I thought I would give you a little update on how I’m doing. I am now 27 days post-treatment. I started in February with a month of oral chemo. Mid February I went on the diet. Then March 1st I had radioactive iodine. When I gave you an update last week, we were waiting for …
read moreThis scrap quilt is based on an old quilt block called ...
read moreHello quilters! It's time for the second CiL quilt drive of the year. I know that the previous drive was a little complex, this one will be easier hopefully.
These two quilts were made by Donna J and dropped off recently and I thought the design would make a perfect CiL block drive. It's a super simple scrap buster, specifically binding scraps if you make yours at 2.5" wide like I do. This block is appropriately called the Potato Chip block, betcha can't make just one!
For a color scheme look for fabrics with a warm ...
read moreI started planning this quilt back in May 2018. I started with this group of fabrics that I had bought online a few years earlier I pivoted to make this quilt {Buckaroo Cross} with them in 2020 and finished it first.and I then pulled other fabrics in from my stash to scrap this 2nd quilt up a bit. I used the 4 1/2" Accuquilt triangle die in order to make the best use of my
read moreWelcome to I Like Thursday! A bunch of us bloggers like to write happy and uplifting posts on a weekly basis. Please visit LeeAnna to link up with more blogs. This is Block 13 of Alaska, a quilt designed by Edyta Sitar. I think this one is my favorite. It's not easy to make but the I just love it. It has a sparkle to it! All blocks in this quilt measure 9.5" square.
Welcome to I Like Thursday! A bunch of us bloggers like to write happy and uplifting posts on a weekly basis. Please visit LeeAnna to link up with more blogs. This is Block 13 of Alaska, a quilt designed by Edyta Sitar. I think this one is my favorite. It's not easy to make but the I just love it. It has a sparkle to it! All blocks in this quilt measure 9.5" square.
Apparently I am "stuck" on this design, the fifth I've made recently. This is ready to be gifted.
This past month has been a downer for me. I’m still coping with the death of my son. But hoping Springtime will brighten my mood and everyday living. There’s so much to catch up on!
read moreVince is the bargain shopper in the family. I mostly want to get what I need and be done. Our choices here are pretty much Aldi or Walmart and I’ve always been comfortable that either of those places have fair prices. After the Baltimore port incident, there’s been some talk that sugar may be in...
read moreEaster seems to have crept up on me. I'm just now noticing all the bunny and egg patterns and realizing how fast time is spinning by for us here at the wooden house. We are both convinced a week is now feeling like five days not seven. I remember wondering how would I cope with all the free time in retirement...how in the world to fill all those hours not spent at work. Like so many idle wonderings, this one also turned out to be a waste of time and thought...time speeds up it seems.
So Easter ...
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guess what? with all the weirdo weather from 70 in the sun to 4" of wet snow in a day... our bird came back this week! See him on the front porch stones?
wasn't the sky pretty at sunset?
it's a short post today... let's get started with a few snow pics... it melted in 24 hours though
Milo tried to entice me to sit on the back porch this week when it was hot but then this happened
brrr, that would be a shock to sit in! |
On audio books
finished the ...
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Maestro, 12 weeks, and me.
The prompt for today for
I Like Thursday @ Not Afraid of Color
is
"If you could choose any baby animal to be your pet,
what would you pick and why?"
I would choose a kitten,
as I have done so over and over in my life.
My pet does not have to be a baby animal.
They are all my babies.
Why?
For the unconditional love,
on both sides.
This quilt differs from the previous one in that only the larger centre tractor was used with 4 quilt blocks at the top and 4 more at the bottom. It was also a little smaller than the previous quilt.
Here it shows some of the detail in the sky. The completed quilt can be seen on the Gallery page.
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If you’ve ever been handed an invite for a baby shower, you may know of the shock of expression and then the thought that yes, you could probably make an easy baby quilts in a day. We are always enthusiastic about sewing for others.
Giving us an excuse to make something with a short deadline is probably the highlight (even though we may complain about it).
Let’s take a look at easy baby quilts that yes, you can make in a day.
They don’t require a lot of fabric – because they are for babies. If the intention ...
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read moreWith prices going up every day (or so it seems), we’re trying to pay more attention to what we buy. Unless there’s something I really need, there are just some things I will not buy. There are things I will buy whether they’re on sale or not. A few weeks ago, I found “cotton candy...
read moreI have thoroughly enjoyed writing the posts about the YOUNG quilt history, and I have more to share. However, I must tell you what's been happening in my life. I'm not home! In fact, while I'm in the US, I'm technically not on the continent!!
So where am I? I was "forced" to get out of the country and not tell a soul, not wanting to trust myself or anyone else.
What happened was totally spontaneous, and I mean spontaneous. To clarify that a bit further, DH and I haven't been on a vacation together ...
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