I Made It

Well, I’ve officially posted every day this month.  I’m exhausted!  That was so much more time consuming than I thought it would be!  And this is going to be such a boring post to end it on, too.  No pictures or nothin’. 
I’m going to try to get the swap details sorted out and get the [...]

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Manners

Have you seen the swap and giveaway posts?
I recently got this book at an estate sale, “Manners to Grow On”, copyright 1955.

It’s hilarious.  A very fun read.  So I thought I’d share some with you.  This is from the chapter, “Introductions”.  Not the whole thing, but some of the basics. 
“Do you feel tongue-tied and confused [...]

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GFG

 

This is the stack of 30’s repro I’m *slowly* working through for my hexagons.  I’ve cut 3 of them so far.  3 of the pink ones.  And I’ve made about 75 hex’s so far.  75 sounds like a lot to me, but I figured up that I need about 3400, so it doesn’t sound like [...]

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Botanic Gardens

 You’re friendly daily reminder about the giveaway and swap idea.  Check ‘em out. 

This past Friday, my husband and I were out running some errands, and it was just the most beautiful day we’ve had so far this spring.  Perfect weather.  So while we were out, we decided to make an impromptu stop at the local botanic gardens.    

It [...]

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Alexander and Tanya…my BFF’s

Don’t forget about the giveaway.  This is post 186 so you still have time to enter. 
If you still haven’t read about the swap idea, leave your two cents.  We’re getting some really good interest, and you don’t want to be left out.

Got some new fabric in the mail today.  I had been admiring [...]

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How the Other Half Lives

If you haven’t read about the swap idea yet, please go check it out.
If you haven’t entered the giveaway, you can still do that too.
This past Saturday, I took a day of vacation from work because it was the monthly flea market. Priorities, you know.  Anyway, my mom was hunting for a few things, so [...]

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Peek Revealed…Finally

Don’t forget to stop by the swap idea and tell me what you think.
And don’t forget to enter the giveaway either.
A few weeks ago I gave this sneak peek.  Then because I procrastinated on the binding, it sat on my table unfinished, until this week.

I got the pattern for this table runner from Moda BakeShop.  [...]

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Around the World Quilt Swap Idea

*This is just the general idea I threw out to get some input, see how much interest there is.  If you like it, please let me know if you’re interested.  If I get enough interest,  I’ll put up an official sign-up post with more details…hopefully by Monday at the latest.*
What if we did an ‘Around the [...]

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Giveaway Alert

So here’s the deal.  WordPress tells me this is my 182nd post.  ( I didn’t count to verify).  I’m going to have a belated giveaway from my 1 year blogging anniversary, and I’m also having a 200th post giveaway.  So there will be 2 winners.  And you have from now until how ever long it [...]

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Makeover

I look like this now.

Actually, I don’t look anything like this.  But my hair does.

Actually, my hair doesn’t look anything like this either.  But this is what the box told me I would look like if I used their product.  However, thanks to Loreal Couleur Experte 6.2 Praline Light Iridescent Brown my hair is now much [...]

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