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Ozzie and Sophie’s Favorite Game
I have not posted on Ozzie and Sophie lately, mainly because they are too shaggy and unkept looking to be seen in public, but today I couldn't resist. Here they are on the bed in my sewing room, bugging me while I try to sew. Sophie is on the left and Ozzie is on the…
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Apple Crisp and Gypsy Girl
My posting schedule is all goofed up this week. Reason? I have been sewing and gallivanting. Don't you love that word? Gallivanting? It perfectly sums up what I have been doing. The quilt blocks you see above are all laid out on the Design Bed. The pattern is Apple Crisp from Evelyn Sloppy's book Log…
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Spice Cake
I worked on two projects while I was at the quilting retreat this past weekend. The blocks shown in the photo above are from a pattern called Spice Cake by Mary's Cottage Quilts. The blocks are just a simple snowball block made from a layer cake! I used a layer cake of Charisma by Chez…
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Time To Get Sloppy
I am kidding about getting Sloppy. One of my favorite quilting designers is a woman with the challenging name of Evelyn Sloppy. Her books are terrific and I have made several quilts from them. She must have a great sense of humor with that last name. The book of Evelyn's that I have used…
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More is More
I have been stitching away on these super easy, fun blocks for the past couple of days. This fabric line is so darn cute. I chose the pattern Cafe Au' Laite from Heather Mulder Petersen's book Let the Good Times Roll. Heather's pattern calls for one jelly roll and a couple of charm packs. …
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Novelty Fabrics
I dislike novelty fabrics. I never buy them. I find novelty fabrics to be gimmicky and way too cutesy for my taste. How on earth could you decorate with them? I never buy them ever. They are so unsophisticated. I certainly can't imagine having a quilt made up of them. I really…
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Be Careful What You Wish For
istockphoto A few of you friends picked up on the fact that I called myself "a lady of leisure" in a recent post. It is true. The job that I had so wished for and was hired to do, turned out to be quite a different experience than I had expected. I know I…
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Much Lovliness
Blogging has introduced me to lovely people all over the United States and the rest of the world. If I hadn't started blogging almost two years ago, I would have far fewer friends than I do now. One of my special blogging friends is Susan Ramey Cleveland, who has a blog called Blackberry Creek. …
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Simply Sophisticated Solves A Problem
I joined the Simply Sophisticated Block of the Month Club through Fat Quarter Shop a few months ago. Three mailings have arrived at my door, but I am behind in my sewing, and haven't had much of a chance to get started on the project. Since I am a lady of leisure these days,…
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First Annual Christmas Sleep Over Jammie Party
My favorite girls came over last night for a Christmas Jammie Party. My daughter Sara, three of my sisters and our cousin. Our sister Mary lives in Wisconsin and is buried in snow right now, or she would have been with us as well. The boys all had to clear out. My husband took…
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