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Sampler Block #2
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I promise to do better. I have been quite busy with various sewing projects, as you will see! This weekend my daughter Sara (House of Charm) and I travelled up to Granite Bay to visit my sister Andrea (Under a Blue Moon), and spent half our time visiting…
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Amy Butler Frenchy Bag
Hello friends. I have been a bit distracted and under the weather lately, so please forgive last week’s uninspired posts. I promise this week will have more interesting and quilting related items of interest. This weekend, I cashed in a $25 gift certificate at a lovely quilt shop in Pacific Grove, called The Back Porch. …
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Lunch with the Guys
On a recent weekend when I was in San Luis Obispo with my two favorite guys, we had a lovely lunch at Novo Restaurant. The building was originally a cigar factory! The food was delicious and filling, and the restaurant has won numerous awards. Among the honors are: Best San Luis Obispo Restaurant, Best Wait…
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Mexican Chef Salad
I made one of my favorite salads this weekend. I call it Mexican Chef Salad, but I have also heard it called Taco Salad. It goes together pretty fast and the folks in my family request it often. Thought I would share the recipe with you. 1 lb ground turkey 1 chopped onion 1 envelope…
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Sampler Block #1
This is my Sampler Block #1 prepared as part of the Sampler Challenge between my friend Lisa and I. You can see the pattern and fabric collection I am using here. I am delighted with my first block and can’t wait to get going on Block #2. The best part of the process is in…
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To Do List
istockphoto I’ve been tagged by Sharon of Red Geranium Cottage and Angela of Cottage Magpie (two of my favorite blogs by the way), to post my To Do List. Hmmm. This has been something I have been reflecting upon lately. A couple of weeks ago, I would have had dozens of quilty projects to list. …
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Hey look, a new project
I went a bit nuts this weekend. I started two new projects. I know, I know, you have all heard me vow not to start a single new thing until I actually FINISH something, but, oh well. Things just got the best of me. The borders for my Return to Sender Christmas quilt stared balefully…
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Jelly Rolls
Jelly Rolls. If there is anyone out there who doesn’t know what this hot new quilting temptation is, a jelly roll is an entire fabric collection that has been laser cut into 2 1/2" strips, rolled up like a bakery confection and tied with a bow. Each pack contains one 44" long strip of each…
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Sampler Challenge
A few months ago I bought a darling quilt kit from Cottage Quilts online shop. They had assembled a beautiful assortment of fabrics from Moda’s Chocolat collection and put them together as a kit to be used along with this sampler quilt book, "Country Gatherings" by Dillard & Glordi. The book has several different suggestions…
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Celebrate Spring Challenge Revealed
The Celebrate Spring Fatquarter Challenge between Darlene of Quilting Daze, Dawn of Quilts and Pieces, and myself is officially over. The challenge was issued by Darlene and the task was to use the same fatquarter fabric group (Celebrate Spring by Sandy Gervais for Moda), and create independent quilting projects within a one month time frame. …
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