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Primitive? Me?
I just received my second issue of Primitive Quilts. Have you seen this new magazine yet? It’s put together by a group of really creative ladies and I do mean creative. It’s so well done I find that I’m enjoying the magazine a lot. I signed up for a 2 year subscription! If you border between “Prim” and traditional style…
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About 60 miles down the road
Jump in the car, drive about 60 miles down the road and you’ll get the concept of how far the tornado took Jeaneane’s quilt. Judging by what that tornado did to her house the chances of a quilt making it that far in one piece must be a million to one! Jeaneane’s mother-in-law was 91 when she made these quilt…
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Little Miracles
Little miracles happen when we least expect them… Let me tell you about my new friend Jeaneane. I met her just after the Joplin tornado hit when a friend of Jeaneane’s emailed me to ask for a favor; Jeaneane lost almost everything in the tornado, including her computer with all the Snowbound and Tisket A Tasket blocks she had saved. …
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National Smore’s Day!
Did you know today is National Smore Day? Can you believe it? Really, I don’t make this stuff up. Every August 10th is Smore Day. It would take an act of Congress to make it an official holiday…the kind where everyone gets a day off to stay home and make Smores. We all know Congress could never agree on this…
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Happy Monday!
Happy Monday everyone! I had a great weekend and I hope you did too. I spent the weekend coloring and it was so much fun! I bought these markers awhile ago and this is the first time I’ve used them. They provide a sea of smooth color for any design… …I used them to color in samples for my new…
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Henrietta Block Eight!
I’ve posted block eight of Henrietta Whiskers a little early for my blog readers! Henrietta’s showing off more of her neighborhood this month. Rumor has it that the people who live in this house feed Henrietta peanuts. And that sometimes Henrietta brings along a friend… or two… or three… …and they all “pig” out together! Good thing I didn’t put…