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October 10, 2005

The Exciting News

It's an interesting thing, this new routine of mine. The first day, I shut the computer down but I must admit I watched a good deal of HGTV (Home and Garden TV). Although I was putting hexagons together for the...
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August 10, 2005

Of Quilts & Quiddich & Other Nutty Things

The QBs met at Claudia's house again, Pat still being gone (and we miss her a lot). This time I remembered to bring the camera. The thing about Claudia's house is that Claudia's husband Charles lives there. The thing about...
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August 03, 2005

Self-Deception

I finished plying a skein of Chasing Rainbows silk and merino. You'd laugh if you saw what I do with my handspun-- nothing. Absolutely nothing. I have two baskets and more filled with handspun. I ply up a skein, throw...
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July 04, 2005

Quilting, Yes; Gourmet, No

All I wanted to do was to be prepared for the next Quilting Broads meeting-- a simple goal. I decided to mark hexagons on fabric that I could cut out at the quilt-together, and maybe excise some hexagons from card...
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December 17, 2004

Carolina Lily

Today I show you the Carolina Lily square, the simplest one I've done yet. But in a sampler quilt, I think it's important to mix simplicity with intricacy just as it is important to have a nice balance of color...
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December 07, 2004

Future Memories

Here I am at 7:30 in the A.M. I have cooked breakfast for my little family, eaten and cleaned up the kitchen. I have made my bed, showered, dressed, and even put makeup on. Yes, my dear friends, Not Knitting...
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December 05, 2004

Fun with Fabric

It's snowing here on a gloomy Northwest Sunday, but it won't stick. I ran a few errands yesterday and was sort of surprised to see all the Christmas shoppers. I still equate Christmas with snow, not rain, so it never...
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