Author: lisabongean


  • Summertime and the 4th of July

      I spent a wonderful weekend boating, grilling, dog sitting and sewing my blocks of the week together.  I love how it turned out.  I hope those of you doing it also like it… I know the block of the week is sort of a mystery quilt.  Hope you are not disappointed.  We went out…

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  • Strawberry Picking!

    Yesterday Carole and I went in search of some strawberries, which I pick every year.  The first farm we went to we were placed in a patch of mostly weeds and small berries that didn’t taste like anything.  After picking my $3.10 worth we decided we were going somewhere else….So we set out for a…

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  • Brigham City UT and Lee’s Summit MO

      I just arrived home last night from Lee’s Summit MO, where I taught 3 classes, punchneedle, wool applique and wool applique w/piecing on a little cotton tulip quilt.  There were a great bunch of teachers there as well.  See below….   I love teaching.  I meet a whole new bunch of people where ever…

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  • The Pacific Coast

    Here are some photos from when we went to the coast for a few days after market…we walked the beach each morning and then explored the town…Look at those great blue flowers that must be perennials there! Boy I am I jealous… Here is the project i started the other day…It is so fun to…

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  • New project from Market!

    Look at what I am working on!  It is a punchneedle from Threads that Bind…Shawn Williams…i told you about all of her grrrreat projects….I couldn’t wait to start this one..it is done with 6 strands of floss, I have never used 6 before so I wanted to try it…Its looking really good…I have ordered DMC…

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  • I did not die!

    Ok…I have been a lot of places in the last two or three weeks…I know i should be kicked off blogland, but I think i will be able to blog while i am gone, but, I do not get signals on my wi-fi strong enough to post..so I guess i will try to be better…

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  • We went plant shopping

    Ann, Carol and I made our yearly trip to Honeymoon Acres in New Holstein, WI.  They have such wonderful plants at the most reasonable prices….Look at the size of the hanging basket Carol is holding…it was only $21…click on the photo…to see how beautiful it is…the next thing I have to rave about is how…

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  • Drum roll…Here they are!

      I know many of you have been patiently waiting for these…They are the start of my block of the week that we will be doing at our quilt shop, Primitive Gatherings this summer.  They feature our own hand dyed wools and will be a little more primitive than what I have done in the…

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  • Goofing off!

    I feel like I am sluffing off.  I am so used to having packed days of work, whether is be, sewing, book work, ordering, planning, organizing our next show, working on patterns, printing…I have my work done before we go off to Spring Market in Portland.  I promised myself that I would not do anything…

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  • Summer Block of the Week, yes week….

    Yesterday  and today I started drawing and picking out fabric for my summer block of the week…This will run the 12 weeks of summer at our quilt shop, Primitive Gatherings.  It will be fairly simple, have a primitive look…I have the wools picked out, 3 blocks drawn and have decided how I will set them…Ordered…

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