Simply Because it’s Green!
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It’s definitely green – and I’ve been green with envy over those who have been lucky enough to find one of these!
This is an Elna Grasshopper ---classic 195...
She Thinks She Owns The Place!
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Miss Hattie is the most comical chicken! Do you get tired of hearing
stories about her? Do you know how boring my “chicken family” would be
without Miss ...
Mindless Entertainment
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It's Wednesday and time to check what's on the sewing
machine...but...uggh...nothing good is happening there.
I'm not burning out, I'm just brain dead and ...
Stitching progress
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Many pieces are cut, many sections are sewn, but I wanted to put
together a couple blocks to see how it was going to look. I like it. So
before I go ...
To Do List - Week of 5/20
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Looks like I'm a little behind on getting my list out this week. Today
I've been working on stuff in the house because it's raining. That's OK if
it mea...
Blogger’s Quilt Festival :: News & Catching Up!
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Hi friends! I love seeing all the quilts you have entered in the Festival!
If you haven’t entered yet, there’s still time! Visit this post and select
a ...
Tentmakers of Cairo
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The quilt above was made by the Tentmakers of Cairo, Egypt. They are sold
along the "Street of the Tentmakers" shown below. There will be an exhibit
of t...
The Good, The Bad, And The Wrecky
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*The Good:*
*By Steven Barela of Child's Pastry Shop*
(WOW!)
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*The Bad:*
(Whoah...)
*And the Ugly Truth:*
**
(Oh, sure, NOW you te...
The Good, The Bad, And The Wrecky
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*The Good:*
*By Steven Barela of Child's Pastry Shop*
(WOW!)
*
*
*The Bad:*
(Whoah...)
*And the Ugly Truth:*
**
(Oh, sure, NOW you te...
Lincoln NE QOV
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Lincoln QOV meets 1st Sunday of each month at Hancock Fabrics, this month
we had a “little QOV presentation” for Sara Kenny, our Regional
Coordinator, her...
QUILT OK
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This message is from Bonnie Hunter, Quiltville.
"Dear Quilters: I have been contacted and asked to spread this info to you.
It's important to get the...
5/21 Quilt of Valor Show
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I am making an attempt this year to make at least one Quilt of Valor a
month, but it sort of seems like they come in waves instead... I was
finally able to...
Jelly Rolls - my new book
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I have just finished book #3, sent it off to the publisher and crazy or
not, I am starting book #4. This will be a book with fewer pages (48 page
count) an...
P-Dub's first pillowcase
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Juanita brought a pillowcase pattern to the shop a couple of weeks ago. I
instantly fell in love with it. I've NEVER made a pillowcase and decided
it wa...
Fossil Ferns Still Shine!
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Paper Pieced Carpenter's WheelI keep discovering older quilts that I made
with Benartex Fossil Ferns. I can be forgiven for forgetting, I guess. I've
made ...
Can A Corset Cure Cramps?
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I've debated writing this post for a little while now, but at this point I
figure I've discussed everything from my OB-GYN visits to my bra size with
you g...
Lois' Pink and Green Half-Square Triangles
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Lois made this sweet lap quilt and I loaded it and quilted it after we got
home yesterday.
I used a new panto, Imperial Butterfly, Hobbs 80/20 batting an...
Spools…….
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I also made this on the weekend…..I purchased this as a kit from the lovely
Sa...
Bobbins and more
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I have 10 min to write this post before getting the kids, so there’s no
order to the pics [image: Smile]
Friday the kids had a Carnival at school and Son...
Tuesday Quilt Block May 21
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It's a beautiful sunny Tuesday here in the American Midwest, and it's time
for another quilt block.
These are two Miniature Madness blocks that I finished...
Deliciously Shabbilicious!!
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*OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!!* I'm so EXCITED!!! And I just can't hide it ...
I'm about to lose control and I think ... OOPS! I think that song's already
been s...
Quilts #10 and #11 quilted!!
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Last night, I knew that I wanted to get something else quilted, but I
wasn't sure that I wanted to spend a lot of time in the basement. I have
some other t...
French Country Burlap and Gingham a La Mdm Samm
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Budget Conscious?
Then you may love this idea for indoor or outdoor DECOR.
I LOVE GINGHAM, so much so, I have started
collecting RED GINGHAM dishes ( Di...
Design Wall Monday–May 20, 2013
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Another Monday – I think they are coming faster and faster and I can’t keep
up. On my design wall today are the 20 Kaffe houses. I still want to make
1...
Up to date on the sew along
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I got all my pinwheels blocks in place, since all the edges are bias I had
to be careful not
to stretch them or pull them out of shape. Do you think
the m...
More Stars
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More stars have been completed for the *Starlit Evening* quilt. I have the
blocks about half completed. It should be finished this week. Two more
block...
Pineapple Passion
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Hi all - following an email to Brenda a little while ago she very kindly
sent me an invitation to join the group. I love string quilts and follow a
couple ...
There's always next time, right??
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Start of race: 7:00 AM, 70 degrees, sunny.
You gotta love it when 8000+ runners are packing the street at the start of
a race! If you've never experience...
Bloggers' Quilt Festival, part two.
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Here I am again, this time with my entry for the bed quilts category of
Amy's quilt festival.
This quilt started as a mystery quilt from a shop in the UK. ...
Bloggers Quilt Festival
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Thanks for stopping by! If your here from the festival you know what to do,
but if you just happened here by chance, take a look at these first two
post a...
Wrapping things up
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The theme for my life these days is tying up loose ends, finishing things,
wrapping things up.
I finished piecing rainbow baby quilt #2. It is much bigger...
New Blog!!
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Hi Everyone! This is my exactly 700th post on this blog- it is also my last
post here...... I have a brand new blog!
Please visit my new blog address J...
New Beginnings
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Today is the first day of the Blogger's Quilt Festival, sponsored by Amy at Amy's
Creative Side. I decided to share a Butterfly wallhanging that I made a...
Foiling on Fabric......Class Samples
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Day 2
The* borders* are sewn on...
The *class samples* are ready for machine quilting...
I am all *warmed up* and ready
to do some free motion......
A Thrifty Find - What do I do with these???
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I had a little time on Monday afternoon to visit a local thrift store, and
found a little sandwich baggie with vintage hand pieced Grandmother's Fan
blocks...
Brimming Over in Brimfield, MA
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Oh My! I had no idea how many vendors would be here - over 3000! We haven't
hit half of them and are soooo delighted with the cool finds. Pam Buda, Heartspu...
Quilting Friends are the Best!
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On Monday evening, five of my best-est quilting friends and I got together
for what I thought was going to be a casual, girls-night-out dinner.
Well it was...
April Still had UFO's
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Hello-
Well April still has UFO's - because I didn't finish one. :( But I did
have a very busy month and I did accomplish a lot of things including a
...
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The fellow in my last post has been found ,dead, his body was burnt on a
farm .Whats becoming of this world that monsters would do this over a darn
truck ...
Blue.....
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Do you ever have those days when you feel down, and you don't know why?
Yesterday and again today I am in one of those moods. Not much energy to
get mys...
Silly Lois
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As I was pulling fabric on Saturday night to start on a new project, I
found a nice large pieced of a cream marble fabric that works well with the
charm pa...
Wild Child crosses the finish line!!!
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This vibrant (understatement!) quilt began its life in Sisters, Oregon at
Quilters' Affair. I took a class from Scott Hansen the day before the
quilt show...
Sauder Village Quilt Show. Part II
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Are you ready for more quilt show eye candy?? My friends Cheryl and
Marilyn do such beautiful work! This wall handing is exquisitely pieced by
Cheryl a...
That 70's Quilt
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I've become obsessed with a certain quilt block pattern.
I found it used in an old quilt here. According to Barbara Brackman's
Encyclopedia of Pieced Qu...
Sheesh
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Has it really been a month since I posted last???? I have got to get better
at that. I have noticed, though, that I am not the only one. Seems like
most of...
Spring Skinnie Finished and Donated
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As usual, I didn't get a very early start on this little project for my
guild meeting, but I thought I had it ready to add the binding by last
Saturday nig...
Pre-Market Rush
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Spring Quilt Market is just 2 weeks away now. I have been using every
minute of every day to get things ready. Of course I never will be. It's
like hous...
A Hex on Blog Time Sneaking Up on Me!
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I don't know why, but it always seems that "blog time" comes around the
corner so fast each month that it takes me by surprise. I sweat over what
to put...
Bloglovin or Feedly?
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Whoever thought that blogging would have it's own evolution?
*I love my Google Reader, but like all things, there is eventually an
ending or changing of som...
Quilters math
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I've been facebooking so much- my thoughts here are short and disjointed...
Quilters Math: 6x7 does NOT equal 35 (or 36) - that's what I get for
making it...
Let's Talk about Scraps
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I love scraps...well some of them. I mean, I still don't understand how
folks can save the little dog ears cut from triangle squares or the real
tiny pie...
$10 quilt layouts
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I just got the last block for my $10 quilt from Seven Sisters Quilt shop
today. So I have been playing on EQ trying to find a layout I like. Here
are a few...
Who knew Adobe Reader could be so much fun?
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If you've ever wanted to print your PDF foundation patterns (or any other
PDF file, for that matter) at the *exact* size you need from your home
printer, t...
Baby Love
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I think I am teaching my grand baby well. Every time I lay out a quilt she
helps me straighten it. Sometimes When I do not feel like measuring I ask
her t...
out with the old, in with the new!!!
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look what i did instead of fretting like i was gonna do!!!
i love mental health!!! the old me would have just simmered away on how
angry i was at kevi...
Design wall Monday 4-8-2013 The reds continue
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My goal has been to use up all the grey and black diamonds making LeMoyne
stars. I’m really tired of making 6” stars. There at the side yo...
#4 & 5 Two Pineapples
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The month of March came and went so quickly. But I'm not complaining since
I'm more than ready for spring.
I finished two more quilt tops, both using Bo...
Around here Spring means
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Yard Work!
On Saturday, I managed to burn a good portion of the south 40. The tall
grass is a haven for mice and snakes, so it must come down. Carbon is...
Another quilt that Mom has made.
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This is the last quilt for the grand kids. This is Troy's quilt.
Now I have some visitor's at my house. My oldest son Alfred and his wife
Alyson took a p...
Spring is Springing or Sprung or something
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What a difference a week makes! Just when I thought we were in for another
non-spring is arrived... well for 3 or 4 days anyway, says the weather
person. Y...
Symmetric Quilt finish piecing
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Starting with the North boarder add to the central section with feature
fabrics the right way up.
Continue adding the west, South and east in that order.
...
hellooooooooo
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hi everyone, long time, no post! life has been crazy busy, sadly not much
sewing but way too many hours at work and some house renovations haven't
left m...
Today I'll pick the next winner!
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Today is the day I'll draw the winning name for the Traveling Stash box
that's been sitting on my dining table, ready to be sent out to some lucky
winner!...
Crazy for Neon
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I have let another little obsession take me over. NEON! I'm crazy for it.
My 80's life is coming back and I am loving everything about it. I think it
start...
No Mush
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Hi, guys. How's everybody doing? I'm doing okay, just a terrible blogger is
all. Thanks for the emails checking up on me.
On Sunday I gave a demo to the Ba...
Ain't it pretty!
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We had a snow day today here in Northern Iowa, and I actually got something
crafty done! There were a bazillion other things that I should have
done...li...
Feliz año 2013!
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Mis queridos amigos un poco tarde pero todavía a tiempo, para desearles un
año lleno de bendiciones con mucha salud y ganas de crear cosas nuevas este
año ...
The One With The Valentine's Quilt
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Well, seeing how EVERY store I go into has shelves filled with Valentine's
candy and cards, I thought I better start posting about Valentine projects
here ...
Mia's wedding quilt
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Here is Mia, a coworker and good friend, receiving her wedding quilt per
request of purple and rust. I had better pictures. I have lost my memory
card. We...
Rest In Peace
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Mom-December 8,2012Many of you know that I have gone back and forth to my
Mom's for the last few years to take care of her. I am so very glad that I
was ab...
Not a dry eye in the house!
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In October 2011, Chris, a dear friend and founder member of Foxy Quilters,
lost her battle with cancer. Weeks before she died she asked me to promise
to fi...
1920's Chemise set.
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I've moved to a new blog! Find me at *BuckinghamRoad.blogspot.com* to keep
up with all my sewing, knitting, and spinning projects.
Sam xox
Storms need GPS....
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We had heard of the coming Frankenstorm all weekend. We were visiting my
sister and brother-in-law and knew sometime later on Monday all hell would
break ...
Blogger’s Quilt Festival-A Letter To My Son
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Welcome to the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. It took me over a year to make
this special quilt, and I wanted to share it with the readers from the
Bloggers Q...
Thank you Vesuviusmama
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Recently Vesuviusmama.blogspot.com had a book giveaway. I asked for the
book on baby quilts because of my two new grandbabies - and look at the
very gener...
It's been awhile
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So it's been a long time since I've been here and posted anything. I'm not
sure I remember how to do it all now. But surely it won't take me long to
remem...
It is Completed and what a Challenge...
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Especially when it turns out looking like this!. If you have been
following my blog while I was working on this quilt, you know that I ran up
against a f...
Got a flimsy made last night!
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Yeah, I had enough time last night to finish the piecing on "Some Bunny
Loves Me." It's now in the pile with the 2 baby boy tops to be basted this
weekend...
Growth
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Michael has been gone for nearly a year. The last of the "milestone" dates
is coming up on April 11. But this one seems easy.
Why?
Thanks to a lot of coun...
Quilt Square Along
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Today I am linking up with the Quilt Square Along over at Jo's Country
Junction. The Bear's Paw square was the square picked for February. The
square patt...
Memories - Nanny's Quilt
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Today on Facebook Brewer asked the question "Have you ever sewn something
with meaning? Or something inspirational?".
Having recently lost my mother, qui...
Somebody knows....
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I am in the mood for embroidery. Google is no help. I know one of you will
be. A while back I noticed a really cute BOM that had something to do with
fish....
Two Patterns!
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My publisher, QuiltWoman.com released two more of my patterns a few days
ago. One of the patterns is an older quilt that I'd designed a number of
years ag...
Disappearing 4 patch Top
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I like this one, but was really struggling to keep focused on it. When I
think I am half way done, I start to plan the next project. My idea of half
way o...
Changes
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Well, since Google has decided that it does not want any Blogger users to
continue to use Internet Explorer, I have decided to remove my blog from
Google's...
Double Disappearing Nine Patch
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Take a look at Christina's blog and see what happens when you do the
technique twice! Here's a sample I've just started stitching up.
This takes a fun, e...
pete's paintbox is done
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it only took about 2 years...I had lost my original start so i started over
again.. using the same fabric. now i have to decide which block to do
next. ...
Micheal Keaton
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So I go to the mall, again, because I needed a tie - I will never
understand why clothing companies can't make an affordable tie that can
withstand tempura...
Free Block of the Month
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Lenna from the Stitching Cow is posting a Free Block of the month design to
make a lovely quilt. For more information go to
http://www.stitchingcow.com/pat...
Thrift store find
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I volunteer at a thrift store every Thurs. afternoon. Last week I found
these three golf-themed fabrics. There are at least 2 yards of all of them.
I foun...
Monday February 14th, 2011
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Just a couple of photos to share today….
The first is from Sandra in Canada. It’s her version of our 2008 Mystery
Quilt…..
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Then the...
Wow - gone for quite awhile again
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I have been gone forever and have lots of news. I have been following some
blogs - Rambling of a Fabric Obsesser, Sew Many Ways, Cactus Needle....and
I ha...
Sinclair refinery
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We are back at Sinclair refinery for another turn around.working
7-12's...and our shift is night shift 6:30-6:30...boy is it cold out there.
My daughter was...
!New! 4 Patches on the Diagonal
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Click here to download instructions for 4 Patches on the Diagonal (PDF
file) If you have problems opening the above link, right click on it and
save it to ...
Happy, Blustery, MayDay.
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Yes! I finally finished one of my own QOVs! I saw the "Lincoln's Platform"
block on About.com and decided I had to make a Quilt of Valor using it. It
is in...
Colorado's Cutest Corgis
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Here are our two Corgi companions- Gidget, the tri color, I have had since
puppyhood, Bonnie the blonde, came as a rescue adoption last December.
The ca...
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Adventures in Applique
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Here's a peek at what I've been doing off and on this week:
I've been drawing a lot of faces lately and I decided to translate one into
fabric. Everything...
Crazy Stitched Christmas Felt
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Remember these two felt ornaments that I posted a while back? Well, I
finally got my felt all crazy stitched and am ready to now cut out my
pieces.
S...
New Blog...?
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Ok, you are probably all going to think I am crazy... And maybe I am just a
little! :o)
I realized this week, after being here for about 6 months, that my ...
Our quilting bee
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Here we are at George Washington Carver last weekend. It was fun, but
miserably hot and humid. We were working on Paulette's friendship quilt.
Didn't ge...
Time Out!
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I've taken some time out from all the packing, cleaning and house
inspections to make this queen raggy quilt for an Ebay order.
It looked rather nice on ...
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Okay, I am going to give blogging here a chance. I love My Quilt Blog but a
lot of my quilting friends are coming over here so I will try to give them
bo...
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What a great art piece. You'll get lots of fun from this one!
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