Month: September 2011
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I’ve been keeping a secret
I’ve been keeping a secret. And it’s blue 🙂 Today is my birthday! A big one… Usually we just go out to a nice steak dinner, but this year was different, probably because it is the big one. This year my sweet hubby gave me an iPad 2 for my birthday, and the secret is…
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Product review: Pentel Gel Roller for Fabric
It can be tough traveling, but sometimes the biggest challenge is returning home to the piles of mail and catching up on emails, not to mention reading blogs! I actually like to decompress with a cup of coffee and surround myself with the piles and savor it while sweet DH does the laundry. This time,…
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10 things I learned from my dad this week
We just came back from visiting with my dad for a week. He has been suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease for four or five years now. He is living with my brother and sister-in-law who do an amazing job caring for him. It is exhausting, of course, especially since they both work full time. My hubby…
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Cover for my 2011 Quilt Art Engagement Calendar
My friend Beth Schillig showed me the fabulous cover she made for her Quilt Art Engagement Calendar. What a great idea! I never would have thought of it, but as soon as I saw it, I knew I wanted to make one too. I thought it would be perfect to be able to bring with…
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Preparing Cosmic Jewels
Looking at our calendar, I realized that we’ll be traveling more than usual between now and the end of the year. I like having a small project to carry around with me to keep my hands busy. Since my sewing machine is getting its yearly checkup anyway, I thought it might be a good idea…
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Four heads are better than one
This week I wanted to try out some new products so I contacted Lisa Quintana and she contacted two of her friends, Susan Pickrell and Debra Bentley. We got together for two afternoons to explore various ways to use deColourant, deColourant Plus, and deColourant Spray. Ideas certainly start flying when four fiber artists start to…
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Give away: winner and fusible rhinestuds
On Tuesday I was diligently finishing up my “Glorious” challenge quilt. Tuesday was kind of a crazy day for me, so I never got around to giving you a progress report. We had to turn in our challenge quilts on Tuesday night. (They will all be shown at the next quilt guild meeting.) Not wanting…
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Blown away!
I don’t know how to say this — I’m blown away!!! I just got a surprise phone call from Crystal at IQA. She told me the most amazing news! Windblown won one of the top eight awards for the upcoming International Quilt Festival in Houston! I wasn’t sure I heard her right, so I made…
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Published: portrait ornaments
I got my advance copies of the 2011 Quilting Arts Gifts magazine! Inside you can find instructions on how to make your own easy, no-sew portrait ornaments. It’s fun to see these published. I made a Christmas ornament for my girls each year when they were growing up. (I documented each of them on this…
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