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New Year Goals
First, let me say Happy New Year! Let’s hope it’s a good one– either way, I’m sure plenty of sewing time will take the edge off for us all. I’m in a very hopeful and happy place– if you haven’t… Continue reading
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A look back at 2025…
Before I sign off for the year, I’d just like to wish you all the happiest of New Years! After all the holiday crush, the thing I’m most looking forward to is going to bed early– I want to be… Continue reading
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Merry Christmas!
This one definitely snuck up on me faster than most– but all of the stockings are hung, the roast is in the oven, and I’m as ready for the tidal wave of happy family fun as I can be. Thank… Continue reading
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Your stocking is in the mail…
I really set my mind to it and I did it! Eighteen Christmas stockings are in the mail. The names have been blurred as part of my gift-identity protection program. I couldn’t get a picture of all of them at… Continue reading
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The Great Stocking Stitch Out
This elf is not sure what sounded good about making eighteen stockings for Christmas gifts, but here I am, still thinking I can do it! I signed up for a Christmas Sit ‘n Sew type class at a local quilt… Continue reading
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Holidays in Full Swing!
The wave of Thanksgiving wonderfulness has passed over me, and while you might think I’ve been lying on the couch with a cold cloth over my forehead all week, I’ve just been sucked into a new round of Christmas activities!… Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
This greeting is a bit early, but a big crowd is expected here and preparations have commenced! Since we live in the middle of nowhere, company will stay for a multiple of overnights, too. I have five breakfasts, four lunches,… Continue reading
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Things that take time…
Happy Monday morning! Is that even a thing? I have several things to “get off my shoe” this morning as we say in this household. I need to box up and return my Dish Network “hopper,”(it’d be so easy if… Continue reading
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Winter is here!
The theme of the past week has mostly been relief to have Carefree Highways done! I tried hard to finish my other patriotic quilt for next year but didn’t quite make it. All the houses are done– it appears I… Continue reading
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All’s well that ends well…
Carefree Highways is a finished quilt! This is the picture that I submitted for the AQS New England show– two days early, might I add. I’ve painstakingly overthought everything from not getting accepted to winning a major award to hoping… Continue reading
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