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Church craft day
1 Feb 2015

Church craft day

by Maria | posted in: DD#2, Purposeful Gift, Other projects | 0

Yesterday our church had a craft day where a bunch of the ladies and older girls brought whatever craft they wanted to work on, and we all had fun talking and snacking, and even did some of our crafts! It … Continued

Review of 2014
31 Dec 2014

Review of 2014

by Maria | posted in: Amalya, Acceptance, Blue things, DD#2, Hazel, Sweet hubby, #3 Bull's Eye, #4 Autumn Fields, Family, Purposeful Gift, #7 Trio, #8 ADD, Teaching | 0

I can’t believe it is already the end of 2014! This has been a busy, eventful year for our family. Being “Mimi” means a lot of quilt making gets put on hold temporarily so I can focus completely on little … Continued

Merry Christmas to me!
26 Dec 2014

Merry Christmas to me!

by Maria | posted in: DD#2, Hazel, Sweet hubby, Holidays, Family | 1

Merry Christmas to me! Well, really, it is for sweet hubby since I am totally blessed, and he does our laundry. But I suppose that is a year-long Christmas present of a different sort, isn’t it? Anyway, at the end … Continued

Tutorial: DIY reversible drawstring toy bag & play mat
10 Dec 2014

Tutorial: DIY reversible drawstring toy bag & play mat

by Maria | posted in: Hazel, Other projects, Tutorials | 0

It’s fifteen days until Christmas! If you need a quick DIY gift for the child in your life, here’s a great one. I made this reversible toy bag / play mat in about half a day. Adorable little Hazel has … Continued

Our Texas adventure, Part 2
27 Oct 2014

Our Texas adventure, Part 2

by Maria | posted in: Portraits, DD#2, Hazel, Little Punkin, Teaching | 9

What do you usually do when you are on a long road trip, sitting in the passenger seat? Sweet hubby loves to drive, so I’m rarely behind the wheel, but that’s okay. I can always find something to do! On … Continued

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
10 Oct 2014

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month

by Maria | posted in: Amalya, DD#2, Family, Purposeful Gift | 0

These awareness magnets are one of the new projects that I have been helping DD#2 with. She designed the car magnets, and I created them in Photoshop. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. October 15th is Pregnancy and … Continued

Happy birthday to me!
28 Sep 2014

Happy birthday to me!

by Maria | posted in: Amalya, Hazel, Family, Purposeful Gift | 3

Isn’t she just adorable? Happy birthday to me! Today is my birthday, and I’m thankful for every year I’ve been given. So, I haven’t been doing much quilting the last month, but I’ve been busy with many very valuable events. … Continued

Miamisburg Material Girls
9 Aug 2014

Miamisburg Material Girls

by Maria | posted in: Color, Purposeful Gift, Teaching | 0

On Thursday I had another opportunity to talk about one of my favorite subjects: color! Sweet hubby and I went down to Miamisburg and I did a lecture for the Material Girls quilt guild. Doesn’t this look like a nice … Continued

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