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To everyone a wonderful Holiday and the Best Wishes for the New Year!...and of course, lots of quilty-goodness!
View ArticleHello 2012!
The New Year is here, and I haven't counted the quilts finished or made a list of projects to work on or complete in 2012. To me, it's not very important. My love of quilting, to learn more, improve...
View ArticleWeekend report
I've plopped down on the couch, ready to wind down the weekend with a hot cup of Earl Grey with, but not before I write a quick post about Bloggerday at Atelier Quiltgebeuren.This time the guest...
View ArticleIn it for the long haul....
Call me crazy, but this block was too much fun to make!Just wanted to share, I'm off to make melon number two!(only 80-plus more melons to go.....lol!)It's going to be a Double Wedding Ring, by the...
View Articlea little more...
Stuck this up on my design board a moment ago, just to get an idea of how it's coming together...I'm smiling...!
View Articlethe ides of march...
Gosh, how time has passed!My fingers have been moving all that time, but now they've come to a stop because there is no more to sew and many more pieces need to be prepared so I can continue my quest...
View ArticleBits of color
on a Sunday afternoon......Decided to complete making 112 packs in total for the Double Wedding Ring. There are 15 more to go. One pack (a very small zip lock bag) contains the pieces for the arc and...
View Articleearly morning mist
I'm still here, just really focused.It is so restorative to walk with Darwin very early in the morning. No one around, just us and the birds...- from my iPhone
View ArticleVeldhoven 2012
Some impressions of what I saw....Didn't spend as much time as I normally do there, but then again, there's lots going on at the "homestead" that needs my attention, so priorities, priorities. Did get...
View ArticleDouble Wedding Ring update...
This is what 73 melons looks like.I've been working on them steadily, completing a melon (and sometimes two) everyday. Once in a while I stop to prepare the pieces and make packs, but there hasn't...
View Articlea little color...
Just needed to dip into my stash and grab some color, make something happy.You have that sometimes?It feels good. Changes perspective. Refreshes...
View ArticleFollow the tortoise...
It's not difficult, It takes a lot of pins.......and a lot of patience.....The weather is warm, the air is heavy, so I follow the example of The Tortoise. Slow and steady, and I'll get there....
View ArticleIt's flat!
My greatest concern with this Double Wedding Ring project is that after all the tracing, cutting, pinning, and sewing this thing will lie flat.....It is! Phew!I was asked about the fact that I hadn't...
View Articlecollaboration
Things have been really up in the air. So many changes, an uncertain future. Makes for exciting times, and exciting prospects. It's been brewing for a while now, and as a result of a series of...
View Articlejust chillin'....for now
our BinahI've been on "take it easy" mode, doctor's orders, until further notice.Discovering whole new worlds through my iPad in the meantime, and decided to go back to some old loves and passions,...
View Articlefirst 2013 finish...
Yep, it's been a long while since blogging, but the hiatus was good and needed.The fingers did stay busy and here's the sampler that Jovita and I created for my beginner's quilting class. Check out...
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Dear Sweet Darwin, or should I say,Rumour Rio Blue,My Big Bear,Oh you Big Stinky!My Mud Puppy,My little Prince,My Dancer,Mon chou-chouMijn Poempeloentje......There are no words.Farewell, my beautiful,...
View Articlea UFO finish.....
It's been a quiet and difficult time here lately trying to deal with the loss of my best friend.How life changes! A whole new routine has to be created, and you miss lots of the old routine, the...
View ArticleAnother Hiatus
No quilting for a while.Had to go into hospital 4 days ago. All went well, and progress is good.Once home, I'll have to put my hand quilting aside, the quilt I'm working on is just to heavy now to lift...
View ArticleSomething to do...
It's been a while now since I've been home from surgery. Still not allowed to do much, just taking little walks, and lots of rest. After a few weeks my fingers began to itch and I missed the needle...
View ArticleLollipop Trees
Yep, a new project. And one that I've been excited to get started on.The Lollipop Trees Quilt by Kim McClean. Some of you may remember that I had begun preparations on the Roseville Album Quilt, but...
View ArticleLollipop Tree block #1
prepped and ready to be stitched.It wasn't easy! Although I've worked with Kaffe Fasett fabrics before it was in a different context, for a different sort of project. Now I had to look at them in a...
View Articlelollipop tree block #2
prepped and ready to stitch.I had made such a mess with the first one, I figured, why not continue? This one went much faster, and I thought much less about the fabrics, fussy cutting and...
View Articlelollipop tree block #3
This one was ready quite some time ago. I just forgot to post it.....Another project has taken all of my attention and time. It also has a deadline, so I've spent very little time behind the...
View Articlea move....
July 1st Google Reader will be gone. In order to keep up with my favorite blogs, I've decided to join Bloglovin' and give them a go. So if you haven't done so before, you may want to consider joining...
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