Month: April 2012
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Sketching and thinking
I’ve been tossing around an idea for a new quilt. Last week I took a few dozen photos, and today I spent quite a bit of time playing with them in Photoshop Elements. I did some mixing and matching from several pictures, choosing the elements I liked best. Once I had the basic image settled,…
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International Quilt Festival in Cincinnati!
April 13, 14, and 15 will be very big days for quilters in Ohio and the surrounding regions. The International Quilt Festival will be in Cincinnati! I still don’t know if I’ll be able to make it. I’ll be taking my sweet husband to yet another specialist on Friday. They are still trying to determine…
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Spring 2012 Quilting Quarterly
The Spring 2012 issue of NQA’s Quilting Quarterly arrived in my mailbox last week. It spent several days sitting on my desk before I opened it. Emblazoned across the top of the page 9 says “Quilting with No Fear,” and below is a picture of me. Oh, dear! Me? No fear? I try to be…
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Taxes and treasures
I finished my taxes yesterday! Knowing I had to tackle them has been looming over me for several weeks. What a relief to be done!!! We celebrated with DQ in the afternoon as soon as I hit “Submit.” In the evening, sweet hubby decided we needed to go to Longhorn for dinner so I wouldn’t…
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Gathering wedding stuff
I’ve felt so privileged to be able to divide my attention between my sweet hubby and my two daughters during these past few weeks. Sweet hubby is recovering at an amazing speed. DD#2 has just finished her first trimester, but she is still exhausted most of the time. In the midst of doctor appointments, we’ve…