cabin life

The Aftermath of the Storm of '26 from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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It's been a wild and wooly ride through the storm of '26 here at Wilder's Last Resort. All of the downed trees took our power and Internet connection out on Monday, 2/16 and wasn't restored until Thursday 2/26. Our Internet was restored on 2/27. During that outage, I did what I could on the Timeless quilt when we turned our generator on.

I've been working on the Ohio Star blocks for the final, outer border of the medallion quilt.

I prepped as much as I could during the daylight hours. I ...

added by Lynn 4 days, 12 hours ago. under cabin life , timeless

The Winter of 2026 from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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We finally were able to dig our way out of the cabin yesterday. We felt like two prairie dogs with bad backs digging their way through 4' of snow. The storm wasn't only brutal, it felt as though we were two-bit actors in a disaster movie. I took this picture last Tuesday while I could get through the snow to the back of the lot. There's absolutely no way I could navigate my way down there now through the hip-deep snow.

This picture was taken on Wednesday of the front of the cabin.

We tried to ...

added by Lynn 1 week, 3 days ago. under cabin life

Nanook of the North from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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In between major power outages lasting for 10-12 hours, I've been working on Timeless and attached the green border.

The snow started early on Monday which was ahead of schedule. Our power went out Sunday night at midnight and didn't come back on until yesterday afternoon around 3pm. We had the neighbors over for dinner and I fixed a delicious pot of meatball soup. We enjoyed our soup, salad, and a glass of wine or two and they walked back home.....right next door. They no sooner got home, when the power went off again around ...

added by Lynn 2 weeks, 2 days ago. under cabin life , timeless

Update on Timeless from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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I finished two of the side, green borders and then put the quilt aside to get ready for company this weekend.

I have a thought about offering this quilt as a kit in a 'pick-your-own-size' to suit your sanity level as follows:

48" includes the row of baskets.

66" includes the green border.

83" includes the red ribbon border

96" includes the entire quilt.

This idea seems to be a big hit on my FB page and Instagram. What are your thoughts? Is this something you would be interested in if I offered the kit in several different ...

added by Lynn 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under cabin life , timeless

Timeless is Growing from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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I have really enjoyed making this medallion quilt. Each row adds so much character to the quilt, and you receive instant gratification seeing it come alive and grow into a real beauty. The little purple blocks are done and now added to the mix.

I made quick work making all of the components for the block and put them on the block layout sheet which is included in the pattern.

Then I sewed the basket rows onto the quilt. An added bonus is that the baskets fit perfectly (imagine that) and the quilt now measures 48" x 48 ...

added by Lynn 3 weeks ago. under cabin life , timeless

Retreat Preparations and Updates from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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In my last post I showed you my friend's Calico Cottages quilt she entered into the Independence Hall Quilt Show......Diane won a well-deserved Viewer's Choice ribbon!

We went out for lunch to celebrate after the guild meeting. Mr. Joe met up with us down at The Bistro and Diane took our picture to show off the fall colors in the area.

Speaking of fall colors, our dogwood tree is spectacular this year. The tree is located right outside the windows in our great room, and we get to enjoy it all day every day.

I ...

added by Lynn 4 months, 1 week ago. under bridle path , cabin life , cabin quilting , calico cottages , heritage

Living in a Zoo from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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There are days when we feel as though we are living in a zoo. Here's proof of that statement. Mr. Joe and I just sat down at the dining room table when two cubs and their mom ran up a tree right by our deck. I love the grumpy face on the bottom cub.

Mazey was outside on the deck and was nose to nose with mama bear with only the thin bars of the railing separating them. I ran out and called Mazey and quickly got her into the cabin, but not before mama took a ...

added by Lynn 3 years, 9 months ago. under cabin life

No Sewing Here! from Sew'n Wild Oaks Quilting Blog

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Not one speck of quilting has been happening at Wilder's Last Resort, but there's been a whole lot of shoveling and snow blowing. We have one snow blower, which I call the Joeblower. Mr. Joe can manhandle it up and down the driveway. I use a shovel and push the snow to the right side of the garage. I can no longer hurl a shovel full of snow over the berm. I mainly go out and pretend to help Mr. Joe, and give him moral support, and make sure he doesn't keel over from over ...

added by Lynn 5 years, 1 month ago. under cabin life

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