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Some time back, I told you that when I remembered the name of the lovely lady who made those sweet cards that were in the Rose Petal Soaps give-away, I would post and let you know who she is.. Well… finally… here it is.. ;o) Her name is Kim Sorensen-Nielsen and she has an Etsy [...]
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Hi.. I’m back for Part 3 of our tutorial for quilt making. Our quilt is now tied and is beginning to really look like a quilt. It’s time now for the binding of the edges. First, the edges must be trimmed to be straight. Since I was going to use the back fabric as the [...]
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Now that I have my fabric picked out, the next step for some quilters is to wash the fabric. Usually I don’t do this because I like the sizing that is in the new fabric to hold it a little more firmly than washed fabric. If I am using old fabric or for some reason [...]
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Lest I forget… ROC Day or St. Distaff’s Day is on Saturday, January 7 this year. My friend Pat from Confessions of a Fiber Enthusiast and I will be spinning away at her house .. perhaps dyeing a little wool or even weaving a bit. No matter.. it will be fun! Leef fromApple Leef Farm [...]
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What a busy time it’s been. I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. The Christmas season was a busy one and it’s always a joy to have son John home for the holiday. Today I will finish taking down all the Christmas things. Tomorrow begins that frustrating thing of trying to remember to change the year [...]
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I’ve been slowly working on a hat and some wristlets for a couple of weeks… Funny how other mundane things (like mopping and dinner.. ;o/ ) seem to intrude on the more important things in life.. (like knitting, sewing and spinning..;o) Back in 2010, son Phil and my wonderful DIL Loretta traveled to Earth Guild [...]
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It rained yesterday evening. A good, solid downpour for about 30 minutes and then a steady, softer rain until after I went to bed. I do love the rain. I’m still working on how to get my book covers to work with the cds.. ;o/ I’ve made several now and love the way all my [...]
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I decided that my quilted booklet would work… but not for what I really wanted. So I totally revamped my idea. Rummaged around my guest/craft/storage/junk room and came up with a smallish scrap piece of mat board that was left over from something else (you can use any kind of cardboard…i.e. cake mix box) , [...]
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I have been downloading audio books for a while now and have several that I need to figure out some way to store. I think everyone has been thru the old “OH NO! My computer crashed and all my stuff is gone!!” … Well, my pc didn’t crash but I was stupid enough to tell [...]
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I have lost my tea wallet!!! spfttt**##@fftt smahsh splatt bang shhhplt!!! Yes, I’m having a tantrum..;o( I really DO NOT like the coffee at our Golden Corral so I always take my tea wallet with me and just get a cup of hot water.. I made my tea wallet almost 3 years ago using [...]
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