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I often wonder how many people no longer have a computer and simply use their tablet or iPad to connect with the world. Well, tablets seem to be merely a connection to the world, although they are changing and now have programs (excuse me - apps) that actually allow you to do things. Impressive things like a lite version of Photoshop and the Creativate embroidery software, to name two. 

But I am surrounded (almost) by people who use EXCEL to run their lives. Yep -- a bunch of EXCEL geeks!!! Who knew? Books read, budgets, and MANY other things. I'm kind ...

Not a lot of sewing got done once again – I need to get myself organized once again.  The binding will get sewed onto The Rose Garden one of these days!  One Jigsaw block got done.  Soon I will get all the units that I have made over to the design wall and pin in […]

I'm happy to report that I slept well last night. I even "slept in" so that is great, but I still have time to get this blog posted in the right time frame. 

I know I say it all the time when I'm at retreat, but this is truly the place to strengthen friendships. While I'm a Zoom person and happy with Zoom, there is nothing like an in-person event to make me very happy. You can't go for a walk with someone on Zoom! But you can in person. While I'm also a get-in-and-out ...

I sewed the binding strips together for The Rose Garden and pressed them – they are ready to be stitched down – maybe today? I really need to get busy on that.  I have put off making another unit of Jack’s Chain until the table is cleared off – I need the room to sew […]

Yep -- last trip of the year and it's a quilt retreat. What a great way to end the year! I love quilt retreats!! We are a small group, which I love. It's quiet, with lots of room, great company, and sewing all day long! Does it get any better than that?

It's going to be weird next year because this year we had 7 retreats, and next year there are only 2 (well, technically 3), and all of them only have room for FOUR people besides me. Yikes!!!! But I find that interest is waning a bit ...

I sat down in front of the quilting frame Sunday night looking at Noriko’s Star and just started to quilt – didn’t really think about it all that much as I had been thinking of how I would quilt it as I was loading the quilt on to the frame.   I no longer think about […]

The Rose Garden – the sides were all trimmed after I took the quilt off the frame on Saturday night and now I will be making binding and stitching it down this week. I will try to get an outside photo after the binding is on and the quilt is washed and dried.  It kind […]

I worked on laundry yesterday to get it all caught up and did some cleaning too.  I worked a little on the knitting and hexies.  I finished the red hexie that I started Thursday night and got the yellow one started.  I will need to lay it all out again one day to see how […]

Well I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving that celebrates it.  Why did I cook so much food – downsized yes but still like all the side dishes etc.  I didn’t make as many though and much smaller amounts but still too much for us.  We will be eating it all for a couple days […]

I got the block finished to add to Jack’s Chain and found more fabric for what might be the left hand corner – can always be rearranged later. The wall – I had taken a different photo and last night when I was transferring them to the computer I was looking at it because the […]

On Jigsaw Puzzle I am using all colors of scraps which leads me to the question Black or White when it comes to the center of the hexagon puzzle pieces.  I had intended to use only black with white polka dots with all the units but then I came to my first collection of dark […]

Sunday was so nice and sunny compared to the previous day – but today it is to rain again and off and on all week.  I did get more of the neglected strawberry beds cleaned up but still slow going at it.  Other than that I worked a little here and there on projects and […]

Some days just aren’t meant for sewing – sometimes for me those are the chilly, dreary days where the sun doesn’t come out for even one minute and you sit around in your pajamas (or sweats) and read while drinking coffee.  Yesterday was that kind of day – I wonder what today will bring?  (by […]

One more ring done on Jack’s Chain – I was about ready to forget about it for the day as I had gotten almost done with this one – but I decided to take a break and then go back to it. So I did take a good long break and almost didn’t go back […]

I was looking at fabric for Jack’s Chain and decided another green mix for the next ring.  This one might go to the left of the yellow block that has some green swirled in it.  It is all cut and ready to stitch today.  I was looking through some of my boxes of fat quarters […]

I wasn’t going to start putting the pieces together for awhile but I wanted to try it out and see how it went so showing how I am doing it as I had some ask how do you put it together.  Like most people that do EPP a lot of people don’t buy patterns – […]

More on Jack’s Chain – it is really an easy quilt to make – so far! I’m sure I will need to focus more when I start to put units together – so far 6 made  – I’m not sure how many units I will make before I start to put it together – I […]

I just didn’t get around to much yesterday it was a slow day other than grocery shopping which seemed to take a little longer than usual for some reason maybe it was because SNAP benefits had been held up and more out getting their groceries combined with Thanksgiving food shopping before the hoards of late […]

Yesterday the blog was working much better but comments were not coming to my email so I started to answer them on the blog – then mid afternoon some were coming to the computer – I hope it all works correctly today.  I plan to link to Slow Sunday Stitching with Kathy and Life in […]

OH MY!!!!! I forgot that I had mentioned a Virtual Retreat to some people this weekend. I totally forgot to post the links the past couple of days, or even to mention it! I would remember when I was out walking the dogs, and then poof! I totally forgot to add it to the blog post when I got back home. 

I'll be away the next two weekends, so those dates won't work. 

Well, if no one shows up tonight and tomorrow, that's OK. 

The links will be at the bottom of this post, if I remember ...