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Who Put The Chicken in the Tree?
I live in an area filled with cherry, apricot, orange, fig, peach, apple, persimmon, and chicken trees. Wait! What did I just say? Chicken trees? Yes, chicken trees! Brigette’s friends, Dan & Teresa were wondering what was happening to their persimmons. Now they know! These are their chickens in their persimmon tree! Photo courtesy of Dan & Teresa! If I ever design a quilt with chickens in a tree you’ll know where I got the inspiration! Counting down to 2011 with a smile! Hugs, Anne
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Did you get what you wanted for Christmas?
Did you get what you wanted for Christmas? Mooch did! She got a pink catnip mouse and became a wild beast on Christmas Eve. It took her less than 1/2 hour to tear off the tail and pull out the stuffing. Catnip all over the floor and, after she was done rolling in it, all over the house! If you judge a good Christmas by the amount of laughter in the house, this year was a great one! My granddaughters and I made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for Christmas Eve dessert. I think there was more frosting on them than the cupcakes, but a lot of laughing…
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Merry Christmas!
Wishing You A Very…
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Oh Those Bunny Hill Pets
Oh what I do to my pets. Life in the studio is fun every day thanks to them! Chelsea will do or try just about anything… She’ll even stand on the dreaded scale… no treats when she’s on this! Or sit in a bassinet! She picks many of the winners on my blog posts. She willing does this over… and over…. and over! Bitsy will dress for special occasions. She’s not crazy about it, but she’ll do it if it’s her birthday… …and I promise a little treat. Bitsy has that famous button on her back that I love so much! She’s so, so sweet! And Mooch arrived in my…
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Behind the quilts
Have you seen these pictures? Design photos! When I design a quilt I take photos as I go along. Photos help me see the blocks in another dimension. It’s kind of like holding your work up to a mirror and looking at it in reverse. Try it and you’ll see what I mean. If something is wrong you should be able to spot it. Remember Yoyoville? I filled glass candy jars with my yoyo’s as I went along. It was fun to do and I fell in love with the look of the jars. When it came time to put them on the quilt I really had to force…
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Happy Birthday Alyssa!
As the days rush by before Christmas Santa is getting closer and closer! Like most of you I’m still wrapping presents. In the middle of all the hectic holiday rush today is my Granddaughter’s birthday. At the top of her “important things” list today were the red velvet cupcakes she made for school. How sweet life is when you’re 9! Tomorrow night is her school play. It will be held in a little church chapel and she’ll sing her heart out. She’ll be one day older and one day sweeter. Seems like just yesterday she was turning 5. And suddenly she’s old enough to sew! Happy Birthday Alyssa! As…