I didn’t get a lot of time in the sewing room this week. I’ve still been pretty serious about cleaning things out. My extra time has been spent on that. Every area that I get done makes me happier and happier. But I did make it to the sewing room. Last week was a one …
What I’m Working On: November 10, 2025 Read More »
read moreAre you sick of my star quilt yet? I am and I’m not. I love it…I just want to be done sewing stars…and now, I think I am. I sewed this big bunch on Monday… I did these on Tuesday… Wednesday was a super busy day for me. I knew I didn’t have time for …
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read moreI told you last week that I didn’t expect to get a lot done in the sewing room, as I had four different medical appointments scheduled last week. I was right. I didn’t get a lot of sewing time. When I finally got there, I decided to concentrate on my star block quilt. I sat …
What I’m Working On: October 27, 2025 Read More »
read moreI have star blocks on my brain. I really want them to get finished and my star blocks into a quilt. I’m just past the six-week mark in my recovery from surgery. I have doctor appointments this week, and I’m assuming I’m going to get released to do what I want. That means I might …
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read moreOh my goodness…remember two weeks ago I had trouble sitting at the sewing machine for 20 minutes, but challenged myself to 20 minutes 4 times in one week anyway? Then the next week I could actually do it. Well, watch out, world. I can sit for MUCH longer now. I’m so excited and can’t wait …
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read moreSewing went much better for me this week than last week. My back was happier with it…and it was easier to navigate. I am so happy about that. Secretly, I’ve been hoping I’d get into the sewing room, lose track of time, and sew for 4 hours. That is not going to happen anytime soon….but …
What I’m Working On: October 6th, 2025 Read More »
read moreI didn’t get much sewing done this week. I had every intention of getting a lot done. After all…what do I have to do all day, right??!! Wrong. I had an all-day doctor escapade. You can read about that HERE if you missed it. I had company every day from Thursday through Sunday. That all …
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read moreLast Thursday, I decided it was time for me to try to get into the sewing room. Since my surgery on the 9th, I haven’t tried to sew. But, before that happened, Kalissa called me and asked if I wanted to be kidnapped. I said yes. At this point, I really didn’t care where we …
What I’m Working On: September 22, 2025 Read More »
read moreToday is the day I head to the doctor and have my embolization procedure done. I’ll stay overnight and then have my big surgery tomorrow. So…this is likely my last What I’m Working On post for a couple of weeks. In light of that, I worked extra hard in the sewing room this week with …
What I’m Working On: September 8th, 2025 Read More »
read moreOOPS. This didn’t post when it was supposed to. I had it scheduled but it didn’t post. I guess you can read it now… Arnie and I had a great time away. We got back late on Saturday night. He hung around on Sunday and then went home. He had a lot to unpack and …
What I’m Working On: September 5th, 2025 Read More »
read moreI told you last week that Arnie and I were going to be gone for a few days at the end of August. Well, that put a cramp in what I got done in the sewing department. Add to that, I had doctor appointments on two separate days, which really put a cramp in my …
What I’m Working On: August 25, 2025 Read More »
read moreLast week, I told you that my daughter Kelli was coming for the day and we were hoping to do something sewing-related. We did. She helped me get things together for my hexie project. I had a blog reader ask about the project, so I wrote a whole post about it. That will be available …
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read moreThe sewing machine and I have not been on a first-name basis this week. I was only in the sewing room twice. Both times, I worked on string blocks. I highly recommend string blocks if you just want to space off and not think of much besides sewing. They are easy and therapeutic. I got …
What I’ve Been Working On: August 11, 2025 Read More »
read moreI got a little bit of sewing squeezed in between doctor appointments. I was able to sew a little on my Pfeffernuse quilt. I got the brown and cream string blocks sewn together. My main focus was working on green string blocks for my Emerald City quilt. I used a lot of the green strings …
What I’m Working On: August 4, 2025 Read More »
read moreI didn’t get much done this week but something. I had three doctor appointments and played grandma for a day so that cuts into my time. I wouldn’t trade my grandma time for anything. So what did I get done this week?? My hip was bothering me…not the one with cancer, the other one. I’ve …
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read moreLast week between doctor appointments, work, and my cross stitch retreat, the sewing side of my life sputtered to almost a stop…but not quite. But…it did play on repeat. Yep, two similar pictures, both taken on separate mornings. I’m still trying to sneak in a few minutes of sewing in the morning. When I sew …
What I’m Working On: July 21st, 2025 Read More »
read moreI tried to spend some time in the sewing room. My daughter Kelli had come to my house over the last couple of weeks and I wanted to keep that momentum up, even though Kelli didn’t come over. I worked on my Pfeffernuse quilt. I took the time and sewed my string blocks together. In …
What I’m Working On: July 14, 2025 Read More »
read moreMy hip was an issue all of last week. I had bad days and some in-between days. Long term, I can’t do it a lot longer. I’m going to the doctor today. Hopefully, we’ll get a few answers and move in the right direction. That left me with more sitting time…that means more sewing time. …
What I’m Working On: July 7th, 2025 Read More »
read moreI didn’t get to sew much this week…I had doctor appointments on two of the days in Iowa City, and that is a 2 1/2 hour drive one way. That sucked up a lot of time I might otherwise have to get some things done around the house or sew. I told myself it was …
What I’m Working On: June 30th, 2025 Read More »
read moreI’ve continued to work on my Pfeffernuse quilt. Life is still crazy busy with little sewing time. I did really well and continued on with my little bursts of sewing. All of that has added up to some noticeable progress that I am very happy with. Any time I am working on a string quilt, …
What I’m Working On: June 23, 2025 Read More »
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