The September goals were all completed . . by the skin of my teeth! It’s almost October 1 already!

Piece Top for Mrs. Cook - I actually ended up adding borders to a top that was almost already completed.
Quilt top for Mrs. Cook - Got it quilted and the binding is sewn on by machine, [...]

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My life is so simple and usually slow but this has been a busy week. Monday was my annual physical. I suppose no one enjoys this but it has to be done so . . it’s done! Tuesday I had to go have bloodwork which revealed that my iron levels are low. [...]

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Here’s the project for October. Everyone ready? Once this top is quilted, it will be hard to see where each block ends. When I design quilts, one of my main goals is to create quilts where the blocks blend.
Here’s a little mini lesson on how I blend blocks. Remember you can [...]

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This is what I see looking out my back door. It’s just a rain cloud and no serious storms are predicted but . . look what I see when I look at my kitchen ceiling! I looked up at the ceiling and hoped it was a shadow from a lamp in the [...]

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I should have taken a picture before we ate but I didn’t think about it. Here are the recipes I mentioned yesterday.
Overnight Peach French Toast 1 cup packed brown sugar1 stick butter2 T. water1 - 29 oz. can sliced peaches, drained12 slices day old French bread, sliced 3/4″ thick5 eggs1-1/2 c. milk1 tsp. vanillaGround [...]

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What color would you put with these two grays? I am using the light gray as the background and the darker gray as an accent and border and I need a bunch of little nine patches. I could use a bunch of pinks and lavendars or I could use reds but I think [...]

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Several quilters have posted pictures of neat and interesting pin cushions that they use. I’m so boring! Here’s what I use. The one on the right is a plain Jane probably Wal-Mart magnetic pin holder with the fine glass head pins that I love. It sits beside my sewing machine. [...]

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Yep, I think this little test has me pegged correctly!
Judy L.

You Are Grass Green

Down to earth and a bit of a hippie, you are very into nature and the outdoors.You accept the world and people as they are. You don’t try to change things.You are also very comfortable with yourself, flaws and all.Optimistic about the [...]

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This morning the weather was just fabulous. It stayed in the low 60’s til well after lunch. Chad was up early and the turkey frying by 6:30. It turned out great! I can’t wait to hear how his presentation went.
The plan was to get him to school at 9:30 and come [...]

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I think every single one of you who commented thought the first quilt I made was not too holiday looking so I’ll go ahead and quilt it for Randy. I had not used the backing yet so whichever top I decided to use, it would have the tow trucks on the back. I [...]

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