Now that everyone I know is getting married, it’s not completely out of the question to speculate about babies…which will eventually mean more showers (just replace the bridal with baby).
Now, baby gifts are easy to find, but hard to find handmade. I’m not hating on the diaper genies or the onesies – all perfectly [...]

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Okay, so it’s been 6 weeks since I’ve posted. And my MOST dedicated reader mentioned to me the other day that I need to get cracking on writing again (thanks, Suz!). So here I am. Big changes in the last month have seriously cramped my writing style, but don’t worry, all is good. Without much [...]

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And one more thing…I took this picture and forgot to upload it. I’ve posted it just so you can see how the completely adorable newly remodeled guest bedroom looks at Suz’s house. It’s a perfect little quilted bedroom!

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Ah, Fresno. I recently took a trip home and after a 7+ hour (door-to-door) train ride, I was greeted by 108 degree weather and thunderstorms. Did you know that Fresno had a flag? I certainly didn’t. Also, if you read the Wikipedia link about Fresno (above) pay particular attention to the West Side listing. For [...]

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Red Work (also appears as redwork) is a simple form of embroidery done with red floss. The stitches are usually a basic running stitch or stem stitch. It was popularized in the late 1800s, and at that time there were only a limited number of flosses that were color safe (meaning they didn’t run or [...]

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Suz has a friend who is also a quilter (go figure!) And this friend, Eloise, is working on a photo quilt. I have really never seen anything like it. Talk of a photo quilt calls iron-on transfers and printable fabric to mind, but this is not the case with this project.
The little squares that make [...]

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About a month ago, Lila, Suz, and I all got together (this was amid my move, which actually turned out to be a good thing because I had no furniture in my living room). Anyhow, we got together to finally work on sandwiching the scrap quilt (also known lovingly as the project that will never [...]

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I cherish the last quilt that Suz made me. It’s a scrap quilt made out of all of the clothes that she made me when I was little. Last year, she started a new quilt. I chose the pattern, and Suz chose the colors…they are the colors of my current bedroom. It’s not quilted yet, [...]

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Clearly, I am a bag lady. I am constantly shuffling back and forth between my apartment and PRD’s apartment (big thanks to PRD for assisting in the shuffling). As a surprise, Suz made this great bag for me. It’s reminiscent of a carpet bag, but is the EXACT perfect size for a quilt. It’s amazing. [...]

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Suz and I take a little break!

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