from my friend Jean (In the Garden with Miss Jean). She said if you quilt a leaf and…
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Machine Quilting for Dummies
Well, I quilted my Roundabout Schnibble myself. I did stitch in the ditch for the main body of the top and loop de loops for the borders. Now that I see the photo, I think it could use some more quilting in those remaining open areas. Let's just say the job was adequate. The top…
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What to Choose?
This quilt is a shop sample made by someone connected with Quilters General Store in Rockford, IL. The pattern is Miss Rosie's Quilt Company's Route 44, a new pattern by Carrie Nelson. In late September, I will be meeting up in Illinois with three of my best blogging friends, Lisa from Stashmaster, Thelma from…
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Roundabout
Finally, I did a little sewing! I ended up making my Roundabout quilt a Schnibbles size after all. It is the perfect size for my round kitchen table, and will be an adorable little topper for it in September. I have a Pottery Barn inspired arrangement of votive candles and sunflowers in pots that will…
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Just Thinkin’
This has been a very difficult year for us, financially. My husband got laid off, I quit both my jobs (thinking we were moving), we unsuccessfully tried to sell our house (which has depreciated in value), and we lost money on a home we had hoped to purchase. We are not unique in America these…
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This Schnibbles Thing is Looking Pretty Good
I have been thinking a lot lately about the number of quilts that I have. I have a L.O.T. Many of them I do give away, but there is a limit to how many a family can use. Isn't there? People are always asking me, "What do you DO with all your quilts?" As if…
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