September 2010

Duck Boat

September 25, 2010

Even though the duck boat had been launched into the lake at the park, this morning was the first time she was taken out to the conservation area for a real duck hunt. Yesterday Chad brought home more grass, including cat tails! This morning, way before anyone else around here got up, Chad was off [...]

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Quilt Magazines

September 25, 2010

How many and what magazines subscriptions do you have?  What are your favorite magazines and why?  I get American Quilter because of my AQS membership.  I subscribe to McCall’s and Quiltmaker. I probably can’t subscribe to every magazine but as soon as someone mentions on a blog or online group about a new magazine arriving, [...]

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Two Crockpot Recipes

September 24, 2010

I’m not a huge fan of the crockpot but here are two recipes I’ve tried recently that were delicious!  Sorry for no photos . . things move too quickly around here sometimes for me to get photos. Jen’s Chicken was shared by a friend from OK.  Thanks Connie! Jen’s Chicken: 4 – 6 boneless skinless [...]

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Color Inspiration

September 24, 2010

Do you struggle with color choices for your quilts?  No doubt, some look at my quilts and think I should spend more time struggling with color!    I use fabrics, designs and colors that I enjoy working with.  There was a time when I spent more time worrying about whether the fabrics “matched” or went [...]

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And the Winner is . .

September 23, 2010

The Random Number Generator chose: And comment number 3 is by Vicki W.  Congratulations Vicky!  I’ll send your info to Dawn and you two can work out the details. Thanks everyone for the tips.  There are some great ones posted so if you haven’t read through them, it’s almost like a book on machine quilting [...]

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Bloglines Is Going Away

September 23, 2010

If you subscribe to this blog (or any blog) through Bloglines, they’re shutting down on October 1 so please re-subscribe through another means.  If you go over on my sidebar, you’ll see this: If you click on the “subscribe” button, you’ll find all kinds of options for subscribing.  You can also click on twitter to [...]

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