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August 10, 2021
Scrappy Top Complete... Maybe from Fret Not Yourself

The future depends on what we do in the present.
~Mahatma Gandhi

Quilting

The top is sewn but it's not a good finish. Some of the values are too dark/strong. The main diagonals should be the only dark points. 

You'll also note it's symmetrical. Most of my quilts are. Kaja's challenge is timely. I need to push myself to try asymmetrical arrangements... soon.



I may or may not rework this. The top half is definitely lighter than the bottom. A good example of what happens when we don't pay enough attention to value. Fortunately ...

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March 27, 2021
Forever Young from From the Strawberry Patch...

She was my absolute favorite children's author, the news of her passing hurt my heart; she lived to almost 105! And yet, her characters: Ramona, Beezus, Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy, will remain forever young and immortal. Some of my favorite memories are of reading through these books with my children when they were young, and now with my grandchildren. Ralph S. Mouse was one that interested

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Forever Young from From the Strawberry Patch...

She was my absolute favorite children's author, the news of her passing hurt my heart; she lived to almost 105! And yet, her characters: Ramona, Beezus, Henry Huggins and his dog, Ribsy, will remain forever young and immortal. Some of my favorite memories are of reading through these books with my children when they were young, and now with my grandchildren. Ralph S. Mouse was one that interested

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