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Playing with color
Playing around with color. Isn’t that what we love about quilting? I just finished teaching my Merry, Merry Snowmen class at Thimble Creek, our local quilt shop. I had the best group of ladies ever. They may not realize it but watching them inspired me! Just look at these beauties that came out of my class! I love this combination…
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Shabby
My husband will NEVER understand shabby. To him shabby is wood waiting to be thrown away. All the years we’ve been married I’ve tried to make him understand…no honey I don’t want it painted. I want it to look just like it is! Now, when he does paint something he’s come around to doing what he calls distressing. Trust me…
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Wool Colors
We’ve got some new colors of wool I just put on our website. Yum is all I can say! If these don’t make you want to work with wool nothing will! :>) These are new colors from Weeks Dye Works. It was really hard to cut these into bundles. I just want to keep them on my desk for…
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My Marcel
Marcel…do you remember his story? I’ll never understand why he was at the vet’s office for so long without being adopted. People coming and going every day and everyone passed him by for over 2 months. They missed a real gem. I’m so thankful my husband brought him home. He came with imperfections that make me love him even…
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Cubby Shelf Storage
I’ve spent the weekend cleaning in the studio. When I’m busy working on new things organization gets away from me and after market it’s time to gather everything up once again and find a place for it. Cubby shelves are perfect for storage in a sewing room. They don’t use valuable floor space and they put things in site that…
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Tiny Shamrock Flowers
These tiny shamrock flowers are blooming in my studio. In the mornings they open with the first light, and as the day goes on they start to close. They follow the light actually turning with the sun. By evening they’ve completely closed, resting for the night and storing energy to begin the process once again when morning comes. All of…