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The Done Manifesto and Deadlines
Bre Pettis and collaborator Kio Stark wrote down everything they knew about bringing “a creative vision to life. They called it The Done Manifesto: There are three states of being. Not knowing, action and…
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Thanksgiving 2015
Today, on America’s Thanksgiving holiday, I am grateful for opportunities that come my way. To be sure, they are often disguised as *bonk!* on the head, occasionally causing some consternation. I am also grateful…
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Back to My Average Life After 10 Days on the Road
Road? Did someone say Road? I found this in my mailbox this morning, and after jumping around my room and being a goofball for a while, the happiness over this news of my acceptance…
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Quilty Procrastination
I feel the crisp air now of California, now that it’s finally mid-November (apparently the effect of climate change) and coming soon is Turkey Day. (For a turkey prep that will change your life,…
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Chuck Nohara Quilt Blocks
I have a new girlfriend and her name is Chuck Nohara. Like all of my girlfriends, she is charming, sweet with a bite of spice, witty and oh! so clever. This is her book, purchased from…
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And That Has Made All the Difference: a Four-in-Art Quilt
And That Has Made All the Difference Quilt No. 151, November 2015 #4 in the Literature Series I close out the Literature Series with another poem, a famous poem, by Robert Frost. You can even…
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A New Purse/Tote Bag
I went looking for a new purse the other day. I’m headed up to Utah to help celebrate my father’s 90th birthday and needed a new purse so I won’t embarrass myself with my…
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Another Mini and a few more things. . .
This very cute quilt arrived yesterday from Jana, my (secret) Simply Mini Quilt Swap partner. Boy, was I bowled over–I love it! I had to take it outside to my back fence photo studio…
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Oktoberfest’s Blocks and Quilts and Plans
While I really love the festive cookies sold during Germany’s Oktoberfest, it’s the giant pretzels I really miss. And who can forget the cute dirndls, wore by the most traditional Bavarian women? (I have…
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What Was Old is New Again
After a trip to Venice one year, I got the bright idea to re-create the magnificent floor in the cathedral, but with subterfuge. Some of the sections would bleed into the others, and others…
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Quilt Abecedary
Starting in January, I will be participating in a one-year term group where we will make words for each other, with the end goal to make a quilt of letters and phrases and words. Since gathering…
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SHINE Circles Block 16, EPP Sew-A-Long
Radiating Compass RoseFinal Block of Shine: The Circles Quilt This is the Sixteenth and Final Block for my project Shine: The Circles Quilt. It’s kind of a bittersweet moment, as I spent more than a…
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Rosette #4–New Hexagon Millefiori Hot Mess Patchwork Quiltalong
This is where I got stalled on Rosette #4 for The New Hexagon Millefiore Quilt, or as I call it, The Hot Mess. It may not turn out to be that, but we’ll see.…
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Breaking the Summer Stranglehold
The good news is that the first mini from my series of four mini-swaps arrived: a delectible circle of houses from Diana in Virginia for the Kaffe Fasset Mini Quilt Swap. [I’m sending out…
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Sewing, Tasking, Listening, Remembering
Sewing This: Sometimes you just need a new direction when you are sick of your own sewing. The free tutorial for this block, from Sew Kylie, is found *here.* My bee-mate chose it…
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Rainbow Gardens
(from here) Sometimes I feel like this lady here, moving at snail’s pace, trying to make my entrance, but know I’ll miss it somewhere. Slow-jo, or Missing the Sew-Jo seems to be a topic…
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Circles Block #15–EPP Sew-A-Long
Compass Rose Number 15 of the circles blocks in Shine: The Circles Quilt About this time, I was running out of ideas for another two circle blocks, so of course I turned to the…
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Popsicles in My Way
This morning, I drove the car down to our local park, walked one mile with my husband by my side, and drove home. Not a big deal for most people, but it was the…
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Summer’s Hot and the Recuperating is Easy
Let’s start with the first item: summer’s hot, and yessiree it is. Tomorrow is supposed to be 108. This is a good time to stay inside and keep getting better, which leads us to…
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Disruption in the Quilting Force
All the nice nurses lined up to greet me Last week I walked into our local hospital and two days later, was wheeled out in one of my new nightgowns, a vase of flowers…
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The Woods Run Mad With Riot: A Four-in-Art Quilt
The Woods Run Mad With Riot A Four-in-Art Quilt, August 2015 #3 in the Literature Series As always, my exploration of a subject in this series starts with the literature, and the poem I…
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Circles Block #14–EPP Sew-A-Long
Peppermint Candy Circles Block #14 in the Circles Sew-A-Long Yes, I know Peppermint Candy isn’t orange and pink, but the swirl — a bit fat swirl, this time — reminded me of unwrapping crinkly…
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Summertime Quilt Fun
Our quilt guild organized a tour of Hoffman Fabrics this past Monday. I jumped at the chance to go, as I’d passed up several other opportunities. I decided that it was summer and it…
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Mini House Quilt Finished!
My mini houses quilt is finished! I know you’ve heard that line before, but let me go back in time to a galaxy far far away, to this: Mini House Fail. Yep. That center…
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Matrix and Offset Pattern Giveaway
Sometime back I wrote about the Mid-Century Modern Bee and all the talented quilters there. I also mentioned my friend Anne of SpringLeaf studios and how she is a pattern designer and maker. This…
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