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Happy Holidays
I hope your Christmas was as fabulous as mine was. Lots of family time, which is just the best. My cousin Dennis from Michigan was visiting his brother Paul, and it was just lovely to sit and visit with someone who I grew up with and don't see very often. He is an international pilot…
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Last Project of 2019
I am just so happy with this. My little snowman candle mat. I got his eyes and mouth on-just French knots, but they add the right amount of personality. I think his nose is too big though. He did not need such a gigantic Jimmy Durante schnoz. And it is so droopy. Oh dear. And…
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Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
I am having so much fun with my dabble into wool appliqué! I think my little snowman came out great and I can't wait to embroider his little face and otherwise finish up this project. I downloaded a slew of free rug mat patterns from Shabby Fabric this weekend and am excited to make some…
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Cookies!
My sweet son in law hosted a cookie decorating party for our Eva and some of her friends and neighbors. After eating pizza, we cleared the decks and he brought out gingerbread cookies he and Eva had made. The kids were given decorating frosting and loads of sprinkles and goodies to decorate their cookies. You…
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It Is All Catching Up With Me…
Christmas will be here in one week. I still have some gifts to wrap, last-minute things to pick up, a school performance to attend, cookies to bake, menus to plan and shop for, my son arriving from Ireland today, a guest room to get ready, and I have Eva overnight because her parents are entertaining…
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Triangle Zipper Pouches
These two funny looking things are triangle zipper pouches. I watched a couple of YouTube videos to get the basic instructions. They went together easily, with a few trial and error mishaps. I sewed those D ring tabs on wrong about four times but got it right in the end. I will provide more details…
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Holiday Gatherings
Hope you all had a great weekend! I got a little sewing done, and finished my piece for the snowman applique. The snowman and his broom will go on the right in the empty space. It will be just the right amount of wool applique to get me started. Of course I don't have any…
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Scrappy Churn Dash Mini Quilt
I know. Can you believe it? I actually finished something! This little mini quilt is about 22 inches square, with little churn dash blocks that finish at 3". The pattern came from the Simple Friendships II book, but I made my project smaller and changed up the border. I cropped the photo, so the border…
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Unexpected Honor
I received an unexpected honor this week. I got an email from someone from "Ranked Blogs" telling me that my blog Sister's Choice Quilts was listed 23rd on a list of 110 best quilting blogs! Since blogging seems to have waned in popularity amongst the competition from other social media venues, I was quite surprised…
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New Project Idea for January
I am thinking of doing this project for January. The pattern, "By Thy Hands January", by Buttermilk Basin is a combination of patchwork and wool applique. It is a small size, as you can see, and would work wonderfully as a seasonal table topper or candle mat. I am so interested in doing some smaller…
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