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How a sewing machine works – how cool is this?

Posted on February 5, 2010 by mam
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Still sewing the blues

Posted on February 3, 2010 by mam

Each day the sun sets a bit later,  providing me with a few more minutes of natural light for  sewing.  I prefer natural light, especially when  cutting fabric.  This by far has been the easiest quilt yet, once all the … Continue reading →

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Got the blues, but I am happy

Posted on January 24, 2010 by mam

As I am still recuperating from the 7 hour road trip on Friday, I spent most of  the weekend indoors, sewing.   On the home front, my grand-daughter Sarah was discharged from the hospital on Friday and will be recuperating at … Continue reading →

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TA-DA

Posted on January 17, 2010 by mam

Three down, nine more to go.  I plan to complete my month of March contribution to the Cottage Swap by mid February.  If I can get the blocks in the mail by then, they should arrive during the first week … Continue reading →

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Finish it

Posted on January 15, 2010 by mam

A while back Nicole of Sister’s Choice Quilts wrote a post about finishing projects. It wasn`t a challenge, simply a plan.  One that I would do well to heed. She suggests Pick one project that you want to finish Work … Continue reading →

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This one is for Sarah

Posted on January 11, 2010 by mam

My very talented and creative oldest grandchild, Sarah, gave me the best Christmas present ever. This book is perfect as it tells me `Everything I wanted to know about quilting, that my daughter wouldn`t tell me. For years my long … Continue reading →

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Pretty in pink

Posted on January 10, 2010 by mam

Inspired by this quilt,  I have been sewing a pretty little quilt for the newest expected member of our family.  My grandson Addison and his wife Kaytlyn are expecting their first child, a girl, in April. I figure if I … Continue reading →

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Ripping not rocking

Posted on January 5, 2010 by mam

I am on my last day of vacation but looking forward to returning to work tomorrow as we are starting a noon hour aerobic class where I work. Yesterday I spent a great deal of the day in my sewing … Continue reading →

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Pretty china girl

Posted on November 12, 2009 by mam

Is this fabric too kitchzy for a quilt? 3 colours or 4. What do you think?

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Paper or cloth?

Posted on October 22, 2009 by mam

For the last while I’ve been debating with myself  whether or not to replace our cloth napkins with paper.  With the upcoming flu season and the H1N1 threat, paper had a slight lead, though I found it difficult to justify … Continue reading →

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