Over the last few months, I let my email get a bit away from me. It’s not terrible like it once was…but it is above the amount of emails I want in my inbox. I’m sharing a few of them with you… Holly sent me a picture of her version of the Pfeffernüsse quilt. It …
read moreYou might remember how happy I was during my week of radiation to have grabbed my stitching bag and for me to have things to stitch in it. I decided to restock the bag. Who knows when I’ll need to grab that bag as I head out the door again. I had fun going through …
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read moreWhen I was growing up, I loved breaking into a fresh package of colored pencils. There is just something perfect about all
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read moreare somewhat estranged at the moment. Studio is a bit messy, showing signs of work and a lack of orderliness on my part and a great desire to start quilting Split Complementerity Redo. The delay in starting the free-motion quilting has to do with my schedule including some “need to be attentive to” things. One… Continue reading The Quilt Studio and I
read more…and just like that, the calendar flipped into May. This year is speeding along. I’m so happy I was able to move several projects in my sewing room along. I got my John Deere 4 patch quilt blocks ironed. I need about 100 more. I got more strip sets cut…and put together 120 more 4 …
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read moreA guest post from Kayla In a guest post about how I do my reading, I shared that Mom and I recommend books back and forth to each other. I usually share historical romance (but not too spicy) and mysteries (but not too cheesy and not too gory) but I read a lot outside of …
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read moreI’m not entirely certain at this moment. In preparation for Easter I started sourdough sweet dough for cinnamon/cardamom rolls and honey nut rolls. In my food pantry I had these jars of hazelnut, pistachio and some other kind of nut in honey that looked so tasty it was imperative that they join the sweet dough… Continue reading What day is it?
read moreI’ve gotten more information about a few of my blog posts. First up…remember I met Patty? She was wearing that amazing sweatshirt?? Many of you were curious whether she made it. She didn’t. Patty let me know where she got it. HERE is the link. If you search, there is another sweatshirt that is similar. …
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read moreI’m still not completely back in my normal routine, but I feel like I’m getting closer. That won’t last long as my days/times to watch Anders is about to change, and before I know it, school will be out. I worked on my bright half-square-triangle baby quilt. I have the center finished. As is, it’s …
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read moreGood day everyone. I’m excited to tell you that I’ve begun blogging for the massively successful website, Sixty+Me. My posts will appear on the site once per month.
Here is my first ever, Sixty+Me post:
HAVE YOU EVER PUT YOURSELF FIRST?
CARETAKING FAMILY
Like many women our age, for decades, I’d given everything I had to my family: raising children, helping to raise grandchildren, attending to countless medical issues facing both my aging parents, and supporting my husband through his long and stressful career. Don’t get me wrong – I adore my family. They are ...
read moreWith the launch of today’s new Boxed Bag Template Postcard Patterns, we now have 21 of the simple Postcard patterns that use
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read moreI had a busy week again. This week, I got sidetracked helping a friend after the mom in the family passed away. I was unpacking from being gone, trying to catch up, writing blog posts, and frankly just a little tired. I started going to bed just a little earlier and sleeping just a little …
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read moreGuest post from Kayla:I mentioned in a previous post that I love my e-reader and that I spent a long time picking mine. I’m back to share how I finally picked my Boox Go 6 and if I would choose differently. I wanted an e-reader for a little more versatility and access than paper books …
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read moreLast week, I left shortly before lunch and headed to Iowa City. If you’ve been following my cancer saga, you know that last week was treatment week. I had radiation scheduled for Monday through Friday. Originally, I was going to stay at Hope Lodge, but they were full. The hospital ended up putting me in …
read moreMy family loves playing board games and card games. Though, we have a few that we come back to again and again.
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read moreI had the grandiose idea to make Memory bears. I watched a few videos, purchased a pattern and started by making a couple bears using my stash. I made plastic templates, traced the pattern onto fusible interfacing, and stitched my first bear. I calculated the time to make a bear, material costs, and labor. The […]
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