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This tutorial is to teach the why of putting on a border properly on a quilt. There are countless new and experienced quilters using what we call the "slap and sew" method instead of the proper "measure and cut" method. I thought I would show you the difference, and maybe convince you that the slap …
Continue reading Quilt Borders Tutorial – Understanding the Why
It is a cold and cloudy day outside, and that means baking is in order. I had some bananas I needed to use as they were looking a little brownish. My recipe for banana bread is probably much the same as yours with one exception. Cinnamon. My husband loves cinnamon. I think he would eat …
I enjoy all kinds of needlework, but there is a special place for wool work. I don’t really know what it is about it, maybe because it is so easy and fast, or maybe it is the charm of it. Either way, it is fun to do. I wanted something with hearts for February to …
I really enjoy the genre of cozy mysteries, nice easy to read stories without gore, overt violence, sex or foul language. Even the obligatory murder for a murder mystery happens "off camera", and only the body is found. Most of these mysteries today have a theme, and many of them are ones I like, such …
It is still deep winter in the mountains in February, but I am usually in the mood to bring in some color. Seems like red and pink abound at this time of year, and that is what I am craving. Or is it chocolate covered cherries? Hmm, maybe both. I like to change the wall …
Continue reading A Valentine Wall Hanging and a Table Topper
It seems I always have too many tote bags, but not one when I need it. Why is it that I have a half-dozen of them in the trunk, but half the time I get to the checkout line at the grocery store only to realize I forgot to bring them in? Or, more often, …
Pretty, isn’t it? This is my driveway this afternoon. When the snow started coming down harder mid-morning, we thought we might be going home early. Sure enough, cancellations started coming in, snow came down harder, and we decided to close up. If only we had made that decision a little sooner!! Coming home, roads were …
It just wasn't going to be Christmas without sugar cookies. But on Christmas Eve, it was too cold and too late to get in the car and go to the store for the pre-made ones, or the refrigerated dough ones. Besides, if I had six dozen, I would eat six dozen, and I didn't need …
I first started researching sewing machines a few years ago when I was lucky enough to find a vibrating shuttle machine with the branding of R.H. Macy. I wondered who made it for them, and began to dig. This portable electrified vibrating shuttle machine was probably made around 1880. Beginning in the 1800s, several manufacturers …
A lonely concierge in a French apartment complex, a young girl with suicidal thoughts and a Japanese gentleman could hardly have anything in common, or could they? The Elegance of the Hedgehog explores this premise intensely in an absorbing character study, devoting much of the book to the character’s thoughts. Renee, the concierge, has spent …
