Where were you when the EARTHQUAKE HIT VIRGINIA?

| August 26, 2011

Catherine and I were in a quilt store in Gloucester, VA………and the earth shook……where were you when the earthquake hit Mineral, VA?  If you have to be in an earthquake, this was a good place to be.  The good thing is that we didn’t see any damage in Gloucester. Catherine and I had a wonderful […]

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SOMETHING NEW – TIE DYE

| July 10, 2011

This weekend I was helping my grandangels tie dye t-shirts (remember the hippie days of yesteryear?  THEY ARE BACK!)  It was messy but ever so liberating.  I like the tie dye that comes in the little bottles in kits (we got ours at JoAnn’s.)   I got inspired to tie dye some muslin – I […]

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What is on my DESIGN WALL?

| May 23, 2011

I don’t ACTUALLY have a design wall – but I will show you what is on my DESIGN FLOOR this week. It is sao’s ROAD TO BROWNWOOD QUILT (a Judy Laquidara design – the pattern is on her website at www.patchworktimes.com)  Last week I made the border blocks and the other borders *it seems like […]

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PLAYING DRESS UP AT KOHL’S

| May 18, 2011

While at Kohl’s on Mother’s Day, while we were waiting for my DD to spend her gift card from her husband, two of my grandangels (5th grader, Sarah and Freshman, Leanna) decided to entertain themselves – AND ME! When I said GO – they both scattered and picked out ONE OUTFIT for the OTHER ONE […]

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Grandangel Fun

| April 23, 2011

One of my favorite things (yes it is on my LIST OF FAVORITE THINGS!) is sewing with my grandangels. Sarah made MAY (her little webkinz lamb) a sundress and bonnet for Easter…….she used the rotary cutter alone (for the first time) and she also used my Brother Duetta sewing machine – ALL ALONE!   I […]

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