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Wednesday Wanderings

Today was a day to finish our Missouri Hwy 36 Quilt Trail. It goes from one border of Missouri to the other(Kansas on the west and Illinois on the east). We broke it up into 2 days. The first of June we drove 209 miles to Hannibal and then worked our way home. We madeContinue reading “Wednesday Wanderings”

Little Projects on the agenda for this week

Last week I painted the sewing room and got things back to normal. Then with having Granddaughter 3 days a week I found if I don’t plan to finish things I don’t. Yesterday was a wonderful day. I started making a series of 4 panels. Just practicing free motion quilting. I was so in theContinue reading “Little Projects on the agenda for this week”

A Little Drive Around Independence, MO

With all this virus going on and the protesting we just wanted to go for a little outing. We drove around Independence and took a few photos. We do live in a pretty area. Just a little history about Independence. This is where all the Wagon Trains would meet to start out to Santa Fe,Continue reading “A Little Drive Around Independence, MO”

We’ve been a little busy.

Last week Hubby had been saying he can’t hear the voices on the TV. We have a sound bar, but that wasn’t helping. So we went to the Audio store. We decided to purchase a surround sound system and they will be installing it. Then the crazies hit us hard and purchased a 55 inchContinue reading “We’ve been a little busy.”

Little bag

I started playing with all the fabric I got the other day and have made this little Messenger Bag. I think I will keep making them for the fall sales. I added a little bling to add a little sparkle to the horses. This evening I will be working on some travel games for kidsContinue reading “Little bag”

A Little Change In Needle Types

Instead of talking about sewing we are changing our needles to Crocheting. Below is a patterns by Alicia I hope you enjoy it. Infinity Scarf By Alicia Hill Stitches to know Slip stitch DC-double crochet Sc- single crochet Shell -5dc in same stitch Sm V- sc, ch2, sc in same stitch The above infinity scarfContinue reading “A Little Change In Needle Types”

A Surprising Day

Woke up this morning and on the road by 7am. We drove about 215 miles to Hannibal, MO. From there we drove MO HWY 36 Quilt Shop. 11 hours and many shops later we pulled back into the drive way. We are planning on finishing it up Friday. We made it thru the last 8Continue reading “A Surprising Day”

What is on the sewing table now?

So glad you asked. I have finished my new wall hanging. I ordered a kit and have finished it. I also want to add a series of 4 smaller ones to go with it. The larger one is Titled “I’ll Never Desert You” from AQS. The 4 smaller ones will be 4 different types ofContinue reading “What is on the sewing table now?”

The Last and more important of our Group

This Last person is Gary, my hubby. Gary does woodworking. He is so patient and particular with his wood working. He are some of his work over the years. This is just a little of what he has made. Now one thing we do is give our kids a little cash for Christmas and GaryContinue reading “The Last and more important of our Group”

Member numbers 3 & 4 are our son and daughter in law

Jim and Ashley are more members of our group. Jim is our Muscle and at some times feels like our protector. Jim does some wood working and spends the majority of his time with Martial Arts. He started taking Martial Arts when he was in Elementary School. He is now in his Mid 30’s andContinue reading “Member numbers 3 & 4 are our son and daughter in law”