I Hope You Dance

| April 20, 2008

The excitement of getting ready for a dance recital (as long as it isn’t ME who is doing the dancing) is one of my FAVORITE THINGS. This weekend was picture day for the dancers at the Swift Creek Academy for the Performing Arts – and Sarah and Leanna (my grandangels) were among the dancers who […]

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Thimbleberries Quilt – Piece by Piece

| April 20, 2008

This month’s addition to the LAKESIDE THIMBLEBERRIES QUILT was amazingly simple…… it sure is fun putting together a quilt – piece by piece – an adventure over time.  I really love these fabrics – the colors make me happy! A small assignment is a joyful experience – and I get to cross it off my […]

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Orange Crush – Pineapple Crush – Decisions Decisions Decisions

| April 20, 2008

Many quilters from all over the world are at this very moment happily completing Step Two of the Orange Crush Mystery Quilt designed by Bonnie K. Hunter (if anyone is interested in joining in on the fun – go to www.quiltville.com.)  Weeks ago, while waiting for our Step 1 instructions, many of us (including yours truly) selected our […]

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April Birth of a Sampler – THOUSANDS of 1 1/2 Inch Squares

| April 20, 2008

I wonder how many other quilters have ever cut so many extra strips of material that they could almost make a WHOLE quilt with the leftovers?  I guess I got CARRIED away with making my little 1 1/2″ square four-patches for the round (shown below) on my Birth of a Sampler Quilt because I had an embarrasssing number of […]

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