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Feathers!

Have I mentioned yet that I love feathers? I love seeing them on quilts, and I love quilting them myself. Today I finished doing the outlining of the little painted motifs on the table runner I’m working on, so that means I was finally allowed to put the first feather […]

Shopping!

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The quilt I currently have on our bed (this one) is almost seven years old and showing its age; the fabric is beginning to split. That’s doubly sad, since I don’t really enjoy making enormous quilts. 😉 However, I’ve wanted to make a Winding Ways quilt for some time, so […]

The Lion King!

Last night my husband and I went to see The Lion King at the Mandalay Bay Theater. It was everything I’d ever heard it would be — absolutely fantastic! Naturally, we weren’t allowed to take pictures, so you’ll have to content yourself with this photo of the program and the […]

More sewing room photos

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I did say I was going to show you where I quilt, but then I only posted a photo of my Bernina. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ll show you the rest of the room. It’s a bedroom in our three-bedroom home, so it’s not huge — just about […]

Here’s where I quilt

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I thought I’d show you where I quilt. This is my Bernina 630 (no embroidery module), which is set into a cabinet from Tracey’s Tables; I just love my set-up! What you see here is a table runner in progress. The three main blocks were done with paint sticks, and […]

Welcome to my blog!

I have to admit that I never thought I’d be doing a blog. After all, I have a web site, so what more did I need? I do think I’ll be keeping the web site, too, as it’s a good way for me to quickly find information I’ve saved about […]