January 2011

Sunny Side Up is Done

January 31, 2011

What an appropriate quilt to finish on this day when the weather is so threatening. This quilt really kinda brightens up my family room so I left it all in instead of cropping out everything but the quilt.  It’s 64″ x 82″ and I used Mountain Mist Gold batting.  I really like that batting and [...]

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That Mars & Venus Thing

January 31, 2011

They say opposites attract.  I believe it but at some point, the more opposite you are, the harder it is to keep from getting really frustrated.  I’m on the far end, over the end some would say, of being prepared.  Vince is off the map on the end of not having a clue what’s going [...]

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February Monochromatic Color

January 31, 2011

The color for February is: Violet I think somehow I’m drawing all the harder choices first!  Do you have much violet in your stash?  I don’t think I do but I haven’t even looked yet.  Remember that you can add white, ecru or black if you’d like.  Don’t forget about this site that is great [...]

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Design Wall Monday – January 31, 2011

January 31, 2011

Two things before we talk about design walls.  Do I sound like a school teacher?  We have a pretty big storm coming our way so if we lose power, which I surely hope we do not, the blog posts may come to a screeching halt.  Don’t worry about me if you don’t hear from me [...]

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Country Folks Go To Town

January 30, 2011

We really should leave this town more often! We do like living in a small town, though I seriously think we’ve been here about long enough . . but when we stay in our little cacoon and never leave or go visit a real city, we forget what life is like out the big world. [...]

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Stash Report – Week 5 – 2011

January 30, 2011

This week I pieced a backing for Sunny Side Up.  5-1/2 yards and it used up 6 leftover pieces of yellow fabric.  Nothing added so that’s a good thing. Used this Week:     5.5 yards Used year to Date:    32.75 yards Added this Week:    0 Added Year to Date:    0 Net Used [...]

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