August 2010

Seam Rippers

August 24, 2010

Sometimes I’m in the middle of sewing and get up and walk away mid-stream, always planning to come right back but most often, not getting back to it for hours, or worse — days!  Yesterday I was adding borders to my current project, hoping to get them all done but only got one of the [...]

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Design Wall Monday – August 23, 2010

August 23, 2010

Finally . . something to share on my design wall.  There will be more of these little 3″ blocks.  I’m hoping to finish this top today but .. I could be dreaming . . again!  Knowing I needed something to share kept me working hard to get these blocks done. What’s on your design wall?  [...]

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Food Finds

August 22, 2010

Back in the “old days”, especially in rural areas, most everyone had fruit trees growing in their yards or often, as hedge rows.  While I’m not advocating stopping and helping yourself when you find something, in a small town like where we live, everyone knows who owns every piece of property and it’s pretty easy [...]

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Stash Report – August 22, 2010

August 22, 2010

There was an addition this week but it’s for a certain quilt I need to make so even though I’m counting it as added, it’s going to be used in short order. Used this Week: 9.75 yards Used year to Date: 412 yards Added this Week: 8 yards Added Year to Date: 156 yards Net [...]

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He’s Baking Bread

August 21, 2010

Chad has a grand plan that this semester he’s going to take food from home instead of eating at school.  Could have something to do with the fact that he’s paying his bills this semester.  The rule at our house is that Chad paid for each semester — books, dorm, meals, tuition — everything.  If [...]

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Gone Again

August 21, 2010

Early this morning Chad left to go back to school. He had that truck loaded!  You can see that he even has stuff in the front seat! But, wait Chad!  You left the aquarium!  He’s realized that aquariums aren’t so much fun as he thought it would be.  He said . . I don’t have [...]

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