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Top: Peeping Beauty School of Cosmetology; Frida; No Mistakes, Just Happy Little Peeps (Bob Ross). Center: from the Racine city dept. of development; Arthur; "Peepal Conclave."   Bottom: Don Quixote; The Scream.

Of course I liked "They Read Banned Books."  

  The top left and center right are Polish (or Polish-style).  Upper right:  Japanese.  Lower left:  I think ...

If this post doesn't make sense this morning - it's not my fault!!! As I sit here writing, I'm sandwiched between a Husky and a Retriever who are NOT very happy! They are literally glued to my legs. I'll tell you why in a second. 

I didn't make it outside for a walk before heading down to Quilty Pleasures, which was just a few blocks from the hotel. All was good. The people who attended the events went home with their brains overloaded, but they had the opportunity to ask tons of questions, and we had ...

Our DIL inherited a box containing 36 quilt blocks, all Churn Dash, that her mother, Phyllis, had stashed away for years. She had always planned to do something with them, they were pieced by her mother, our DIL's grandmother. Some of them were in pretty rough shape. The maker of these blocks used what she had: flour sacks, what appears to be bed sheets and some very sheer Leno-weave florals, all

Our DIL inherited a box containing 36 quilt blocks, all Churn Dash, that her mother, Phyllis, had stashed away for years. She had always planned to do something with them, they were pieced by her mother, our DIL's grandmother. Some of them were in pretty rough shape. The maker of these blocks used what she had: flour sacks, what appears to be bed sheets and some very sheer Leno-weave florals, all

This is my first to do list for April.  My last to do list was back at the end of March, just before we left for vacation.  With vacation prep, I just didn't have time to get to much that was on the list before we left, but I did make some progress after we got home.  

To Do List for 3/24/26

1. SAHRR: Finish quilt top - progress

2. Magnificent Mystery: Finish blocks, start quilt assembly - progress

3. Chilhowie: Piece backing, start quilt prep- no progress

4. Wild and Goosey: Continue working on blue blocks ✔

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I think I mentioned the pizza box challenge our Sew Vintage group is doing.  We have just 12 ladies in the group, and it's one of my favorite things to do each month.

So, back in February we each received a pizza box from Louise, with a vintage Valentine and a pattern for the first star block of the challenge.  Each month a different member will provide a new star block pattern, and we're all making the blocks (if we want to) in red, white, blue to make a couple of quilts to celebrate the 250th birthday of ...

Hello! I think things will settle down for a while now. More sewing retreats are booked but, for a short while, my shop will be open for normal days and hours. The classroom is busy and projects are coming together very nicely

Mrs. Lou Lou is so happy to have finished all of her quilting on ...

When I was in Iowa City for radiation treatments, one of the shops I went to was The Little Red Hen in Muscatine, Iowa. It was about a 45-minute drive from Iowa City. The previous week, Patty had contacted me saying she would love to meet me there and take me out for lunch. We …

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I have another Spring cross stitch finish!! The goodness is that it is a freebie, so you have access to the chart too. You can find the free chart HERE. Here is a picture from when I was stitching on it. I later picked out the outer border. It’s always harder to finish things with a …

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