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  • A Long Winter’s Night…

    Welcome to another week of sewing progress in ice cold Maine! Thankfully, it’s always warm in Quiltopia. I did lose a couple of days this week, traveling down to Plymouth, MA, where I still have my eye doctor–LOL– and to… Continue reading

    A Long Winter’s Night…
  • Keep calm and sew on…

    My immune system has been getting quite a workout– for over two weeks now, I’ve been battling a huge cold. I’m finally starting to feel good again– wow, it feels good to feel good again after all this time. I… Continue reading

    Keep calm and sew on…
  • What Year Is It?

    When last we spoke, I had an oncoming cold– it was oncoming in the slightest little scratchy throat way for days, which lulled me into the false notion I was beating it. WHAM! I spent three days in bed last… Continue reading

    What Year Is It?
  • Christmas… did you blink?

    This one really snuck up on us and the Christmas tree guy at the farm we went to on Christmas Eve said we weren’t alone! We are never the “put up the tree Thanksgiving weekend” people, but this year, we… Continue reading

    Christmas… did you blink?
  • Overwhelmed…

    “There is nothing like staying home for true comfort,” is a Jane Austen saying I keep seeing here and there, and I whole-heartedly agree with it. After driving five hours back to my old haunts for a visit mid-week, I… Continue reading

    Overwhelmed…
  • Little things

    So at last writing my quilt tops had spent a leisurely week in New Hampshire, courtesy of the post office! Thank goodness they finally made it to Nebraska into the arms of my wonderful longarm friend. Here is Mr. Rogers!… Continue reading

    Little things
  • Meanwhile, in Unorganized Territory…

    I just had the BEST Thanksgiving of my life! For so many reasons… We got snow! Ten inches of the huge fluffy wet stuff– snowman making snow! Then the kids went out into the woods and cut down a Christmas… Continue reading

    Meanwhile, in Unorganized Territory…
  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    I just wanted to say that, although there’s not a lot of other sewing news. I am thankful– so grateful for you all– especially my dear readers here who patiently slog through the blather each week. The new Word Press… Continue reading

    Happy Thanksgiving!
  • Christmas Gifting

    Thanksgiving is late this year, but my quilt-y Christmas gifts have never been more on time! I did that deep dive into my almost finished project bin last week, and yielded a treasure or two. This is a patriotic chicken… Continue reading

    Christmas Gifting
  • The Sad Case of Frivol Kit #5

    I’ve entered a phase of UBER productivity– beavering along on so many things here this post could be a longer version of War and Peace. So let’s just get started and I will try to talk less and show more!… Continue reading

    The Sad Case of Frivol Kit #5