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August 10, 2026
Psalm 14:5 God Help the Fools, Fiber Fun, Literary Living, Finding Joy from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer



Hello There,

This has been a beautiful week - despite the challenges facing my loved ones.  We got two days with my grandbabies - ages ten years to sixteen years.  My granddaughter and I shopped, laughed, giggled, sang to songs on KLove  and even purchased these micro containers of Vaseline for her friends as they return to school!  They will certainly help deal with chapped lips.  

We enjoyed Taco Salad, Pizza, fudge, banana splits and even played two games of Life!  Do you remember playing Life?

Take good care and, as Daddy used to say, 
"Make memories; it's later than you ...

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November 4, 2025
Second Shirt Quilt Finish from Fret Not Yourself

Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in our hearts.
~A. A. Milne


Quilting

The second shirt quit is also finished and gifted.  Quilting is fairly minimal - stitch in the ditch with a few parallel lines extending from the solid patches. I hope the quilt will be a soft, puffy comforter for its new family.  


Somehow I had a remnant juvenile winter fabric with rows forest animals in hats. Just enough for the back, the blues blend with the front and hopefully please the children receiving this quilt. Hooray. 


The binding is more shirt fabrics. Easy and done ...

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June 3, 2025
Blue Melon Patch Top Complete from Fret Not Yourself

A pessimist, they say, sees a glass as being half empty; an optimist sees the same glass as half full. But a giving person sees a glass of water and starts looking for someone who might be thirsty.
~G. Donald Gale

Quilting

Because I knew this quilt would be counter-paned and have a light outside border, I cut all those pieces first. They are the largest; the others can be cut from the remains. I rarely use one fabric for all the background. Although I calculated what was needed several times, I still got it wrong. That entailed a second ...

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