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Antique Bow Tie Quilt
Our trip wasn't just spending time with our grandkids-there was quilting too. We met up with some old friends for a visit to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell (don't miss that if you're in the...
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I've been quilting
I'm still not totally done with jet lag...I can't believe it is taking me this long but I'm hoping that I broke it completely today. Its not just the unusual sleep patterns-I just don't seem to have...
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Bonnet Girl Quilt Update
I've been machine quilting on the Bonnet Girl Quilt-after I quilted the straight lines on the embroidered bars, I marked and quilted the cable in the green floral bars. Then I had to decide what I...
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Its been a month since my last post!
I can't believe its been a month since my last post...everything has been fine here just busy, busy, busy with work, holidays, kids and grandkids visiting (We all had fun at the playground :),and...
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The double wedding ring quilt is getting a binding
My idea of trying to use a fold over from the back binding was very wrong headed and I quickly saw it was not going to work ( I trimmed and tried it out only a small bit where I knew it might be...
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A Baby Quilt
I finished this little baby quilt this week and its already off to its owner...I was lucky to get this one pix before the battery died on my camera.When I designed the scalloped edge I was thinking I...
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New Applique Project
I've started a new applique project.Its an old Mountain Mist design-you know, one of the designs that was originally on the inside of the quilt batt wrapper- although I am not using the original...
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Have you ever had mono?
Well I didn't have mono but I had something similar that knocked me on my back just like mono. Its called CMV and its a viral infection in the liver rather than the spleen like mono. It started with a...
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Basted Iris Applique blocks
I've been busy this week basting applique blocks. I'm not quite ready to stand and rotary cut for a long time or sew at the machine (so work on the postage stamp quilt is still on hold) but sitting and...
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Two more Iris applique blocks finished
The block on the left is the one I posted when I was still working on it...this is the first time I've posted the yellow iris.I've done most of two more blocks-I haven't finished one petal on each as...
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Iris applique blocks finished
I finished the iris applique blocks and decided on the setting. My idea was to use 8 blocks and stagger the middle row of blocks. I first tried it like this:But I thought the middle row was a little...
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Iris Quilt Flimsy Finished
I finished the Iris Quilt flimsy. I first added an inner border to the sides of the quilt.In the original 30s pattern, the applique was done on elongated hexagon blocks (think Japanese lanterns-a...
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Swimming in the Sea of Galilee
This is the view from our house-that's the Sea of Galilee. I just heard a very Ewww report on the news: the FBI investigated and the House of Representatives reprimanded a group of US Congressmen for...
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Donkeys...real and fabric
You've probably been wondering if I've been sewing at all. Well, I have been-a little bit. It's still very hot in my sewing room so I brought a cutting board into the living room where the air...
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Free Pattern - Donkey Block
I paired the 12" x 12" Donkey blocks with a 12"x12" 9-patch block (you could pair it up with any 12"x12" block - I just took the easy route).Here's a closeup of the finished Donkey block. Here's the...
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Bad News - Broken Arm
I can't believe how stupid I am. I fell in my kitchen and broke my arm at the shoulder. No cast, just a sling, which in a way is even worse because I have to keep my arm immobilized. Not sure how long...
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I'm Back and I'm starting to sew!
After sitting around for six weeks with my arm in a sling, I thought when the sling came off (at least in the house), I'd be able to do something...not quite. My elbow, wrist and hand were so swollen...
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Article: Occupy Wall Street Has An Ambitious Plan To Buy Distressed Consumer...
Check this out! It's a great idea and may just help out someone you know.Occupy Wall Street Has An Ambitious Plan To Buy Distressed Consumer Debt And Forgive...
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More exercising going on than sewing
I've been trying to get some sewing done but it hasn't been going that well. My biggest problem is pinning...I'm alright sewing on the sewing machine but pinning is tough. Crazy, huh?I spend a lot of...
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Progress on the embroidered mystery quilt
I've made some progress on the embroidered mystery quilt. I finished sewing all the setting squares and put them up with the embroidered squares on my - rather clever I think - make shift design...
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Butterfly Embroidery Mystery Quilt Flimsy is Done!
I can't tell you how good it feels to be able to write this post's title! I feel like I'm getting back to myself. After I got the center of the quilt top assembled-which was handling a bit more weight...
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Some highlights from our trip
We're back from our month long trip to the US...of course, we had a wonderful time with family and friends. I thought I'd share some pix starting with: the grandbabies!I caught them coloring! That's...
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Pride and Prejudice: Happy 200th Birthday
200 years and 10 days ago, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published. Now you all know that it is my and many others favorite book but for those of you who haven't yet read it I though I'd...
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A Meatless Monday Recipe: Shakshuka-Eggs Poached in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Shakshuka: Poached Eggs in Spicy Tomato Sauce¼ cup chopped onion2 Tbls. chopped sweet red pepper (or yellow or green)2 Tbls. chopped parsley1 glove garlic chopped1 hot red pepper or pepper flakes**1...
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