The Fair

**Newest Update** I got them all turned into the fair.  It was an interesting experience, and a lot of fun.  I’ll tell you all about it, and which ones I ultimately submitted as soon as I can.  Thanks for everyone who gave me opinions!  I really appreciate it!!
*Update*  Thank you to everyone who has voted so [...]

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Giveaway Alert

I know I haven’t posted in a while, I just haven’t had much to say, I guess. Today’s not much better, but I do have a FAB-U-LOUS giveaway to tell you about. Don’t Look Now is giving away one of her quilts she just made, can you believe it?! Check it out for yourself here.

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I Didn’t Know Any Better

I’m so excited!  I’ve just signed up for a photography class this fall.  It’s just a little ‘continuting education’ class that will meet 4 evenings in October, but I can’t wait.  I really enjoy taking pictures, but I don’t have any idea what I’m doing.  If a picture turns out well, it’s luck.  So I hope [...]

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Cincinnati

We’re back from a whirlwind trip where we just ‘ran up’ to Cincy for a Reds game.  We drove up Tuesday morning for a Tuesday night game, and came back today.  My Beloved drove all 14 hours in 2 days, and I’m so proud of him.  I hate driving, so I really appreciate that he [...]

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And Shirley Makes Two

And so the story ends, Shirley is now a butterfly.  And a Squiggy.  So I started with Laverne and Shirley, and ended up with Lenny and Squiggy.  Isn’t that just how life goes sometimes.  Shirley actually morphed early Friday morning, but it was a crazy weekend, so I’m just now sharing it with you.  It was a [...]

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My Laverne, What a Deep Voice You Have

Guess what happens at 7 AM on my day off?  The miracles of nature get you out of bed.  Yep, my husband pulled me out of a very warm, comfortable bed at 7 AM into the muggy morning, but I’m so glad he did.  Laverne had just emerged from her chrysalis!  She couldn’t have been [...]

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Proud Daughter

Some of you in my Around the World Quilting Bee know my mom as Lady_Belle.  Some of you may not know that she very recently got into quilting.  Very recently, as in, 3 months ago when she joined the bee.  Well, she just finished her very first quilt, and I couldn’t be prouder of her, [...]

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Today I Am:

Believing in the power of prayer
Needing to make a grocery list
Missing the wide open spaces of west Texas
Worried about the future of our country
Feeling lazy
Trying to get the Neptune top done
Wishing I knew more about photography
Excited about a little overnight trip next week

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A Scrap-Saving Tip

Karen, over at Sew Many Ways, blogged about this tip a while back, and with all the flying geese I had to make for this Neptune quilt, I figured I’d try it out.

After stitching the seam down the middle for the block I needed, I also stitched another line, 1/2 inch towards the outside, the [...]

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Ah-HA!

(Be warned, this post has about a kajillion pictures)
So can I just tell you that waiting for a caterpillar to chrysalize is kind of like watching paint dry.  Paint that you expect at any moment could perform a miracle of nature, so you have to keep checking on it, and every time you do, it’s [...]

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