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  • What I Found Under My Couch.

    Since everyone appears to be getting their last bit of summer in and no one appears to be in their sewing room, here’s a little off beat post for the few who are tuned in! I’m sure to purge more… Continue reading

    What I Found Under My Couch.
  • Meet Me at the Fair!

    Just when things seemed desperate, the trials of August have let up a bit. We may have a happy ending after all. Lots of progress on Carefree Highways this week, and I am going to need every minute to finish… Continue reading

    Meet Me at the Fair!
  • August Goes South

    August is a month that frequently goes south on me– there’s been too much ice cream, too many sunburns, too much hilarity and all of a sudden I find myself sin dipped in misery. Meanwhile, the summer’s running out and… Continue reading

    August Goes South
  • Two new starts!

    Two weeks worth of quilty progress to show you today– and I started two new things! (sigh) Let’s get right into it. Fat Quarter Shop’s yearly FREE Christmas stitch-a-long started in July and I was resisting perfectly. But they had… Continue reading

    Two new starts!
  • wHaT!?

    There it is, friends! Shocked is the only description I have for you. All I’d like to say– if you’ve ever wanted to enter a quilt show, you should– you’re good enough! I FORGOT MY PHONE, so I couldn’t even… Continue reading

    wHaT!?
  • Pinch me…

    I am having the summer of my life! A beautiful chapter has opened in a setting I never dreamed of, completely plot twisting the story of my life. It’s the dog days of July in the mountains of Maine, each… Continue reading

    Pinch me…
  • A Good Effort

    I’ve had another fabulous finish! “The Secret of Sugar Meadow” is show ready for Maine Quilts in Augusta, July 24-26th. Be there! My piped binding came out like a champ– many thanks to Susan Cleveland for her “Piping Hot Binding”… Continue reading

    A Good Effort
  • Carefree Highways Tutorial

    Most of my progress since returning to my belove Quiltopia has been on my Carefree Highways quilt– I have a November deadline to enter it into the brand new, New England AQS show which I already have hotel reservations for… Continue reading

    Carefree Highways Tutorial
  • Situation 51

    After 36 hours of flight delays, I’m back from the Moonbeams wedding in Charlotte, North Carolina! Thunderstorms were the problem, but misery loves company and at least our delays made a splash in the news. There were 1600 flight cancellations,… Continue reading

    Situation 51
  • Cuteness Overload

    Sugar Meadow Pinks are here! Only my most diehard fans will remember me saying how I wanted to breed chickens this year. I imagined my Rhode Island Red rooster would mate with a white Brahma hen and the result would… Continue reading

    Cuteness Overload

  1. hinzeliz's avatar

    Congratulation for getting your quilt in a big show. You really need to go see it in person : )…

  2. pamdempsey's avatar

    I enjoy sewing sequins! I have found them in the beading aisle at hobby lobby. 😻

  3. Pam M's avatar

    What a beautiful photo to finish the newsletter. All is calm. Well, that’s what it’s saying to me but I…

  4. Dottie Newkirk's avatar

    You “got” this!! I like your photoshop image and your perseverance will prevail! I learned about using the paper plates…

  5. pbrenner's avatar

    I take the 5th on the kitchen (or any other room) being set up … lol