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Sunday, February 28, 2010

still without a jelly roll

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I didn't have enough canned beans to make white chicken chili for dinner, so we drove up to Walmart this morning. Turns out they have ju...
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It's long past time to switch off the sewing machine and unplug my iron, but I really don't want to. But the four reasons I am goi...
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Saturday, February 27, 2010

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I whipstitch my bindings, because that's been the best way I could manage it. Mom and my best friend and what seems like all of the othe...
Friday, February 26, 2010

still playing with the baby quilts

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I got these two tops assembled and quilted this afternoon. The one with the white background is my absolute favorite so far, but it probably...
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Spring Sewing Party

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This looks like fun. And since I'd planned to spend the weekend at my sewing machine, it's a perfect fit for my schedule. Yippee! 1...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

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We're back from a spur of the moment little vacation. Couldn't go to Reno because we were worried about snow in the passes stranding...
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

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I actually found some binding in my stash for Sparkling Gems! Because of that pieced border, I thought I was going to have to go shopping in...
Friday, February 19, 2010

It's quilted!

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It also seems to have shrunk overnight. When I took the real tape measure to it this afternoon, it came out at 70" x 82" -- not qu...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Today, I am pushing myself. And apparently I'm making it as hard on myself as possible. Most quilters, I'm guessing, know the dimens...
Friday, February 12, 2010

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How many bugs can one family have at the same time? And how long is this going to last? If Bill and I get what the kids had, and the kids an...
Thursday, February 11, 2010

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Today, I've been experimenting with some fabric I found out in the sewing room. It's a pretty jersey knit and I wondered if I could ...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

be careful what you wish for

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I wasn't looking forward to our weekly trip into town today. Staying home where the fabric and sewing machine are sounded so much more ...
Tuesday, February 09, 2010

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I'm in quilt lust again -- this time it's a quilt over at Exuberant Color . I love the big black corner squares, and the wild combin...
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Sunday, February 07, 2010

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These little quilt tops are fun! Yesterday, I finished two more. Here's #2 This is the same block I used for my first "real" q...
Saturday, February 06, 2010

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Playing with scraps again, this time cutting 2 1/2" squares. Now that I've found a group to quilt for who will let me use my own ju...
Thursday, February 04, 2010

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That seventeen yard dent I was worried about? I compensated for it by buying 14 1/2 yards of fabrics that will go perfectly with the rest of...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

I'm all out of cats to sew!

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After a year of avoiding these things, I can't tell you how good it feels to have them all done! No more cats -- at least no more cats f...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

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My best friend invited me to her house to quilt yesterday. I don't have a good portable project right now, so because there was nothing ...
Friday, January 22, 2010

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Our new table is big enough to lay out and pin baste a baby quilt. Which means that the old table, evil twin to the new table, was also big ...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

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I bought the book. The library didn't have a copy, so it was either buy my own or wait for Mom to get home in April so I could borrow he...