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Austin Quilting Adventures
This years quilting adventure was to QuiltCon in Austin, TX. While I’m really not a modern quilter per se, I do enjoy seeing what those creative quilters are up to and it looked like the show was...
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Scrappy Project
I’ve been following along with Pam Buda’s Orphans and Scraps project. Rather than Civil War era fabrics, I used my scraps of 1930′s reproductions. When the final project of a little runner was...
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Lately
We’ve been having some lovely weather so that has inspired a few adventures this past week. First a drive south for just picked artichokes and a stop at the farm for some eggs. Also a drive north to...
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Sampler Quilt Finish
This is a really long term unfinished project that I finally, happily finished this week. I’m so excited about it that I decided to link up for the first time to Crazy Mom Quilts finish it up Friday....
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Lemony Haircut
I know I’ve mentioned before about my sisters very productive meyer lemon tree. Years ago she planted this itty bitty tree in her backyard. Then came the big freeze that winter and the little tree...
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What’s in Progress
At the start of this year I saw that Leanne was hosting a “finish a long” to encourage quilters like me with lots of half done quilts to get them finished. The idea is each quarter pick which projects...
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New Project
I decided I wanted to start something brand new. I’ve been playing with a block in my head and wanted to turn the idea into a quilt. We’ll see if what I’m thinking is anything close to what I’m...
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Quick Catch up
It’s been a bit crazy around here. I’ve had a few comments that I haven’t been posting much. Seems like there’s never time for everything. But, here are a few tidbits to catch you up. A little bit of...
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Napa Adventures
For a long time my husband and I have been wanting to try Thomas Keller’s famous fried chicken. It’s served at his restaurant Ad Hoc every other Monday night. However, getting up to Napa for dinner...
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In the Sewing Room
Lately I’ve been working on little bits of things. Mending has been going on – I finally fixed a jacket that has been hanging there seemingly forever, plus a few little things for a friend. My finish...
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Return of the Box
For the last 7 years we’ve gotten a weekly box of produce from “somewhere”. We started out with an organic delivery service, but they didn’t always actually deliver. Then we moved to another similar...
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Wednesday Progress
It’s been quite a while since I’ve linked up with Freshly Pieced to share what I’m working on. I’ve actually been quite busy in my sewing room lately. I’ve been making little bags which I promise to...
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Weekly Veggies
Two weeks in a row I remember to record our vegetable box. I amaze myself sometimes. Or maybe it was that my husband asked me as I walked into the kitchen if I was going to take a picture of it. I...
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Weekly Veggie Delivery
My fridge is extra full this week. Thursday morning I went to my quilt group and one of the ladies offered up some rhubarb from her garden. It was an amazing group of plants! They were absolutely huge....
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County Fair
For the past few years a friend and I have sponsored a quilting award at the county fair. We found out that anyone can sponsor an award – not just companies – and we thought it would be fun to do. We...
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Lots of Baking
Saturday was a big baking day over here. I had volunteered to bake cinnamon rolls for all the men at church for Father’s Day. We had decided that 100 rolls would do and somehow along the way I got...
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A Little Quilting
I’ve still been spending most of my sewing time on mending and boy scout neckerchiefs – not so exciting to look at. In between I have snuck in a bit of quilting too. This week is the annual Shop Hop...
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Summer Veggies
When I opened my CSA box today it felt like summer, even though summer is a few hours away still. The is a HUGE bunch of basil. Seriously big with the roots still attached. It’s in a vase on the...
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Veggies Week 4
It even feels like summer around here – quite a change after a drizzly weekend. I picked up a box full of deliciousness today: Veggies for cooking – kale, broccoli, purple potatoes and red onion....
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Catching Up
It’s been busy here, how about with you? I was sick for a week and then got to play catch up on all I had missed while lying on the couch. I went olallieberry picking and also took a drive to pick up a...
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