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Wow!!!! What a day! We spotted one coyote and one moose on the way to the farm. There were never moose in this area, but their habitat is changing, so I guess they are in the area now. We also have bears -the big kind, but I haven't seen any here, although I had a dream about them last night. Little Bear, meeting a real bear! 

However, the most "exciting" critters I met were SIX ticks. I found one on my forehead while taking a break, one in the truck on the way home, and another on my head ...

surface design, a short video

 Oh my goodness, this year is just flying by!  Today is the big day for our granddaughter's school musical, and I'll finally see that crazy dog costume I made for her in action.  We'll miss 2 graduations and graduation parties this evening too, because we'll be at the musical.  It's that busy time of year.

Yesterday was a day crowded with too many ...

Yesterday was just too busy.  I started laundry and then went to get my hair cut, then ran to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things and still forgot to look for ferns once again.  I might not get any at this rate! Outside work – picked berries once again in the afternoon after I […]

Kaleidoscopes with Striped Fabric

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 I've realised it for a while - going away on caravan trips definately cuts into sewing time.  Now we are home again from a family trip, I'm in catch up mode, stitching away on my Rainbow Scrap Challenge block sets.  

Pink is the colour for May, and I've stitched up some Hollow Nines.  Then as I hadn't stitched any for April, I made a couple of yellow blocks too.

Hollow Nines, done

In making these nine patch blocks, I'm committed to only use squares already cut and tucked away in a little bag.  The blocks will ...

This morning, I was up early. I needed to work on the QOV information on each veteran that we need to honor. I wanted to do what I could for Carol. 

Then it was time to head out to moms. I stopped and got some Chai tea while I was on the way. Thought about washing the car at the car wash, but decided I would do it on the way back. 

There were 7 of us. It was pretty good. I worked on the blue and white block of the month that mom has. I pulled out moms' patterns ...

I should have taken a picture of our yard when we got home. It rained and stormed and rained and stormed . . several times while we were gone. We were lucky we didn’t have any damages. They had to cancel this month’s Food Truck Friday in Carthage because the park has so much damage....

I enjoy playing with traditional designs to create something different. I also prefer applique to piecing, so turning a design where the rings were usually pieced together to an applique design was a natural for me.

Even better with an area where quilting can be shown off.

I am a HUGE Allen Eskens fan. He is a Minnesota writer and often writes about the Twin Cities and Southern Minnesota. I love reading works for authors who are from the same places I grew up in and am familiar with. The books grab my attention so much more because I can picture it …

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I’ve got a fun little project to share with you: the travel tissue cover.

It’s super easy and a great way to use up those fabric scraps or fat quarters you’ve been hoarding. Picture this: two fabrics—one for the main part, the other for a cute trim along the edge.

You can go for a coordinated look or mix it up for some funky vibes.

These little covers are perfect for tossing in your bag, keeping in your car, or gifting to friends. And the best part? They’re quick to make, even if you’re ...

There are videos of people teaching versions but none gave me a pattern... I found one on line

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at first I cut it out large since it was drawn to scale. Too big for a pin cushion but great for a box... so then I cut it out as shown. 

I used pink felt scraps since the color of the month at rainbow scrap challenge is pink! yea! It looks wonky in these photos but it's a precious little sturdy ...

It was a stretch (literally!) to go from the smaller, close to the body movements that I mentioned in my last post, to those with a greater range of motion; but, as my PT sessions continued, I was able to graduate to the longarm again and get a few tops quilted up and ready for finishing. First off the rails was the "Potato Chip" quilt, a fun and fast-to-make scrappy (all 2.5" X 4.5" rectangles)

It was a stretch (literally!) to go from the smaller, close to the body movements that I mentioned in my last post, to those with a greater range of motion; but, as my PT sessions continued, I was able to graduate to the longarm again and get a few tops quilted up and ready for finishing. First off the rails was the "Potato Chip" quilt, a fun and fast-to-make scrappy (all 2.5" X 4.5" rectangles)

Drum roll please!  I am happy to announce the release of the 4th pattern in the Tidewater Totes series.  There's nothing that says "east coast" more than lobsters.   

I had the perfect mottled orange-red batik in my stash.

All the stitching on the bags is done completely by machine.