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Several weeks ago, Fons and Porter magazine contacted me and asked me to review an e-book. Well of course I said, “Yes!”

The old adage “You get what you pay for” does NOT hold true in this case. This is an excellent book.  Three different styles of log cabin are presented (traditional, courthouse steps, and chevron) and for each style there are great directions, including directions for cutting different block sizes.

The directions are straight forward and the book has great pictures and diagrams. There areextra hints that you can use for making quilts in general. I especially like the ...

As I am still secret sewing, I thought Id show you some impulse purchases this week...I have been naughty with TWO trips to Annis 'The Home Patch'. In my defense I did need some thread lol

Why do I find it so difficult to blog?  One reason is that I have been keeping busy. I went to N. Carolina to visit with Mimi; I have taught a couple times at Mission Rose and have subbed at the Y; I have been sewing and knitting. Is that my excuse?  No, my excuse is that I get too lazy to transfer pictures from my camera to my computer.

Is it difficult? Not at all!

So today I loaded a bunch of pictures and over the next few days I will post my adventures, completions and works in progress ...

I have actually been very busy-just lazy about posting.

Here is a new product at the shop.  The idea is old-in fact, this was my second project as a new quilter.  I am sure anyone who quilted in the 80’s made at least one of these:

Only I made this:

The pattern is neat-very similar to paper piecing:

I will definitely be making more of these!

I also made a sample for Mission Rose.  It is called the Izzy Bag. 

It has a cute pocket for your cell phone-and I even put a zipper in it!

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It uses just ...

I am getting a bike. After researching for a few days, I picked out this one.  Barb, at work calls it a Jessica Fletcher bike but the real name is a cruiser.  It is good for old ladies with big butts, just like me!

Katie wants to put her trailer on it so I can take Dylan.  I have not been on a bike in over 30 years.  Maybe I had better practice first…

As many of you know, I have a love affair going with Japanese books and fabric. 

This is my latest book:

Not much from the cover, but look inside….

It is a book on reversible quilted projects.  Of course they are all completed by hand although I suppose that it could be adapted to machine sewing.  Here is my first project:

It is (to me, at least) the cutest little pouch made from just 3 hexagons! I just love it! It took me an evening to HAND SEW it all together.  The folding took me longer-the first hexie took 45 ...