Month: July 2010


  • week #8 freebie

    Wow, the summer is going fast…I wish it wasn’t but we are already on week 8 of our summer adventure.  I hope you are all stitching away…you probably need more steam-a-seam 2 light, by now!  Remember to use the light steam-a-seam now.  I am loving it.  It does not separate like the regular SAS2 does. …

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  • new tablemats from Jules

    I am on a plane headed to Long Beach CA, when this will be published, but I wanted you to see the great new wool projects we have along with us that we will be displaying in Long Beach.  Jules has made some simple but darling mats, she is a school teacher and is spending…

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  • new garden photos…

    what can I say….at least the roof is still on the house…I only have a little water in my basement…my neighbors had big trucks over today sucking the water out of theirs…and that is before this last storm…my siding, roof and window trim are damaged and that can all be fixed….the flowers will also grow…

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  • 2010 GARDEN WALK

    Well it finally came…the long anticipated garden walk…it was a beautiful day.  I accomplished all my projects I wanted to get done the days before: re-painting signs, making the garbage can lid bird bath, taking out all the tall daisies that the Wednesday night storm layed down and all the final deadheading and weeding.  There…

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  • I have neglected you all for awhile…

    WOW! Time really flies fast.  It has been over a week since I last blogged.  The weekly feebie blogs don’t count as I sometimes do a few at a time and schedule their release for Mondays…isn’t that cool…but now I actually feel like I can take some time and let you all know what is…

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  • Week #7 Freebie

    Look what is next for this week!  I think they are actually getting better each week.  I know we all have our favorite flowers so that might decide which we like best but I am loving all these basket blocks.  Threads used are: #12 Valdani 1645, o519.  3 Strand Floss- (remember to use one strand…

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  • week #6 freebie

    Here are some little sunflowers….Threads used #12 Valdani:1, O548 &1645–3SF-O154.  Notice the long blanket stitches using the O154 on the sunflowers.  Stitch right to the center  brown ovals.

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  • week #5 freebie…

    Here is another great basket block….threads used are Valdani #12-P12 & O575 AND 3SF-O575 & O775.  I hope you love these blocks as much as I love designing them! Nick & I spent the weekend on the boat.  We got some sun, grilled out a lot and I actually got a lot of sewing done. …

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  • Buttermilk Basin

    I just want to give a shout out about Stacy from Buttermilk Basin.  She has become a good friend of mine and Nick’s (she texts Nick when she’s bored and needs to have me call her, because I don’t like my cell very much)and she was next to us during Quilt Market and this last…

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  • Mini Quilt Group…Show & Tell

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