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Fabric Then Laundry
Last Thursday evening, I went fabric shopping and for coffee with Mary, a blog reader. When I left, I told my daughter and son-in-law that I'd be home between nine and ten only Mary and I were having...
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Edgy Details
Perky would NOT be the word to describe me yesterday. Exhausted. Crabby. Those are both good options. Not much happened. The fabric is washed, dried, folded, and in the stash closet and that's as good...
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The Thinking Companion
When my friend phoned last night to see if we were on to sew, my reaction was oh... right... it's Wednesday. She laughed and we had a discussion about how many days we need for the holiday after the...
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On Making Thread Lace
With traditional quilting and textile art techniques, there is less waste than with sewing fashions. Many traditional quilts utilize strips or geometric shapes which maximize fabric yardage and textile...
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The Make Messy Room
The definition of an appropriate gift in our family is something you want, not something you need. Typically, that would be an item that is not practical although what's practical and what's not...
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Frayed Faded & Worn
On Saturday, while the sink was being installed in the laundry room, I worked on stitching together the pieced blocks from the deconstructed alphabet quilt. I joined them using blue sashing. The strips...
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The Dress Solution
When I left for my daughter's house at the end of April, the weather was still blowing and cold. Snow was a very recent - as in just that week - memory. Now that I'm back home, it's hot, as if we...
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Round Adds Pounds
My taste in fabric is neither wild nor way out there. I tend toward solids, texture, and the occasional soft print that is typically on the timeless rather than the trendy end of the spectrum which...
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Purple & Black
The sun is shining this morning and it looks like the weather is going to make a shift. YEAH. Today marks the start of the May long weekend which is traditionally seen as a time for gardening, camping,...
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Working On The Purple Black Dress
A friend's daughter is expecting a boy in June. After seeing what wasn't in the stores when I went shopping for my grandson, I decided to knit a sweater as a baby gift. It's a nice change from scarves...
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Without Head Or Heels
It took six hours yesterday to clean both bathrooms and our bedroom which sounds like a tremendous amount of time but I was working steadily. It's just that I went the deep route. In the bathrooms, I...
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A Beautiful Push
In stages is the better way to go with deep cleaning. The sparkle is lovely but it's a LOT of work. I couldn't have powered through at this level. Today is the kitchen. Tomorrow is the doors and...
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Five Guys, Chilli & Chips
Cleaning the kitchen was vastly different this time compared to last time. We'd just bought the house and it was supposed to have been professionally cleaned only there was grease, grime, twist ties,...
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Postcard From Paris
Have you ever written a letter to yourself? I've done it twice, once writing from my current age to my younger self and once writing from an older age to my current one. It's quite an eye opening if...
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This Is Not My Box
On Saturday, I went for coffee with a friend and we had a wonderful two hour conversation about what was going on in each of our lives. On Sunday, I went to a barbeque to celebrate another friend's...
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Do Great Work
We're going to start by having a close look at exactly what Great Work is. I don't want you feeling that Great Work is beyond your reach, that it's only for people who already have a deep sense of...
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On Synchronicity & Fear
With quilting or textile art, there is very little waste. Not so with fashion sewing. All those bits and pieces around the edges feel like throwing away money to me so I've tried to find ways to use...
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Add In Increments
Normally, when Howard is away I invite a friend to come for a sewing visit, go away, or plan a lot of projects to maximize the time - like cleaning last week. I miss him only he has travelled...
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Not One Stitch
Along with the knitting, I had several errands planned for yesterday and a coffee date in the evening. It seemed wise to do the errands first only I never got to the knitting. Not one stitch. How is it...
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A Compilation Of Many Patterns
Between now and leaving for Oregon on the 15th, there's a mile long list of things to be done and - for whatever reason - the last few days have moved so slow that they're practically going backwards....
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