Category: Family
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First portrait for DD#2
DD#2 came over Sunday evening to work on one of the portraits she’s making for a friend. This is the first portrait she’s made, and she has two more planned. It’s fun that my family wants to try these, too. I’ve told people that anyone can make them, not just quilters. I was interested in…
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Life happens
Last week was one of those “life happens” week. It would be untrue to say that I quilt full-time. No, there are many other responsibilities that crowd in and take precedence. Those things may very well be enjoyable to me, and I certainly wouldn’t want to eliminate them, but they still keep me out of…
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Purple, pink and blue Friday
We had a great Thanksgiving with wonderful, out-of-town friends. Thankfully, no Black Friday madness for us! None of us relish the thought of being crushed by crowds. Instead, the men did male-bonding stuff and went to the Air Force Museum, while we stayed behind in peace and quiet and I taught them how to make…
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Our Colorado adventure – homeward bound
Ah, homeward bound! We loved meeting all these wonderful quilters over the last three and a half weeks, but I was ready to be home. I was actually missing our lightly steamed veggie and fresh fruit diet. Who knew? So, after another night’s rest, and we headed north a short distance to go to Jukebox…
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Retreat and refresh
We just got back from three days at this idyllic conference center in Hartford City, Indiana. My husband and I, along with four others from our church, went to the Midwest Calvary Chapel Pastors’ Conference where we were blessed with beautiful landscapes, great teaching, and wonderful fellowship. This time was especially refreshing for me after…
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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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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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Happy birthday, DD#2
I finished my improvisational Cherrywood Fabrics quilt on Saturday. I think I’ll just call it “Cherrywood Improv.” In any case, I was thrilled to finish in time to give it to DD#2 for her 25th birthday! She loves the colors and I’m sure she’ll spend many happy hours snuggled up under it while watching movies…
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Published: Sneak preview Quilting Arts Gifts 2011
I saw that the 2011 issue of Quilting Arts Gifts is now available. Click on the “Table of Contents” tab and you’ll see my mini portrait ornaments! You can see them in the photo above on the left hand side. I shared these ornaments on this blog last December when I was sharing all of…
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Quiet get away
We just got back from a quiet little get away in the RV my dad blessed us with several years ago. It’s so nice to just pack it up and drive to the nearest state park. We nestle in and watch lots of movies. Each day we come up for air long enough to go…