On Monday night we ate at patti’s 1880’s settlement for supper…it’s an annual ritual…the best food around..you have to make reservations…this was my dessert… I need not say another word…it was great…but I have to be honest.. My mom’s is better… I think because I like whipped cream on the top of coconut cream not…

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Well, finally a moment to blog….we are doing well here in soggy KY. Lots of things are moved around but luckily we have not been affected by any of that…we are seeing lots of return customers and meeting many new ones…we had 10 day old Corbin visit us with his Mama yesterday… Isn’t he beautiful….we…

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This post is a little back dated but my battery in my camera was dead and I finally tracked Jess down for her pictures…, but here’s our 2010  Christmas party for our shop employees….we do a gift to exchange…here are some of the photos…The girls received dovo scissors and a hand made sewing basket from…

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We also visited Temecula Quilt Company…Cheryl the owner has a different concept in her shop…all I could think of was Pottery Barn…Everything was perfectly staged.  It was spacious and very  neat and tidy.  Cheryl loves little quilts, Civil War fabrics and does mostly her own patterns in her store…You can tell she loves her store…

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Nick left me in California…to teach another class….not for good…don’t get excited!  I had another great opportunity to teach at the Quilter’s Coop in the beautiful wine country of Temecula.  Joanne the owner of Quilter’s Coop wisked me away from Ontario and brought me to wonderful part of the state about an hour south of…

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Hey girls…for those of you coming Feb 10th for the wool weekend here is a quick peak at your project…it will have tongues on the ends and the flowers will have centers…I am going to call it…Patiently waiting…I will probably finish it tomorrow…I have it all stitched and just have to do the tongues and…

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Jan Schneider is a remarkable quilter.  When I was thinking of who could pull off a bed turing for our open house, her name was one of the first on my list.  I had to prod her a little and tell her is was not going to be all that bad and that once you…

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Hey…thanks eveyone for the wonderful comments…and yes you can move in!  To answer a bunch of questions at once…The black quilt in the main dining room is call Wisconsin Whig Rose…I designed it for our Guild’s raffle quilt a few years back and I knew the woman who won it…I told her if she ever…

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Scrap Basket blocks…remember these…I am sorry I have not been able to keep up with them, but we will do a bunch of them in the next couple of months…here are the directions for #6…just click on the following link and print it out!  SCRAP BASKET BLOCK #6 For those of you who are new followers, search…

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I just want to remind everyone…to visit Lynda Hall’s site…Her post is fabulous for us primitive lovers….It makes me want to finish my decorating…make sure to see the slide show…what a feast for the eyes…www.primitivepiecesbylynda.blogspot.com…I miss Lynda…she was not at Fall Market…she must have stayed home to decorate!  Love it- Lynda!  LB

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