It has been a month of misfortune for some of my friends. After having two in physical therapy rehab early in the month, I found out recently that my Stampin Up demonstrator, Gail, had shoulder surgery. Another friend broke her leg requiring significant reconstructive surgery with hardware. Yet another friend had major kidney surgery. So, …
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Building a Brighter Year Quilt
Last fall during the Autumn Jubilee, quilter Diann won the prize of quilting a table topper. She contacted me to ask if I would do a small quilt for a charity called Building a Brighter Year instead of her table topper. This charity supports families with infants facing medical challenges and financial hardship in Colorado. …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along – Block 2
Deciding to start over with the Be My Neighbor Quilt Along, I pulled out some really pretty springtime fabrics. This Beverly Park bundle from Connecting Threads came a couple of months ago specifically to do a lighter springtime quilt. I thought they would do nicely for this quilt too. I pulled more springtime colors and …
Be My Neighbor Quilt Along
The LQS here started a quilt along in January for the Moda Fabrics Be My Neighbor quilt. The original publication of the block instructions were done late last year. So, I decided to do this monthly meeting so I can keep up with a few friends. The shop emailed me the first blocks, but I …
A Quilt Garden, Dreaming of Flowers in Winter
I've been saving this post for a couple of months to give us some flowers to see in deep winter. These pics are from my visit to the NC Arboretum last spring for the Lego Exhibit. There is so much to do and see there, that you cannot do it all in one post. One …
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Creme Bruleé – A special dessert for special days
Making a special dessert for special occasions is a fun thing to do. Whether that occasion is a birthday, anniversary or Valentine's Day, I really like Creme Bruleé, and it is a lot easier to make than you think. I have the ramekins and the kitchen torch, but there are ways to work around those, …
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ABC Quilt
A friend of mine gave me this panel to use for a charity quilt. When she gave it to me, I thought, well that's sweet, and stuffed it away for later. I didn't really look that close at it. While pulling out fabrics for donation quilts, I ran across it again, and figured it was …
Barnyard Quilt and Summer Theme Quilt for Project Linus
One of the things I like to keep in mind as I am doing charity quilts is boy appropriate quilts. It is so easy for me to do a girls theme, I have so many florals in my stash. But boys are a bit of a challenge for me. Sometimes I can get a boy-inspired …
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Valentine Decorating
Valentine hearts finally came out over the weekend. I haven't done anything new quilt-wise for Valentine this year, unless you want to count the red and cream Scrap Dance Waltz. But I did put up a couple of things from years past. The pink candles came out to replace the Winter White of January. I …
February in the Garden
The moon is in the right phase for planting up to the 10th according to my Farmer's Almanac, so I had to get a bit done over the weekend. DH has set up a grow light for me in the basement, and donated some of his workbench space there so I can once again make …
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