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Ten years ago I wrote a blog post about the ten-year anniversary of the move.  This week marks the 10th anniversary of my move to our house in Winthrop Harbor.*  It is the longest time I have lived in any ...

Happy Friday quilters! This weekend I have quilts from Linda to show you. Linda has been such a busy worker bee for the past couple years helping to finish CiL quilts.

This geese quilt was Linda's contribution to the Sept/Oct 2022 drive, she made this one entirely herself. I really like this quilting design with the loops. 

This quilt is from the 2021 red, white, and blue stars drive. I recognize a lot of Mina's fabrics in there. 

Linda assembled and quilted the blocks. I know that quite a few of you helped Cynthia with her red ...

I'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of

I'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of

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I am so shocked that it has been 12 years now that I started this blog.

Like everyone else , a lot happens in that time span.

I have gone through a lot changes in my life but I am also so grateful that I am still here.

I know that I haven't been very consistent in posting for some time and I would like to express how much I appreciate you and the joy you bring to me.  When I was in my lowest times I still had such kind and loving comments and thoughts from you,

 THANK YOU ...

 We're having beautiful weather- 70's during the day, 50's at night.

More pix of insane crochet creations!

Pouring shield for Kitchenaid mixers- highly recommended! No mess!

Happy Needle and Thread Thursday, friends!  I'm a little late on this week's party, because my announcement yesterday deserved the spotlight!  You definitely want to read it if you missed the news.

Since finishing my son's graduation quilt, I haven't started a new project.  After returning from vacation, I just haven't decided what I want to make.  So, let's get right to the highlights from last week's party!  Sew Preeti Quilts shared this striking quilt-

Good morning, my friends! Welcome to June. We're nearly halfway through the year, and bearing down on summer. The nicer weather has been quite a treat. It means more time outside, but it also cuts into my sewing time. Yesterday was a busy day. We had grocery shopping to do, and the grocery store was a zoo. It has been a zoo the past several trips, mainly because they've taken our store and redistributed pretty much everything in the store. It's as if someone took the whole store and flipped it over horizontally, and then for good ...

Good morning, my friends! Welcome to June. We're nearly halfway through the year, and bearing down on summer. The nicer weather has been quite a treat. It means more time outside, but it also cuts into my sewing time. Yesterday was a busy day. We had grocery shopping to do, and the grocery store was a zoo. It has been a zoo the past several trips, mainly because they've taken our store and redistributed pretty much everything in the store. It's as if someone took the whole store and flipped it over horizontally, and then for good ...

Let me start off by saying, this was INTERESTING!  Not your standard pieced quilt but instead what used to be a duvet cover for a grandson and then grandma got tired of fitting the inner or the inner sliding off, inside the cover, ending up at grandson’s feet.  She made a plan….Unpicked the cover, got backing and batting and told me to quilt it.

I started by outlining the major figures.  Sorry, I don’t know all their names, I did recognise Hulk though and at first wanted to call this the Hulk quilt but I was scared ...

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Hello my friends, I hope you have been well. Lots of happenings on this first day of June.

First off, June 1st is National Pen Pals Day! Here are a few blocks I made for my Pen Pals quilt! Pattern is available for purchase HERE.

Today is also the day Susan Ache and I kick off our next #wendyandsusansal project! We are stitching Blackbird Designs’ Crowns and Shields. There are never signups or deadlines with our ...

The last thing I needed was a new stitching stand. At the rate I’m going, I’m going to have to ask Vince if I can start putting stuff in his shop!

I discovered that I love working with wool combined with the cotton.  I love the comforting feeling of the wool ...