Our poor little Tupac, our large lizard, was feeling poorly. So we put him in his carrying cage to bring him to a guy who said he could nurse him back to health. Well, he looked terrible, so off to the vets, he did not make the trip. Poor little lizard, you will be missed.
The Great Quilt Sort
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The Great Quilt Sort is in full swing and I've managed to organize, fold,
and make decisions about most of the quilts in my closets.
I started by giving a...
Quilt Shop Tour: Olive Juice
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When Kelli went me to Lacrosse for shots we stopped at Olive Juice, the
quilt shop in Onalaska, Wisconsin. We had both been there before but it’s
been a c...
Clue #2 – Done!
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Clue #2 has been a very, very long process since I lost so many stitches
when a needle came loose from the cable and then decided to rib pack to a
mistake ...
My Blue Heaven with the Cotton Patch Quilters!
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Palm trees against a blue southern California sky? That IS a Blue Heaven!
And I love this My Blue Heaven class so much, I think it...
ScrapHappy Saturday
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April is zooming by. It always seems to be one of the busiest months.
Year end tests are just around the corner and final competitions for
everything are...
The Kit and Cart
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OMG!!! The cart arrived yesterday and it is totally To-Die-For! It is a
Magna Cart Flat Platform Truck and I got it at Amazon (where else?)
Here it is all...
Friday @ Scrub Stitchin' - show and tell
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Friday was a big day.............lots of sewing............show and
tell.........pink dinner............but so many pics I need a couple of
posts.......
Sh...
biased-a completed quilt
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Welcome to finish it up Friday!
Last weekend I put the final stitches in the binding, so...my biased quilt
is complete!
This is a simple string quilt that...
Christmas in April?
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*Christmas Memories of Jill *
In my last post I showed you the start of this project.
I hope you can see my machine quilting in this shot. I will show you...
I'm using my scraps!
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In March, Bonnie Hunter visited our guild. I've admired her use of scraps
to make stunning quilts for years and, between my recent scrap organization
frenz...
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Today is going to be a variety. It was a busy weekend.
We went to the Georgetown Quilt show with our friend LD. It's always so
good to see her and she...
(Backup) Our girl Wren...
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What an awesome few days on the central coast with our son Chris his
partner Katie and our granddaughter Wren...it was sad to say good bye...
Translucent Triangles Quilt
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"Translucent Triangles" is my entry for Curated Quilts' upcoming issue
featuring triangle quilts. I love how this one simple block arranged in two
direct...
Boxed Pouch and Some Henna Work
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Happy Humpday! Today feels like Spring, sunny and I could hear the birds
chirping in my backyard. Come tomorrow, it will be rainy and cold again
which is a...
A challenge in colours
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In 2017 i joined the Delilah TOM club hosted by Kathrines Quiltestue.
Delilah TOM was a Template Of the Month designed Jen Kingwell. As always
(LOL) i go...
Life is good in Sitges, Spain
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Thank you for all your kind comments. Life is what we make it and I plan
to take more control over mine. In addition to planning events in Kansas
City wh...
SPRING QUILT CAMP!!!!
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Many times I refer to February quilt camp as 'Looking for Spring' quilt
camp. The reason is that we are in the doldrums of winter and usually we
are seeing...
Stripes Quilt
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I'm almost caught up on all my pre-Christmas sewing. I have one more quilt
to share. I guess that means I need to get busy basting my quilt tops.
This i...
Fabric Origami Fox Box Valentines
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Both my kids have gone through origami phases, and I have to admit I love
it too. One of our favorite things to make is a fox box, which is a little
modu...
10 Years!
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Today is my 10 year blogiversary! Yay!
Count 'em - there's *10* candles on my blog cake!I can't believe that I've
had this blog for 10 years! That's a lo...
Feathered Star Quilt
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Remember the days when I use to blog daily…yeah, me either. It’s been so
long since I’ve done any regular blogging and every year I tell myself this
is th...
Taking a Fast, Cheap, and Good Break
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Seven years. For seven years, I've been writing this blog, hoping to
inspire some of you to live lives that are more respectful of your own
time, money, h...
Kim's Key Keeper Tutorial
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A few of my Instagram Friends saw a post I recently did on my Instagram
account and several asked me for more information so I decided to put
together a...
Back to work!
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After a long hiatus, my original Baby Jane went back under the quilting
machine yesterday. I'm hoping to work on her a little each day.
I've been a little ...
The Wedding
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Several of you asking about the wedding that took place this past Labor Day
weekend so here are a few pictures for you. My youngest son and his new
wife (...
Normandy 2016
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Beachweather most of the time and only one bad day.
We made a walk EVERY DAY to the point where the river Thar flows into the
sea, between St. Pair sur M...
Cotton yarn utopia - found!
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I found my cotton yarn utopia!! No more Frankenstein'ing all over the
Internet for a cotton yarn source since I've discovered @weareknitters.
Loud, loud, l...
Farewell Blogger!
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Hello friends!
I think this is the last post on this blog!
Blogger was a wonderful home for my blog for more than 8 years; it was a
journal of my quiltin...
Block #80 Patricia ~ Farmer's Wife ~
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Welcome to this stop for The Farmer's Wife 1930's Sampler Quilt QAL hosted
by the lovely Kerry of verykerryberry. Here is my block #80 Patricia. I
made it...
A Doll Dress Up Quilt for Myla
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*Saw this on facebook once, then couldn't find it again. But I remembered
the idea...colors are much richer. There are 2 pockets at the bottom of the
q...
It Started With An Ottoman...
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It started out with my hubby buying me a new ottoman that I
just loved but it didn't go with our 13 year old couch or chair
or even the rug. It was eith...
Farewell to Lit and Laundry
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I am starting an adventure at a new blog. My life has turned a corner in
the past few months and the era represented by this blog has ended.
My new blog i...
Kitty Cats
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One year ago, in June, there was a black cat in my side yard. I called him
and he came running as fast as he could run, meowing at the top of his
lungs an...
Giant Rainbow Quilt - Pattern Testing
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I recently had the privilege of testing a quilt pattern for Susan of
Crafterhours fame. Lots of fun!
I made mine a twin size quilt for my oldest, Ben (14...
Fox and Hedgehog Pillows
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I recently used my Fancy Fox and Hazel Hedgehog patterns to make some
quilted pillows for a handmade gift exchange. I made my pillows using 16" x
26" IKEA ...
LAMQG BOM 2015 - January
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We at the LAMQG decided to do a block of the month series for 2015 and I
took the reigns on the very first block. I call it...
...the JANUARY Block! Ooh,...
My Word for 2015
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I know I am a little late to this party...and I'm certain that most of you
are looking at your screens in a state of shock...yes it's been a really
long ti...
Back Blogging
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Long time no post but I plan to get back to it. In the past few years, my
mind just hasn't been on updating my blog, in large part due to stepping
back fr...
Making progress on Old Tobacco Road
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This was a mystery on Bonnie Hunter's website Quiltville. I finished most
of the top last winter, then my sister-in-law Carol helped me pick out the
borde...
Time to fly!
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Hello beautiful people!
I am working on the last parts of my cocoon stage.... my wonderfully
different butterfly wings are almost done forming and I am ju...
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I loved my blocks you all made so much that I decided to make some more so
I could have a Queen size quilt for my bed. Then I got a bit carried away
and de...
Leaving on a jet plane
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Yippeeeee made my reservations to go see the sweet California babies at the
end of May beginning of June. I get to spend 11 lovely days in Sunny
Southern C...
Printable Shabby Roses Paper Chains
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Hellooooo! Yes, it's long lost little me, finally getting back to my poor
neglected blog. And I come bearing a pair of sweet printable shabby rosy
paper ch...
BARD library books
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Right now, before leaving for Florida, I am learning how to get books from
the BARD program of the federal government. I have a device like a tape
record...
Design Wall Monday
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I did a quilt as you go tablerunner from gedesigns.com for an auction at
our Bushnell family reunion to raise money for supplies for the next
reunion and...