Archive | October, 2006

Sharing the fabric and the gift

October 29, 2006

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Quilts From The Quiltmaker’s Gift,by Joanne Larsen Line My youngest daughter Erin has been asking to make a quilt for a long time (never mind how long; shame on me!). I helped her pick out fabric yesterday for a quilt for her bed, and we are using a pattern from Quilts from The Quiltmaker’s Gift. [...]

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A return to former times

October 28, 2006

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I visited the Black Forest Quilters Guild once again last evening. I’ve been away from the guild for a number of years, since about the time I passed the presidency on to Liz probably. I think I was a little burnt out on it all after three years on the board, and then life just [...]

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Quilting Warm Fuzzy Feelings #5

October 26, 2006

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When you’ve found the perfect fabric for a quilt in your stash and you don’t have enough, but your favorite quilt shop comes through with the perfect replacement, and plenty of it! Talk about a “make my day moment” and a WFF all in one! I’m planning a new quilt, and of course I had [...]

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Deadlines and commitments

October 24, 2006

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I received a response to an email I sent a couple of weeks ago to my oldest DD’s music teacher this morning, and he apologized for the lateness of his reply. He said “I put the band back together I should have my head examined.” My instant thought was “been there, done that.” I wrote [...]

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A day of quilting for a change!

October 22, 2006

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I found this Blogthing that looked like fun, so I took the little quiz, and here’s how it came out: You Belong in Winter Quiet, calm, and totally at peace… You’re happy to be at home, wrapped in a blanket, completely snowed in Whether you’re lighting a fire or having a snowball fight, you always [...]

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A mostly quiet day

October 21, 2006

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I did go to the Gussy Goose Craft Bazaar, though I thought I might not when I woke up this morning feeling worse than I did yesterday. Still fighting the cold! I talked with many nice people at the bazaar about the Machine Quilting CD Workshop, and quilting and machines in general. There’s a chance [...]

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CD Signing at the Fall Craft Bazaar on Patch Barracks

October 20, 2006

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The Gussy Goose has invited me to the Fall Craft Bazaar this weekend in the Patch Barracks Gymnasium. The Bazaar is open from 10:00 to 18:00 Saturday and Sunday, and I’ll be there from 11:00 to 1:00 on Saturday, with the new Machine Quilting—Master the Basics Workshop on CD loaded on the laptop and ready [...]

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