Inspi - red . . . . .

I hope you had a fun and relaxing weekend.I woke up early Saturday morning with the urge to take every item out of my kitchen cabinets, spread it all over my countertops, then put it all back in, nice and neat. Luckily that urge passed as quickly as it came.One thing I did do was swap out the quilt that hangs in my living room. I've been meaning...

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I'm Ready for Christmas . . . .

While I was out of town, the final block for the Fat Quarter Shop Kate Spain 2010 Designer Mystery Block of the Month project came. Hurray! I was so happy to be all caught up with blocks one through eleven and ready to wrap up this project. It seems like I've been working on it forever, even if it was only one block a month.The block, The Final...

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Best For Last . . . . .

I've always got a thing going for the color red, particularly red in my quilts. The last 12 quilts that I've finished have red in them, of the 70 or so quilts I've finished half have red or are primarily red. The Infinite Variety Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts show in New York earlier this year only added to my passion for red quilts.I recently...

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Corn Wagon Quilt Co . . . . . . .

The shop that sponsored the two Carrie Nelson classes that I took was the Corn Wagon Quilt Co in Springville, Utah, just south of Salt Lake City. Our classes were held in a wonderful facility in the local Museum, but I still made time to stop by the shop. I've not had the opportunity to shop in many quilt stores, but this is easily one of the nicest...

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As Promised . . A Couple of Wieners . . Winners . . .

How's your weekend going? After being out of town the last two weekends, being home this weekend feels great. I just love my regular routine and regular food and regular life. No doubt about it, I'm a homebody.I have two Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. patterns to giveaway, first up Wild Air . . . Thanks for sharing what made you giggle,...

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Second Class . . . . .

The second class sponsored by the Corn Wagon Quilt Co was Long Tall Sally designed by Carrie Nelson for Miss Rosie's Quilt Company. We pretty much had the same fun group of quilters for Long Tall Sally that we had for Wild Air. We lost the girls from Idaho but picked up a few new ladies. The pattern provides directions for two quilt sizes, 53" x...

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I'm Baaaaack . . . , Again . . .

I'm back, does it seem like I've been gone for just forever? It sure seems that way to me, I don't think I've ever spent so many consecutive days away from home, ever!Where to begin, how about the beginning . . . . My first stop was in Indianapolis for a little 13.1 mile race around town.Here I am with 30,647 of my nearest and dearest running buddies.13,945...

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