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I was having lunch with my dear friend Carin last November when she began to tell me of a quilting project her area group was working on. They were making quilt tops, but their plan for having them quilted wasn’t going as hoped. Carin hesitated to ask, but she wanted to know if I would …
Continue reading Anita’s Arrowhead Quilts for Elizabeth House
Fast and easy recipes for a weeknight dinner for one or two are on my mind lately. I shared the Fish with Spinach Dinner recently, and it got me thinking about using chicken. Then, on Pinterest, I saw a pin for pan roasted asparagus. Well, I knew that, but haven't done it in a long …
The blooming season just goes on and on here. Two years ago I received a white lily around Easter and when it finished blooming, I put it in the garden. It bloomed last year and again this year. Although it is well past Easter! Last week two of the flowers were out. It has three …
Now that you have your Tri Recs stars and print fabric pieces sewn together, I'll show you how to finish it up with the borders. Click on Tri Recs Star Block to see part one if you missed it. So, we left off last time with three Tri Recs Stars and two printed fabric …
Follow along to make this patriotic table runner using with a star using the Tri Recs angle rulers. Here's a pic of the final project. If you don't have the Tri Recs rulers, any star could be substituted in the final project. Start with cutting your triangles using the angle rulers. You'll need one 4-1/2" …
A rainy day recently got me in the mood to show you some of my cards. The most recent on I sent to my mother in law for her birthday. She loves purple, and I had this medallion from another project I wanted to use. Isn't the little rhinestone pretty? I thought I'd show you …
Last week I finally got to the garden center to pick up the rest of the veggie plants I wanted. I got three more tomato plants, one a purple heirloom, a couple of peppers, several herbs and a few more flowers. The trunk was full. Nothing beats a homegrown tomato topped with fresh picked basil, …
Ok, it is Friday the 13th! What better day to talk about a book called The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield? Sometimes you hear about a book and think, I need to read that. Then, looking at a discussion you find a lot of people hated the book, so it goes to the back burner …
We have picnics quite often here in the lovely mountains where we live. We go to lots of shows and festivals through the summer and autumn, sometimes to show our car, and sometimes just to drive someplace pretty, or hike to a waterfall. We mostly enjoy just getting outside, seeing beautiful places and enjoying the …
I am participating in a New Quilter's Blog Hop hosted by Beth at Plum and June. Click HERE to see some new blogs with an emphasis on quilting. Each blogger has a day to be in a group with posts to introduce themselves. There are giveaways on some of the blogs too, including our hosts. …
