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Just another manic Monday...
It happens whenever we get ready to leave town: I get the heebie jeebies. That's when every project I am working on demands to be at the top of the list - or least on the list. And I have always found...
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A Wet Blanket
This little baby quilt is 40" x 48" - just big enough for Junior who was born April 1. Yesterday was his one-month birthday party, and I was invited. His twin older siblings died the same day my mom...
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My bags are not packed - I'm not ready to go
But I'm ever so slowly getting there. This t-shirt quilt due in early June is almost ready to be put together and be delivered to Frank and Terri for long-arming - still waiting for the mom to drop...
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Two very smart guild buddies...
This Medallion Quilt-A-Long #chicagomqgmedallion project is coming along, slowly. But the last border is borthering me. Sue R #fishy_quilt and Iris J #rojoquilts made suggestions on Instagram...
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Jet Lag and Glamping
With the Eastern Danube cruise over, my focus was getting to Ann Arbor for Glamp Stitchalot. Luckily, before we left for Europe I made my swap pouch (above) and an extra that went to the Swap Mamma,...
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Sunday, June 12 - the Trifecta of Quilting
Perfect weather, all kinds of projects, excellent tunes Progress on Glamp projectsPurse parts prepped for two new pursesSome Brookfield Jazz Society t-shirts which John...
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Fabric and Pattern Crushes
I love this Art Gallery Fabric by Bonnie Christine from her Hello, Bear line and keep reordering it because I keep using it. I have made Sloan Bags from this. I just took my Sloan Bag to Eastern...
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Father's Day
Maybe I should have just titled this "T-Shirt Quilts Make Me Cry." This quilt is Jeff's Father's Day present - he's a Chicago policeman married to Sheila, a teaching colleague of mine. Sheila's mom,...
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Today's Adventures
Mors Bags from Brookfield Jazz Society's t-shirts - by John's requestQuilted pillow tops for Sara's Inn, an organization which focuses on domestic violence. It is my Chicago MQG's current charity...
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Getting my head out of my ...
Self-absorption - it's so easy to get lost in the minutiae of life - appointments, dates, weekly appointments, daily chores, exercise, walking, reading. It's time to look outward. So I have put...
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Brighten the Corner...
When I was so seriously ill last summer, my sister asked me - among other things - if I had my funeral song ready. And I do: Brighten the Corner Where You Are. The news the past few days has been...
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Current Addiction
These three purses for Sew Powerful are ready to join the other completed ones. A team from the Sew Powerful organization is currently in Lusaka, Zambia right now, an area of the country with the...
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Pink: Not One of My Favorites
There is a team from Sew Powerful in Zambia right now distributing purses, working with local seamstresses, and doing some farming. One of the team commented that the girls really like pinks and...
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Raw-Edge Sashiko
Before I get back to pink Sew Powerful purses, I have been wanting to try a raw-edge Sashiko project using a pile of shot cottons that don't seem to be going anywhere. (and yes, I know how much these...
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And now for something completely different...
Soon-to-be parents Patricia and Luis are both elementary teacher who have read The Hungry Caterpillar countless times. They wanted a wall hanging for the baby and asked if I would make this quilt....
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But who's counting?
These 12 purses for Sew Powerful have been finished for over a week, and now I'm cutting/making kits for more. It's a slow process because each of the 11 pattern pieces needs to be interfaced. So to...
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Adventure at the University of Chicago: Thursday Eye Candy
My Chicago Modern Quilt Guild was asked to furnish quilts for a display at the University of Chicago, Bernard Mitchell Hospital. Guild members Dianne Bienick, Shannon Dangerfield, Amy Struckmeyer, and...
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High Expectations. But...
This is what I have to show for my weekend of sewing. I had such high expectations since I spent much of last week doing the prep work for 12 purse kits. These are my only finishes - one teal Trail...
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From Purses Back to Quilts
My Summer Goal of making 24 SewPowerful Purses? Done! Each purse needs to contain a note to a young girl - words of comfort, exhortation, wisdom, encouragement. These notes are almost harder than...
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