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As you know we are a family of crafters.  Mary(my Mother in law passed this year), did needle point.  Hubby, Gary, does woodworking, Alicia, does crocheting and starting to sew some.  I use fabric, love quilts and sewing of all kinds.  My newest project is the mini quilt,  I finished it this morning at 5am.Continue reading

Yesterday I couldn’t find fabric I was looking for and today I found it.  I am making a mini quilt to hang on a 12″ stand.  I am enjoying today a lot.  We are looking out at the sun and birds are singing outside my window.  Great day for sewing. In a few hours I willContinue reading “Found what I lost”

Have you ever known you had a specific piece of fabric and can’t find it?  That is me today.  I wanted to start on a small project and woke up thinking I have that color and print I want and now beginning to think I dreamed it.  I will continue my looking. I hope everyoneContinue reading “Where did it go?”

Merry Christmas and a very safe New Year.

I would like to thank you all for posting your recipes.  My daughter couldn’t stop eating the sugar cookies.  We celebrated Christmas with the family Wednesday and the chocolate chip, sugar, and snickerdoodles were a great hit. I finished the quilt without corners and now looking to see what fabrics I want to work withContinue reading “Thank you”

Enjoy your day.

Looking at my fabric stash and trying to figure out what quilt to make with what fabric. I was thinking of using some of the fabric I fell in love with on our vacation. Now to figure what goes with what and a pattern they would look good in. Why did I buy such bigContinue reading “What to do, what to do”

Woke up this morning to -8 degrees and is now up to -2.  Come on sun, let’s start warming up.  We got snow and ice yesterday and not as much as we thought we would. This is outside my front door.  The next is out the kitchen window.   So since so cold and icyContinue reading “Winter is here”

This morning brought ICE.  I woke up and set out to my Saturday Morning Weight Watcher’s meeting, stepped outside and OH MY GOODNESS, my feet went one way and my body didn’t want to follow.  The ice on the windshield was about 1/2 inch thick.  The street out front of our house has a layerContinue reading “Slippin and Slidin”

This morning we got freezing drizzle.  It was light and not too bad, but tomorrow it hits.  SNOW all day.  Anywhere from a dusting to 5 inches.  Staying in and watching it snow is great and so pretty. Tomorrow will bring me making 2 large tote bags.  The lady will be taking her art workContinue reading “Winter has arrived”