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Chasing Another Squirrel
A couple of weeks ago I saw this quilt on The Colorful Fabriholic's blog and asked if I could use the design for our guild's comfort quilt program. (She approved!)I did a test run, using her 4"...
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Dead - a PSA
No, I'm not dead, but my car's 5-year-old key fob was! Did you know that the battery in your key fob can die? I didn't until my car wouldn't start and when I did get it started I couldn't lock it when...
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Beautiful Days
Lots of "stuff" going on, not much sewing.Last week Alex and I flew to Kansas City for his aunt's funeral. Many of his generation had assembled for the occasion and we had several opportunities to get...
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More Gray Than Me
My "little" boy became a grandfather 2 years ago. I should not be surprised. But Saturday when he visited ...When did the gray happen? I have been whipping out a few Color Stix blocks for Cynthia's...
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Farewell, Dear Friend
You served me well for many years, preparing meals while I worked, serving chili on New Year's Day .....but, alas, your days of service have come to an end with a crack too large to fix.Enjoy your new...
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A Quilty Kinda Day
Spent a lovely Thursday with S'more friends at the Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN (home of Dollywood). I thought you might like to see the big winners. (I apologize for not getting the names...
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A Busy Week
Whew! Finally a chance to breathe and catch up. I had a committee meeting on Monday afternoon that involved quite a bit of prep work in the morning. Tuesday included a trip to Nashville for our...
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An Orange Plate
Loyal Readers know that my mother preached "a colorful plate." But sometimes taste trumps color.Leftover BBQ brisket just called for carrots and sweet potato fries today. Yum!I've spent much of this...
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I Love a Challenge
Well, maybe it isn't exactly a challenge, But I DID challenge MYSELF to come through for my blog friend, Cynthia, at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework. In case you've missed it, Cynthia holds a...
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PERFECT!
Apparently in Canada nothing is just OK, or even good. It's PERFECT. (Or maybe that's how the Rocky Mountaineer employees have been trained to respond.) Nevertheless, our recent circle tour through...
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Eclectic - It's the Way I Roll
I don't think I can be accused of being single-minded!The clutter on the right has been on my design wall for months and I finally started pulling some of the bits into a cohesive, though chaotic,...
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Rabbits and Squirrels
I wrapped up this rabbit by making more stretched star blocks and settling on an arrangement.I made a few last minute changes after this photo was taken and the blocks are now stacked and ready to...
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25 Days Later
... and 10 pounds heavier!DH and I ticked another item off our bucket list with a 25-day cruise that included stops in Canada, Greenland, and Iceland! I've said before we don't like to announce a...
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The Epic Vacation
It wasn't my intention to tick off two bucket list items this summer but the timing was in our favor, so we went for it. We took a little more than two weeks to recover from the Canadian train trip...
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And back in business!We have been back from our cruise for over two weeks. But, apparently, we picked up a virus from an insecure WiFi network on the ship and my computer totally crashed. The good...
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Life's A Bear
And slowly this bear is coming out of hibernation. The old computer has been repaired and I have finally found my blog on it. So I thought it about time I check in.After a busy catch-up week, I am...
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More Retreat
So, I've figured out a way to get pictures for the blog -- I email them to myself from the phone, then save to my desktop where I can retrieve them for posting.As I said before, this year's LAB retreat...
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I've Been Sewing!
Recovering slowly from my week at Life's a Bear Retreat. But I finally got back into the sewing room last week after getting the machine back in place, though I can't say the pathways through the...
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No More Snails!
Yesterday I put the final paper-pieced corner on this little beauty. I bought the panel at Back Porch Fabrics in Pacific Grove, CA in early February. I don't remember if I got the pattern at the same...
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Never Assume
You know what they say about assumptions ... well I proved it true this week. I had seen a free pattern in American Patchwork and Quilting that I thought would be easy for comfort or encouragement...
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