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March 18, 2026
Lost and found! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I love how we all have similar interests!!! And we have no end to the creativity and fun we have while doing those. I got a picture from Lynn, and she used the orange collage fabric in her butterfly quilt! It was probably used near the bottom in that orange bit? But maybe also on the border. 

Another use of the collage fabric

Either way --- it's a fun fabric, but I won't be searching for more. I have my fat quarter of orange, and that's good enough for me. 

As for doing puzzles on the computer -- that ...

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January 24, 2026
Psalm 3, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

 

Hello There,
Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate your time and visit!  This week my son had the terrible after-COVID-migraines.   Last night he showed signs of improvement and even asked for pizza!  I think we may start with homemade chicken soup.  LOL! 

So it’s been a pretty quiet week around here—lots of reading, sewing, and playing my Township game. I definitely set a timer, because that game can be surprisingly time-consuming. My grandchildren are thrilled that I’ve finally joined them in an online game, and they’ve been patiently—and very gently—showing me the ropes ...

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January 12, 2026
Finding God in the Psalms: Psalm 2, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer



 

Hello There,
Thank you for stopping by!    I've enjoyed visiting your blogs and catching up with your lives.  
This week we've been in quarantine as a few family members have COVID.  Thankfully, by the grace of God, I'm healthy.  We've sectioned off the house and I've actually enjoyed living in my bedroom by creating a mini office, a small library and a hand sewing area. Thankfully, my family members have turned the corner and are slowly improving.  

As I shared last week, the post- holiday grief very much surprised me as I mourned my precious ...

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January 2, 2026
A Christmas Kit from The Cozy Quilter

 My friend, Karen, gave me a little cross stitch kit to make an ornament for our tree for Christmas.  I decided to abandon my funky chicken cross stitch and do the kit instead this week.  I wanted to get it done before we take the tree down and put the ornaments away. My father in law drove a little red truck and my daughter called him the Red Truck Grandpa when she was little so red trucks have a special significance in our family. 


The ornament in the top right of the picture above was made for me by my ...

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December 21, 2025
Two Gifted Pillows and some Cross Stitch from The Cozy Quilter

Some gifts have been given and opened already so I can show them to you.  This first pillow is for a friend who just retired.  I made her a wall hanging a few years ago out of these Christmas FQ's that I have in my stash and decided to maker her a co-ordinating pillow this year. The backing fabric was not quite wide enough so a strip of brown was added.   Also, you will notice that the trees are green on one side and brown on the other.  It all co-ordinates!  There is a zipper under the flap on ...

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December 13, 2025
He Goes Before Us and Stays With Us Fiber Fun, Literary Life, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There,
Thank you for stopping by!  Two weeks ago I threw all my goals out the window and enjoyed a staycation with my DH and even skipped a post last week!  Our staycation turned out to be a wonderful time of spiritual renewal, sharing memories and romance. Those days became a much-needed romantic as well as spiritual retreat.  He even commented we should have more staycations! 

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Out with the old and in with the new! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Mission accomplished! The two (lengthy) presentations are together! I love putting the presentations together, and I spend quite a bit of time sewing, taking pictures, scouring the internet for inspiration or ideas, and amassing the information into a somewhat cohesive storyline that makes sense! 

And I learn so much from doing that. It's amazing what you can find on the internet these days. And yes -- you must be careful that what you see makes sense. It has to make sense to you, but it might not make sense to the next person. Or you may not like the idea ...

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November 23, 2025
John 3:4-6, Huh? Born Again? Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer




Hello There,

Thank you for stopping by!    I hope and pray you all have had a beautiful week and a peaceful Veteran's Day as you gave thanks for our many veterans who fought for our nation's freedom and democracy.  

For the last few weeks, an increasingly burning desire to somehow serve in a family literacy program has been on my heart.  According to my research, 54% of adults ages 16-74 are reading below a sixth-grade level - that's 130 million souls.  In my state, New Mexico, 29.1%, 622,551 souls are in this same category.  If you ...

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November 16, 2025
How Do We Cry Out to God? from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

 

Hello There,
Thank you for stopping by!  This week has been a whirlwind of celebrating weight loss, shopping, visits with friends and rest.  Since starting the Mediterranean Diet to help control RA pain, I've felt healthier and even lost weight!  Less weight for me equals less pain, and new jeans. Though thrilled about the weight loss, not so much shopping for jeans. After a couple of days shopping, and an ever so tactful suggestion from a sales lady to go down yet another size, I found jeans!  Score!  
I enjoyed our monthly Colcha Embroidery group, learning hard lessons regarding ...

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November 11, 2025
Forging a New Path, Fiber Fun, Literary LIfe, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer


 
Hello There,
    Thank you for stopping by! I hope y’all had a fabulous week! This week was a mix of good and hard days. I spent a lot of time at home and attended a grief support group, which was very helpful. Are your weeks sometimes solely crafting or reading weeks? This was a pretty good crafting week for me, but next week I hope to catch up on some reading.
My wish for you is to have a fabulous week finding peace in doing what you love.

Take good care and, as Daddy used to say, 
"Make memories ...

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November 2, 2025
2 COR 4:3-4: Remove the blinders! Literary Life, Fiber Fun from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer


Hello There,
Thank you for stopping by!    I hope you all had a fun week!  Is fall in the air in your part of the world?  My last two weeks have been filled with doctor appointments, reading and crafting.  I did spend a day and a half in bed after an endoscopy.  Thank goodness all results are normal!  
My husband has been a dear, taking over chores and spoiling me with special treats.  Have you tried Helados de Mexico in the pecan flavor?  I highly recommend them.  Just remember, they're like Lays Potatoe Chips, "You can't eat just ...

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October 25, 2025
Ezekiel 36:27, Fiber Fun, Literary Life, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer




Hello There,

Thank you for stopping by!    It was another busy week with more doctor appointments, gatherings with friends and various sewing groups.  Toward the end of the week I caught a cold, hence today's late publication.  I'm taking care of myself and know I'll feel better soon.  Mama tells me it takes a good 7 days to feel right as rain, so I'm looking forward to that.  
Fall is in the air!  I'm looking forward to making my yummy pumpkin quick bread, soups and stews!  
I love reading your thoughts and coversing with you ...

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February 20, 2025
February 16: Does Forgiveness Mean We're Losing? Fun Fiber Projects, Literary Life and Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer


Hello There,
We've spent a wonderful 10 days in San Diego with my family.  Daddy is doing well - he's gained about 5 of the 20 pounds he lost.  So far no pain.  We are grateful for every day he is pain-free.  It's hard to believe the oncologist's prognosis as Daddy is doing so good!  Of course, Mama is happy and enjoying life.  I am so looking forward to our next visit!  You will find pictures of our trip in the Finding Joy section.
Also, a quick tip for formatting pictures on Blogger.  Open your post; click ...

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February 18, 2025
Shoveling is over for now? from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

DH came home a few days ago, but I've barely seen him. He's sick! And he better keep that to himself because I do not have time to be sick. I'm unsure what the issue is, but I went to the pharmacy to get him some ginger ale yesterday. I made it to the store at 4:50 p.m., they closed at 5 p.m. because of the holiday! It was my lucky day! Everything is back to normal today. 

After walking the girls, I cleared the end of the driveway, which looked great. 

At last ...

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February 17, 2025
February 8: Isaiah 41:10, Fun Fiber Projects, Literary Life and Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There, 

Thank you all for visiting!  Back in January I mentioned about some issues with photos in Blogger.  I found an easier, new-to-me method to insert them from my phone. 

I simply open the draft of my blog post on my phone and, following the normal procedure, insert the edited picture in the section I want.  To find the photo tool on my phone, I have to swipe left.  I am careful to ensure the blog post I'm working on is closed on my computer.  Likewise when I'm working on m computer:  I make sure the post ...

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January 30, 2025
January 25: Psalm 23:2, Fun Fiber Projects, Literary Living and Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer


Hello There,
Thank you for visiting!  I hope you all are doing well.   Are you all having a difficult time inserting and positioning photos on your blog?  I am having such a hard time that it almost takes all the fun out of blogging! While writing my  last post,  (and in the future), I just decided to do the best I can and simply focus on connecting with you! 

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December 29, 2024
Slow Sunday Stitching from The Cozy Quilter

 Christmas 2024 has come and gone and we are now in that quieter time between December 25th and New Year's Day. I blogged earlier in the week about some of the gifts I made this year and you can read about them here.  I have been doing some reading and cross stitching every day--ahhhh! The lower left square will eventually be a picture of an owl...



My friend, Pat, knitter extraordinaire, made me these cute Christmas sweater ornaments for our tree.  I'm not sure I could manage to knit something so small!  


Finn loves a squeaky toy and ...

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November 18, 2024
The emotional side of decluttering from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Oh my—what happened to yesterday? And now a brand new week starts! Did I get any sewing done? None! And quilting? None! 

So, while this decluttering is great, I have to learn to balance my time a bit, as I don't want to give up one for the other! 

Actually, a good/bad thing has happened because of this decluttering. I'm actually spending more time in the office on the computer! But I managed to get all the follow-ups completed and out the door yesterday. I have one document that I need to proof this morning before ...

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November 15, 2024
Decluttering has become a way of life from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OK—I'll try to stop talking about the decluttering thing in the blog for a bit. But seriously, you won't turn back once you get the hang of how this works. I opened the pantry in the kitchen when I had a few moments waiting for lunch to heat up. We store the dog supplies in there. It wasn't quite tidy enough for me, so I spent a mere five minutes, and now it looks like this. Did you notice the partially empty shelf? If we didn't have dogs, this would be EMPTY!

The dog supplies ...

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October 16, 2024
The brain works in mysterious ways! from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

Hopefully, some of you visited the Libby app to check if your local library has quilt magazines. We've had them for quite a while, but I like the paper copy. However, I'm going to change my mindset on that. Besides, Libby will alert me when a new issue comes up. It's all very civilized, but we all know that change is challenging, and I must let myself go with the flow! 

If Libby doesn't have them, check if your library has Hoopla. Often, magazines are also available from that app. Digital has many advantages, and it ...

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