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figs & pigs & sewing up a storm
Thursday was our (Harley Chick, Aunt Pat and me) north to Worcester, MA, to the annual Sew Expo. This year it rained. It rained A LOT. We should have brought umbrellas, but truthfully? We only had to cross two streets … Continue reading
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i’m not very interesting
Alas, there is nothing going on here in my little corner of Rhode Island. Banjo Man has done nothing funny and we have not gone anywhere. It’s sad. Cozy, but sad. So in order to come up with a post … Continue reading
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better late than never, right?
I finally finished his quilt. Okay, so this picture was taken 25+ years ago, when I wasn’t quilting (I’d begun quilting when Son #1 was this age, though, by taking a class at a local gift shop). It didn’t really … Continue reading
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quilts of valor, ready to go
Here’s the one I call “Flag Stripes”. Those rows are stitched and the quilt top is pressed and ready to go be quilted by a volunteer longarmer. Hurray! I have another one of these, in Army colors, ready to be … Continue reading
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national sew day 2016
Today is the day that thousands of quilters around the country will sew Quilts of Valor. We will gather in living rooms and libraries and community centers and studios and quilt stores. Some quilters like me, who don’t belong to … Continue reading
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sew and snow saturday
It looks like we’re getting the Big Storm after all. Sometime in the night the storm shifted a little bit north, which meant we are right in the path of a lot of snow and a lot of wind. Banjo … Continue reading
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what’s on the design wall
I’ve been playing with my stack of half-square triangles. It’s baby quilt time! Here’s version #1: And here are the same 4 1/2″ squares arranged in chevrons. This last one looks a little more modern. I could quilt some little … Continue reading
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on the design wall
I’ve decided to make this a twin size and reduce the number of blocks I need to complete. 32 are enough, don’t you think? Here’s a peek at the design wall. Please tell me someone someday somewhere will want this. … Continue reading
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it’s a mystery to me
Since December I’ve been following along with Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilt. She shares clues with her readers every year and it’s fun to read other quilter’s comments as we go along. She believes in using scraps, so the pieces are very, … Continue reading
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franklin mills and the mini shop hop
Harley Chick, Aunt Pat and I have attended the Sew Expo in Worcester, Massachusetts every April for years. Last year, while scarfing down taco salads in downtown Worcester and after proudly announcing what we frugally *didn’t* buy from the vendors … Continue reading
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