Thread Therapy

How much do you know about thread?  Can you decipher the numbers on threads and needles?  Which thread is better for piecing, or garment sewing, or quilting? Do you understand which thread is best for different machines?  Can you use the same thread for different applications?  I admit, I have done so, and didn't always …

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Dog On It – A Chet and Bernie Mystery Series

Prepare to fall in love with Chet, a 100-pound canine private investigator (who flunked out of K-9 police school) in business with his human, Bernie. Chet narrates the books, but this isn’t a fantasy book, he acts like a normal dog. He doesn’t speak to Bernie, but he does think, narrating the books in first-dog …

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Panko Crusted Deviled Turkey Breast

One of my favorite things to do is to cook for guys.  It is fun to prepare something hearty and flavorful, and watch it disappear with second helpings.  Recently, I had one of my husband's friends over for dinner while his wife was out of town visiting her family.  DH and best car buddy had …

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Basket UFO Finished

Thanks to everyone that commented with suggestions on how to finish off this Basket Quilt UFO.  I had a deadline, and I actually made the deadline.  I almost forgot to show it at the meeting because I had so much more on my mind that day.  Several key members couldn't be there, and I was …

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Refashioning a Necklace

Do you have any of those multi-strand necklaces?  This one was sitting in the drawer not being worn because two of the chains were starting to look tarnished. Plus it was a lot of necklace at once, actually just too many strands. So, I decided to take it apart and recycle the individual strands into …

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Snow Day! Time to Quilt!

After missing work most of last week, I got up this morning to this.  The picture looks white all over because it is still lightly snowing. Not good news, as the schedule was slammed this week because of all the snow last week. Oh well, what to do but accept the fact that I am …

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A Chicken Project

I am a member of a longarm quilter group locally that has both professional and amateur members.  To promote the  Carolina Mountain Longarm Association, hopefully find new members, and let quilters know about our professional members, we are making gifts for participants at an upcoming show. We started with some 4-1/2 inch squares, felt beaks …

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A Quilting Project for Elizabeth House

I have been working on some quilts for a local hospice, Elizabeth House. I was part of a work party last month to get the tops put together, but unfortunately, the finishing kits were cut wrong. The borders were too long for the short side, and not long enough for the long side. I measured …

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February 2015 Garden

It has been too warm lately, and my irises decided to wake up and start growing.  Unfortunately, the weekend was going to be 8 degrees with snow! I asked DH to cover them up, and he had the brilliant idea of using clear, plastic, painter's drop cloths with boards to hold down the corners against …

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Valentine Hearts Wall Hanging

I thought I'd bring this project forward from last year, since it uses the same hearts as the Hearts Around Table Topper.  When I showed it last February, there were only about a dozen people reading my blog, so most of you haven't seen it, LOL!! It is a bit bigger since I put three …

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