Iowa State Fair
Jim and I went to the Iowa State Fair this past weekend. His sister Marie lives in Iowa and so we had a place to stay, family to visit with and fun things to do....
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Dyeing with Yellow
Yesterday my friend Marcia came over and we divided up some small pieces of fabric we had dyed months ago. I had forgotten how pretty it is- we used yellow and dyed gradations with black...
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Quilt Show Weekend
Summer is a great time for quilt shows. This weekend I am going to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Festival in Loveland CO. It looks to be a fun time! I will be spending a little...
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Winner Winner Turkey Dinner! Drum roll please or should that be “drumstick” roll…. Our winner of the “Hold the Gravy” kit with the McCall’s Quilting Magazine is Jennifer Nystrom Congratulations Jennifer! We received...
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McCalls Quilting, Hold the Gravy! and a giveaway.
So… the magazine is out! And Hold the Gravy is in it! Isn’t our little turkey the cutest? We call him Toby. He just has the sweetest little face!...
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Tiger Lily Quilts
Wow. I completed two Tiger Lily quilts this week! One is for… can’t say yet!, and one is for charity. My Tiger Lily Quilts: This is the one for charity...
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Studio
My sewing studio in the new place is a cute loft. Cute usually means small. And it is small; but pretty functional. On one side of my loft is a railing,...
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Play, and some great news!
As some of you know, I was a nurse in my previous life. Actually, I am still am nurse, just not working in the field right now. One of the best parts of nursing was...
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Do I have to, Ma?
Kate has returned from her Scotland and East Coast trip and I have returned from the multi-generation week in Myrtle Beach. Even though I have been back to work for two weeks, it is definitely...
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I tried.
So, here is the current state of my socks. Turns out, while attempting to knit Continental style while making the sock, I discovered I had dropped stitches. Way down at the beginning. Luckily, I really...
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