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Planned Projects

I’ve finished the Kaisa sweater and will block it and see how it worked out. I’m putting it that way because the sleeves are, as you can see in the photo, tiny. I hope, since it has a lace yoke, […]

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Quilting in July

I usually stop quilting for the summer around the Fourth of July. This year I’m continuing to work on the Little Boy’s quilt. I like these golden stars with the appliquéd sports motifs. I’ve been having a devil of a […]

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Sports Quilt

The backing for The Little Boy’s quilt arrived yesterday, so last night I washed and dried it, sandwiched it with the quilt top and batting — and sewed on wide red borders at the sides of the quilt to make […]

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T-Shirt Quilt

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I got #1 son’s quilt sewn together this weekend. Yes, I know the corners don’t match properly, but if they did, he would feel as though someone else had made it, and not his mother. My husband and I got […]

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Celtic Illuminations

Okay, I admit I’m eating at my desk, but at least it’s good stuff. I didn’t work at all yesterday. Or at least not more than an hour so so.  Otherwise I did things like grocery shopping, housework, and planning […]

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Business Meeting

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Sad to say, I didn’t finish that cleaning yesterday. I did the grocery shopping, plus a bat for the quilt at 52% off (Hancock’s, if you need any quilt batting, and McCall’s patterns are 99 cents, too) and then had […]

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Life is Good

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I went to a craft fair with Partygirl yesterday, after having finished up a little bit of work while the boys were sleeping. We strolled around admiring everyone’s beautiful stuff, made a couple of small purchases, grabbed business cards, and […]

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The Jelly Roll

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After class and blogging and client meetings and choir practice, I watched Leverage and  worked on Dutchman’s Puzzle. I think it’s going to be very pretty. I’ve got three rows completed and sewn together. That’s half of the middle section. […]