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 Hi all. I'm sorry for not posting. When Covid hits as bad as it did in our house, we didn't feel like doing anything, BUT sleep. And that is pretty much what we did. 

Yesterday I tested negative for Covid. Same for Patrick. We are still beat, but the energy is coming back. Not very fast, but it's coming back. 

Today we went to get our blood work done. Then we stopped at the casino and found we couldn't stay longer than 2 hours. We were both beat and Patrick came home to sleep. I ended ...

When the kids were home, I made a batch of Breakfast Enchiladas. They were easy to make, and I could make them ahead of time. PERFECT. I can’t remember where I saw the reel from. I looked and tried to find it, but couldn’t find it. I started out with tortillas. I put cooked tator …

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I know, I can't believe it either!

I started the quilt in 2016; I think it became a flimsy in 2016 and it went on my longarm in 2017. Two moves and 10 years later, it's finally finished.

Tada!

The flimsy in 2017

Everything I could tell you about it was disclosed in previous blog posts; just search for Girl Gang and they should come up for you. I smile every time I see it and the song immediately pops in my head--it's a happy song and it is now the name of the quilt: Let Me ...

Good morning, my friends. It was an unplanned day of no sewing. There was time for sewing, but I think I just needed a day off from it. Every time I thought about walking to the machine, I didn’t. I'll get back to it today. The only sewing I did yesterday was to make a little more progress on the cat for the Pieces of the Heart project.

Good morning, my friends. It was an unplanned day of no sewing. There was time for sewing, but I think I just needed a day off from it. Every time I thought about walking to the machine, I didn’t. I'll get back to it today. The only sewing I did yesterday was to make a little more progress on the cat for the Pieces of the Heart project.

How are you all? I'm keeping very busy in the house and in the garden. Here is a view of the wooden house from the right side. I let that Birch tree grow from a tiny sapling and now I wonder if I should have done that. I love Birches and they don't have the longevity that other kinds of trees have so it won't be there forever. I thought it provides a little shade and privacy too. Anyway, it is now as tall as the roof!

It's an old one today, Guilloche stitch.

Some of you may not have seen this video.....it's from 2018! 

I was so much younger then ha ha.

I think some of you will enjoy this, it's a lovely stitch.

There is a short video here so you can make your own minds up.

       

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