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So Rick and Karl really wanted to go to The Odyssey movie. I was okay to go. I like mythology, okay, but…those two love it. I had seen the previews and thought it looked good. I was definitely game to go. In all honesty, I’d go whenever someone wants to go to the movies. I …

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Fishing has become a serious pastime for Rick and me. In the last seven days, we’ve gone four times. We don’t go for a long time…mostly just for two hours or so. We had the mill pond here in town. We went to Lake Meyer, and we went to a friend’s private pond. We had …

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So the garage sale is finally OVER. Lessons I learned…NO MORE GARAGE SALES. It wasn’t a terrible experience, but the weather didn’t cooperate much. It was enough of a problem that I believed it affected sales. Our hours were:Thursday 4-7Friday 8-6Saturday 8-10 Thursday was a little crazy. If you remember, Rick had his carpal tunnel …

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Anita had quilts last week and has quilts again this week. Her work is wonderful. Anita writes:These quilts are from Robin Y in Colton Ca. These 3 were quilted the pattern popcorn. I used a red gingham check for backing! Of course I loved all of these quilts. They have red!! Anita did a great …

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I didn’t get much stitching done this week…(broken record) HA! It’s the season, I think. I was only able to pick up cross stitch twice this week. One day I sat with Anders while he was trying to fall asleep for his nap. Then I worked on Consider the Lilies by Heartstring Samplery. I had …

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When Rick and I decided to move in together, I started going through things in the house. I had one whole shelving unit of things that had been gifted to me that people wanted me to use for auction items here on the blog. If you remember, I previously had auctions on the blog to …

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Another pile of scraps turns into another baby quilt

The four large print pieces came together. Great fabric, but not enough to make a quilt with.

I dug through the scrap boxes and found reasonable matching cream, pink, red-ish and brown pieces that turned into 9-patch blocks. (The colors look better in real life than they look here.)

The finish is shown here with my saddle and chaps that my father made. I lived on a horse for years. No horse in my life now, but the memories remain. I was a baby cowgirl, once up on a time.

You know I’ve been saying that I haven’t gotten a lot of stuff done lately. I’ve also mentioned that Rick had a doctors appointment. All of that is true…and both things are related. Rick did have a doctor’s appointment, and it has had an effect on what I’ve been getting done around here. When I …

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It is off-season for the snowbirds, so Ray is busy-busy finishing quilts for the Community Quilt Project. Ray writes: Patricia S. in LA made this wonderful top and sent it to me to finish and to donate. I do not know the pattern name but it is gorgeous. When I was longarming it, I was …

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One of the bittersweet milestones of grandparenting is realizing that little ones eventually outgrow the baby quilts that once seemed so enormous. When our youngest granddaughters reached that stage, I knew it was time to create something new—quilts they could … Continue reading →

I was supposed to be at the Stitchery Nook in Osage, IA, yesterday for a retreat. The retreat was running from the 16th to the 19th, but there was no way I could give up that many days. I ended up having an issue with a doctor appointment. It was supposed to be Wednesday, but …

Cross Stitch Update: July 17th, 2026 Read More »

You all know that cross-stitching hasn’t been a big focus for me lately. Between consolidating mine and Rick’s things, prepping for a garage sale, dealing with medical stuff, more hobbies, and life, cross-stitching hasn’t really happened as it previously did. That doesn’t mean I don’t want to, it just means life isn’t giving me time. …

Retreat Day TOMORROW!! Read More »

Another Daughter-In-Law means another stocking. We are so very happy to have her in our lives.

She is a nurse, loves capybara, has a pet pig (yes, it is a thing) and…well, just look at the stocking and you will see.

Links to past stockings can be found by searching the side bar, or check for a few of them HERE, HERE and HERE.

I still need to get one made for Sparkle Jane’s daughter. That should be done before the end of the summer.

I was able to get to the sewing room on Wednesday. I tried to make the best of my time. I was able to get some more of my Midnight Flight blocks sewn. I’ve gotten lots of requests to do another “Sew with Jo” YouTube video, so I recorded one as I made the blocks. …

What I’m Working On: July 13th, 2026 Read More »

I have some Community Quilts finished.  They were made by P Seager.  They were forward to me from you.  The first one is a Halloween Motif.  It measures 42 X 48.  I quilted it with a pattern named Malacite.  It is one of my go to patterns for small quilts. I provided the backing.  I …

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