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Last week brought a few more packages of placemats for our challenge and a couple of photo entries. Sometimes it is just fun to go to the post office and get happy mail, even if it isn't really for me. These two arrived the same day. Carolyn Howerton sent a lovely pastel floral mat, and …
Continue reading Wrapping up the Coronacation Placemat Challenge
This challenge was started to give us all a quick finish to not only benefit charity, but also to help us feel like we are getting something accomplished during these long days at home. The idea was to make a placemat with the theme of how you are spending your time. This could be scenes …
This week I got busy making my Cornoacation Placemat for the challenge. This post will have the parameters, deadlines, and prizes you can win. The placemat doesn't have to be fancy, something simple will be just fine. Mine is just strips of fabrics, quilted and bound on my domestic machine. Simple and easy! I began …
Continue reading Sewing for the Placemat Challenge, Prizes and More
I have been feeling a lot of what I can only call the doldrums or weariness lately from the constant barrage of nothing but virus news on the newscasts, and a lack of focus when I am in my sewing and crafting space. This past weekend, I abandoned my basement for some outdoor activity, and …
I made this suggestion last week, and put it into practice right away. It was fun and did two things at once, supported a local family owned restaurant and made a nice connection with a good friend. We had a nice chat, while we both enjoyed our meal. Using a speaker phone took care of …
Today is National Quilting Day and World Wide Quilting Day, a celebration of our favorite activity. With the current situation, I am sure many of the planned events have been canceled, including our own local show. It is unfortunate as our local guild was making placemat size wall art for the show, then would have …
January is the perfect time to clear out the old, and reduce the size of the stash resource center before it gets out of hand. Seeing as I have stashes of different things in several storage areas, I have tried to concentrate on just one area at a time. I've been watching a lot of …
Continue reading Clearing Away, Stash Management, and a Plan
Now that I have other projects under control, it is time to host the Safelight Project for the third year. This is a blog event to benefit the domestic violence shelter here with prize drawings for those participating! The shelter is constantly providing a refuge for new people, so the need is ongoing. The previous …
Making An Impact, something we can all do. While having lunch last month with a group of friends, I was once again appalled at the server who set down our water glasses, then haphazardly tossed eight straws on the table for five people. I immediately grabbed the one closest to me, and said loudly to …
Continue reading Making an Impact with Aurifil and Dream Green
Update! - If you are finding this post in January 2019, please click on 2019 Carolina Hurricane Quilt Project for the latest information on the 2019 Project. The support for this quilt drive continues, and it seems to be building. Even if you do not sew or quilt, there is a way for you to …
