Sue Speaks Japanese

I’ve never really been into Sunbonnet Sue.  I mean, I’ve appreciated her, but never really felt the need to make her.  Until of course last week, when I decided to do a Sue block of the month next year.  As I was hunting around online for the pattern book, I came across some fantastic Japanese [...]

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It Was Fantastic

Absolutely fantastic.  I don’t think many of my readers are Twilight fans, so I won’t go into giggly detail, but it was fantastic.  A million times better than the first one.  Have I said it was fantastic?

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Tonight’s the Night

I’m going to have to take a nap this afternoon so I can stay up really late tonight.  Why?  Why else?  New Moon comes out tomorrow and these midnight tickets have been burning a hole in my pocket since I bought them 3 weeks ago.  Yes, I will be fighting all those teenagers for good [...]

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Free motion quilting, you are a cruel mistress.  I spent 3 hours ripping all the messed up lines.  Not all the lines,  mind you, just the messed up ones.  I got down to just the fairly decent quilting left, which was about 1/3 of the quilt.  Because I’m stubborn, and I was tired of ripping, I [...]

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HELP!

I know I said I would post pictures of the quilt show today, but that’ll have to wait…
Freemotion quilting is the bane of my existence right now.  I’m at my wits end.  I’m about ready to hang up the rotary cutter and call it quits.  I started free-motioning the baby quilt.  It went really well [...]

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The Sound of Quiet

It’s been so beautiful here this week.  It’s sunny and there’s a crisp breeze that lets us know fall is here.  I dropped a couple of quilts off for a show today, and it was in a really pretty area I hadn’t been in before.  Lots of historical homes on tree-lines streets.  Picture perfect.  The [...]

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Controversy

I’m finally to the quilting step of the quilt I’m making for a christmas gift.  I was originally going to do quilts for 2 people, but seeing as I’m moving at the speed of molasses on the first one, I’m guessing the second one will be for a Christmas gift next year.  Apparently, I’m quilting with both polyester [...]

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I’m Running Out of Titles

Well I’m about 90% healed, and I’ve actually gotten a few things done.
Remember the awfully ugly, but hugely sentimental quilt I took a vote on recently?  About whether to leave it as is, or cut it up and sash it?  Most people said not to cut it, so I left it whole and tied it.  [...]

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Odds and Ends

Well, I’m on day 5 of being sicker than I’ve been in a long time. I think I’ve only been outside once in these past 5 days, and have pretty much stayed in the recliner, or in bed. I don’t know which I hate worse, the being sick, or feeling too crappy to get anything [...]

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Irons

Irons are 30% off at JoAnn’s right now, and I really need a new iron.  What kind should I get?

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