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I have finally gotten regular house hold chores done so I can spend time in the sewing room.  Granddaughter #1, Katelin is away at college and wants some ID badge holders and so I have been making some.  They keep evolving.  I found a pattern on Craftsy that was free, but she had too manyContinue reading “Organized finally”

I have been putting things away from our trip and now am ready to start on the next project.  Monique, https://farmhousequilts.blog/2017/09/25/merry-christmas-sew-along-september-ornament/   has sew along Christmas Ornaments going and I am behind on the ornament from last week so I will be working on this, and having spent so much time in Quilt Shops I have soContinue reading “Ready to quilt”

The last 10 days I have been time traveling.  Starting with arriving in the America’s on the Mayflower at Plymouth, MA. We take a trip on a whaling ship to see  how the whalers and fishermen lived. Then on to the burning of the “Witches” in Salem, MA.  It seems people have been mean to eachContinue reading “Time traveling”

We walked over 5 miles today walking the Lexington/Concord Minutemen trail this morning and then spending over 2 hours walking around Boston.  Tomorrow will find us walking around Boston some more.  Had some great Lobster Rolls for dinner..  It was good, but tomorrow we will have whole lobsters.  Fabric shops are closed today, it beingContinue reading “Feet Hurt”

I know I missed day 4, but we were so tired last night we crashed.  Today was Vermont, and Maine.  We did stop at Keepsake Quilts and got some goodies and then spent the day in the mountains.  For dinner tonite we had pulled pork and beer at a place in Freeport, ME called Gritty’s. Continue reading “Day 5”

Got to Gettysburg, PA early and spent 4 hours  driving around the battle field.  Seeing all these markers, cannons, and reading about each person makes you FEEL the history and understand more the agony, sadness, and the passion each side fought for.  It is so different seeing places like this than reading about it inContinue reading “Day 3”

We have has some Very long days in the car, but it has been so worth it.  I have been to 5 states and 3 quilt shops.  Today we went to a quilt shop in a ladies home, this one had a 5 star rating in the Row by Row quilts and it earned it.Continue reading “Day 2”

Got up early this morning and was on the road by 3:30am Central time.  We had lunch in Cloverleaf, Indiana.  We enjoyed a wonderful hamburger and hand dipped onion rings.  The burger was open flamed grilled and so good.  Then drove to Indianapolis, Indiana at Quilt Plus and visited her.  This was a modern quiltContinue reading “Day 1”

We are enjoying music, the smells of funnel cake, kettle corn, and so much more.  It’s a little hot right now, but nice breeze. Alicia had shirts made for us.  I love them. 

I have been making peanut and pecan brittles and decided to make something a little special for Alicia’s good friend.  She and her family have been adopted by us and we love them to pieces.  For her hubby I made peanut/rum brittle.  I know the alcohol cooks down so I used only a 1/4 cupContinue reading “Tried something new”