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My Favorite Moment
My favorite moment when I entertain is that magical half hour before the guests arrive and I stand in the middle of the room appreciating how nice everything looks. The house is clean, the table is set, the flowers arranged, the food mostly prepared, the wine chilling—all we need are the guests. That moment never…
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Juggling
No, I am not about to juggle these eggs, but it sure feels like I am multitasking all the time lately! Is it just me, or is this summer simply racing by? Every potentially lazy, relaxing day turns into a whirl wind of activity by noon. All I want to do is sit out on…
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This was close!
I needed to put the binding on my early fall quilt, but since it had been a year since I finished the thing, I couldn’t find the fabric I had set aside to use for the binding. I have no clue why I procrastinate so much when it comes to sewing on the bindings to…
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Blocks #5 and #6
Some how between house guests, helping out my cousin with a fashion show, and reading Harry Potter, I managed to finish block number 6 of the sampler quilt project I am working on with Lisa. I thought I was ahead of the game, having had block number 5 done two weeks ago, but life got…
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Finito
I was working on an original quilt design for my daughter Sara to use in her upcoming shop, and this is what I came up with. It was going to be bigger, and it was supposed to be easy, but those things didn’t happen. The pattern was intended to be aimed at a beginning level…
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Sewing With Friends
Long post today, but stick with me, and look at all the pictures. You’ll be glad you did! I spent Wednesday doing one of my favorite things. I went to my sewing group called "Banish the UFO’s", which has been meeting for years at a local quilt shop, under the tutelage of our Leader and…
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Mid-Summer Color
My sister and her husband are coming for a visit this weekend, and I have been cleaning my house like a crazy person. Having company is the thing that really helps me to notice the dust on the bookshelves, the dirty carpet, and the need for a bit of a decorating update. It is good…
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Weekend Project
I spent Saturday playing around with some pretty fabrics by Joel Dewberry (Westminster). The fun part of these blocks is that the seams do not match up on purpose. The strips are cut 2 3/4" and 2 1/2", sewn into strip sets, then cut out with the use of a 6 inch square ruler. I’d…
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Sampler Block #4
This Sampler Quilt project is turning out to be so much fun! Lisa (Stashmaster) and I have been working on this project together over the past couple of months. It is a very slow paced joint project, as we agreed to only post about a new block every other week. Easy pace, no stress. My…
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My Friend Mary
I have been blogging since this past February—not a very long time really. Over these six months however, I have made some truly wonderful blogging friends. One of them, Mary Wood, who lives in Australia, is a regular commenter on my posts. We have corresponded through email and have developed a blogging friendship. I have…
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