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May Reading Re-cap
I read quite a lot in the month of May. Twelve books total, which is a lot more than I have done in a great while. It seems my powers of concentration are back! I read 8 hardback books, one audio book and three books on my Kindle. So here is my take on them:…
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Night Flight
Oooooh, never too early to start thinking about Halloween. I have to say I am more in the mood to work with red, white and blue fabrics right now, but I have to plan ahead if I want to get a few things made and shipped off for quilting. I'm telling you, these blocks take…
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Coming Together in Fellowship
Thanks for bearing with me while I took a short break. Last week was a rough one for many of us and my outlook on life was not the best. A few days finding joy in small close things has helped me tremendously. Something that occurred in my neighborhood this weekend has made me so…
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Quiet Reflection
Due to recent events, I am taking a break for a few days. My heart just isn't in talking about my usual interests. Some quiet reflection is in order. I will be back soon.
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Quilts Back From Quilter
Three quilts came back from my quilter last week. The Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt above is going to be a gift. I bet you were thinking, "Nicole, you just got your shelves sorted out, what are you doing adding more big quilts to the piles?" No, it isn't for me. I am very pleased with…
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Square in a Square and Hourglass Quilt Block Units
I enjoyed making Week 8's blocks for the Piecing the Past sew-along. It gave me a chance to re-visit my favorite ways to make two common (but tricky) block units. Those being, the Square in a Square unit and the Hourglass unit. For the Square in a Square unit, my favorite method is actually to…
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Re-Organizing
No, these aren't my quilts. But I have just about that many. I have been storing my larger quilts on some high shelves in my bedroom closet and over the past few years they have gotten progressively more disorganized. I really was losing track of what I had. Changing quilts out seasonally was becoming problematic…
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My New Succulent Garden
One of my nephews has a green thumb. He specializes in cacti and succulents and has an amazing collection. He propagates his own plants from cuttings and even from seeds. Growing cacti and succulents has been his passion for years and he is very good at it. I think he does sell some of his…
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Piecing the Past Blocks 19, 20, 21
I did manage to finish the three Piecing the Past blocks for this week. I have been reducing the block size down to 6 inches, and some of the blocks have been a real challenge. The one on the top in particular. It is hard to tell from the photo, but the block contains four…
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Plodding Along
I have entered this week at the pace of a turtle. I did manage to get one block done in the weekly Piecing From the Past Sew Along. This one is called Arizona. Today was the last day of school for Eva. We will still continue to use the online learning resources the school has…
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