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I'm back, did ya miss me?So really, how long did you think it would be before I started another red quilt after finishing my Red and White Tribute quilt, a year, a month, one project . . . If you figured not very long at all you would be right, James River Blues is done and this is the project that will be consuming my time for the foreseeable future.This...

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Farmer's Wife Sew Along

I'm not coming to close to keeping up with the Farmer's Wife two blocks a week sew along, but I am making some blocks every now and then. As a reminder, the fabric I'm going with is French General for Moda.This fabric is the sashing I plan to use, and this square is 6 1/2 inches, the size of the blocks in the Farmer's Wife Book. I'm going with...

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She's a Winner!

Over the weekend I entered a few quilts in a show that was sponsored by a guild 45 miles from me. When I attended the show I was thrilled to find this ribbon on A La Mode (Lifetime Quilt # 66)Every now and then I'll run across a blog where folks wonder if their quilts are good enough for a show, or if they should enter their quilts in a show. And...

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No Longer Singing the James River Blues . . .

I finished up James River Blues! I really should give this quilt a new name, but sometimes, once you start calling a project by it's given name, it's hard to come up with a good nickname. I sure enjoyed working on this quilt. Most of the time I like a challenge when I'm sewing. I'm retired and appreciate a little cerebral stimulation...

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My Basket is Full . . .

Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already!I've had a week of juggling car repairs, jury duty, doggy daycare, and my running schedule.But I also have a basket full of James River Blues blocks! I should have a flimsy come Monday. We're in for a wonderful fall weekend here, I'm ready to sit back and enjoy it. I hope you have a wonderful weekend t...

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JRB and Winners!

Can you hear it, it's the sweet sound of contentment emanating from my sewing room.It's like a retreat, except it's going on in my sewing room, no drama, no math, just simple sewing and trimming.I'm ready to make some James River Blues blocks, everything I need is right here. I'm making 144 blocks and have decided to make 72 blocks with a random...

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Schnibble'n Along . . . .

Are you a Schnibbler? I'm a Schnibbler!Schnibbles are mini quilt patterns that use a couple of charm packs and a little yardage to make an amazing work of art and are the brain child of Carrie Nelson at Miss Rosie's Quilt Co.Two years ago, September 2009, Sherri at A Quilting Life and Sinta at Pink Pincushion started a little sew along called A Year...

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Embracing Fall. . . . . .

This past Labor Day weekend I met up with my daughter at Disneyland in California.Here's just one of the many things I like about Disneyland, one evening upon returning to our room, I found these guys, who beat me to bed but were happy to see me.My daughter and I met at Disneyland to run the Disneyland Half Marathon. You may remember we met in February...

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James River Blues Update . . . .

So I'm plugging away on James River Blues by Paula Barnes for Bonnie Blue Quilts. I'm enjoying the drama free fabric decisions and the fact that I can just sit and sew, no thinking, no planning, no math. It's very relaxing.Although I do have to admit, most of you know me better than I know myself.The first thing I did when I started my project...

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That Quilt Holder . . . . . .

Every time the stand I use to photograph my quilts makes it into a picture on my blog I always get a few questions, like "what's that quilt holder"and "where did you get that quilt holder" . . . Here's the picture that generated the last group of questions. Well that quilt holder is one of the most handy things to have around for photographing...

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