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A Cup of Gratitude to Go Along with Thankful

29. November 2008

Irene has nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger Award! How lovely of you Irene, and thank you! The rules of the award are: 1. The winner may put the logo on her blog. 2. Put a link to the person you got the award from in your blog. 3. Nominate 3 blogs - it was originally [...]

Thankful

27. November 2008

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Aside from all the important “usuals” like healthy children and family, a wonderful husband and life partner, his good job that keeps us in food and clothing and other assorted necessary and fun things, and just generally a far better life than maybe anyone has any right to expect, I’m greatly thankful for a few [...]

The Smoking Iron

18. November 2008

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Well, there wasn’t really any smoke, but only because I was right here by the iron when it decided to die an untimely death. For the last couple of days, my wonderful iron, the best one I’ve ever had, has been making these little clicking noises, like it does when the thermostat cycles on [...]

Quilt Blocking–A Short Tutorial

16. November 2008

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Do you block your quilts when they’re complete? I do, most of the time. Blocking helps the quilt lay flat and hang straight, and can help counteract slight ruffling or waviness in the borders. Here’s what you’ll need: Am old, clean sheet or piece of fabric bigger than the quilt (helpful to keep lint [...]

Clover White Marking Pen Love

13. November 2008

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Clover White Marking Pen review: Keep It or Bin It? I’ve blathered on about the Clover White Marking Pen before, but it bears repeating, especially after my “A-Ha” moment” the other day. This is why the White Marking Pen (Fine) from Clover rocks: No, you’re not seeing double, I marked the first set [...]

Patchwork Times–Book Report, Car Dealers and Climate Control

11. November 2008

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After a pretty productive week last week on The Book, I feel like this week may get away from me entirely until Friday. The minutiae of at least two weeks of life is condensed into this one week, with “something” to do each day. I did manage to finish one of the biggest projects [...]