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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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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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Last year Denese asked for my help finding a pattern for the looped stitch house slippers pattern. Well… I just found it. It’s over on Yahoo! Voices and was shared by Darlene Michaud. Thank you so much, Darlene. These would make wonderful Christmas gifts, stocking stuffers or just plain “warming the footsies” during the winter. [...]
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