I dropped my Mystery Quilt off at Esther’s Fabrics on Saturday. Here’s a photo of the quilts on display. Seeing how the same pattern looks in different fabric combinations is always a surprise. This block design is a variation on the traditional Grand Right and Left block, also known as Kansas Troubles. […]

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I completed all 3 of my commission notepad covers. This the first time I’ve done this arrangement. I had so much fun picking fabrics, stitching them with skill and pride, precisely placing beads and mulling whether it all worked in the end. I imagined the recipient based on the requirements I had […]

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I’m going to present Step 3 of the Mystery Quilt in this post. I actually finished Step 4 and delivered the quilt top to Esther’s on Saturday. By doing this my name has been entered for a $50 gift certificate drawing. It’s been a very lucky week for me, let’s ride that […]

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Several things I want to write about this morning. First up is this fabulous book. 5 years ago we had an experience at our house in Santa Fe that changed my view of standard household cleaners. We had a Pinon tree outside one of our bathrooms that was slowly turning brown and […]

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Yipppeee! I’m in Back-Tack III.  I hadn’t received anything from Alison and Nicole and was starting to sweat. Other bloggers were talking about how they’d received an e-mail already. Once they announced on their site that the e-mails had gone out I was really disappointed because my mailbox was empty. I sent […]

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Step 1 of this quilt is here. As I was cutting the pieces for this quilt in Step 1 I became a little nervous at all the small squares. In this step they were cut in half to make triangles. Triangles make me batty. In the spirit of learning new things […]

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These are the two Wee Bunnies I made from that fabulous pattern by Hillary Lang at Wee Wonderfuls.  The girls loved them.  I need to do emergency surgery on Jellybean.  Leil’s preferred method of carrying her around was by tail.  It was missing by the end of the day. Leil asked me what flavor Jellybean […]

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Wishing you all a very special day with the people you love.

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This week’s Whiplash challenge was that kick in the pants I needed. I’ve been looking at my cat’s water and food bowls sitting on a ratty, torn magazine for the last year. Look at that July 2005 issue date! I pulled the oil cloth out of my stash, cut out two fish […]

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Do you ever have a holiday just get away?  Easter is here and I’m not ready for it.  I’m attempting a comeback today and tomorrow.  On my to do list:  shop for Easter dinner, buy some white eggs and make 2 Wee Bunnies.
I love Easter.  I love the memories and religious traditions I grew up with.  […]

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