May 2011

Progress & Accountability Again

May 28, 2011

Click here to see how you can help the folks in Joplin!   How am I going to report my progress and accountability?  Believe it or not, I kept thinking about it after I went to bed last night.  Yes, I need to get a life!    In my title, I was thinking “P & [...]

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Dandelion Parade Step 2

May 28, 2011

Got all your rail strips made?  If not . . what are you doing on the computer?  The instructions for today will be for putting the block together.  You’ll need 17 blocks and they will be 8-1/2″ unfinished or 8″ finished. Sew two segments together, making 17 of each as shown below.  Press the seam [...]

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Progress & Accountability

May 27, 2011

There are several blogs and quilting groups that have some kind of accountability going on.  Some work better knowing they’re accountable to someone else.  I’m one of those people.  I can’t tell you how many days I would just sit and watch the minutes tick by and accomplish nothing except I know I have a [...]

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Lapel Stick Winners

May 27, 2011

Before announcing the winners, let me tell you a little more about the Lapel Stick mentioned in this post.  I waited til the glue had completely dried to make sure it wasn’t stiff or that there was no discoloration where it had gotten on the fabric not covered by the folded over binding.  I’m happy [...]

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Joplin Red Cross Checks Received

May 27, 2011

Today I am overwhelmed!  We were sitting upstairs having lunch, the mail man came, Chad went to the mail box and came back with a large stack of envelopes.  He helped open them and add up the checks and we were both amazed at your generosity.  There are many notes and stories and yes, I [...]

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Goodbye Wooden Boxes

May 27, 2011

Goodbye Potatoes!  What was he thinking?  He had better get to Texas while the gettin’s good!  The only thing I planted out back was potatoes in the wooden boxes.  I figured there was a good chance I’d be here long enough to harvest potatoes.   I went outside and saw this: I said “Vince!  They’re [...]

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