November 2005

Quilt going to Road to CA Show

November 28, 2005

I have a friend in CA . . Vicky. It’s kinda funny because she grew up in the town next to my little town in Louisiana and even played basketball for Sulphur (her town) and they played my town (Westlake). I’m sure we skunked them! Anyway, we’re almost the same age, but we didn’t know [...]

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Two Stash Quilts

November 24, 2005

It’s Bonnie’s Happy Scrappy Houses! But, I made mine 13″ so they’d go faster. I had planned to not use sashing but then I thought it needed sashing. They are so fun to make. All of the fabric came from the stash. Is it too wild to donate to the tornado victims? Be honest! I’m [...]

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Quilts going to Lake Charles

November 20, 2005

I finally finished the quilts for the lady whose husband was injured prior to Hurricane Rita’s arrival in Lake Charles. Her favorite color is olive green and her quilt is greens and pinks/rose made from the Many Trips Around the World pattern in the Tradition with a Twist book. I love that book — it’s [...]

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Graduation??? Maybe Not!

November 14, 2005

Can you believe these grades? Why do I look at them before bed time . . then I’m all angry and can’t go to sleep! The problem (well . . one of the problems) is that he makes a 90 or 100 on everything he turns in but half of the assignments just don’t seem [...]

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My First Quilt

November 14, 2005

Finn’s post encouraged me to dig out my very first quilt! Back in the early 80′s, I was trying to find something to occupy my time during lunch one day. Shopping was my favorite thing to do back then and I came across a little quilt shop. I had always loved sewing and had played [...]

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