Category: In the Studio

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3 Dog Nights, Quilt Retreat and a Bad Case of the Sniffles

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Hi Friends, It is good to be back among the living again.  This Spring weather threw me a doozy this week with a pretty bad chest cold and I'm just now feeling better, though still stuck with a lingering cough and phlegm issue which will hopefully be done in  a  few more days. So back… Continue reading 3 Dog Nights, Quilt Retreat and a Bad Case of the Sniffles

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Just How Does 17 Yards Of Fabric Get Stuffed Into a Mailer?

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I had ordered some fabric from Hawthorn Threads last week because I contacted my so now totally famous sister in law for some of her fabrics that might work in a One Block Wonder quilt.  She actually had to locate someone that still had this line in their inventory!  Fortunately, Hawthorn Threads had the two prints I… Continue reading Just How Does 17 Yards Of Fabric Get Stuffed Into a Mailer?

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Finally! I’ve broken a Plateau! And other house makeover news…

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Hi Everyone! It has been I think 3 weeks since I've lost anything on my weight loss journey and today I finally broke it with another pound lost!  I am so happy because I was beginning to get a little frustrated! Anyway...I'm going to have to do another block in honor of breaking that plateau… Continue reading Finally! I’ve broken a Plateau! And other house makeover news…

Weight Loss Journey Quilt

Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #8 – “The Next 5 Pounds”

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Hi Everyone! We received some snow yesterday, just a few inches, and I think the plows were ready for it because when it was time to go to work the streets were clear!!  If there is one positive thing to say about living in Chicago (suburbs) this has to be it.  We have one of the… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #8 – “The Next 5 Pounds”

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Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #7 – “Must Love Chocolate!”

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Happy Valentines Day!!! It has been a week or so since I posted my last block in this Weight Loss series and all this time I have been thinking about doing a block that involved chocolate!!!  Isn't chocolate something that we just crave on a diet?  I know for me it has been, even though… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #7 – “Must Love Chocolate!”

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Building a Quilt Design Wall – Part 1

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I've seen them out there, rather elusive, in their exposure on blogs or quilt websites.  Usually they're hidden behind the cropping of the photograph but I know there must be a way to have one too, the Quilt Design Wall that is! But I don't want one that is a permanent fixture, I just don't… Continue reading Building a Quilt Design Wall – Part 1

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Playing With Crumbs

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This is my crumb basket, the last resting place for all those little bits of fabric that I just can't bear to throw away!  I'm not sure it is actually possible to completely empty a crumb basket because there is ALWAYS something being tossed into it!  But I try.  I really do.  Sometimes I'll spend DAYS just… Continue reading Playing With Crumbs

Weight Loss Journey Quilt

Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #6 – “Even Steven”

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Hey Everyone! Yesterday was weigh in day and just as I'd feared this day would come, I'm even for the week. So in honor of being even my next block in this journey is "Even Steven" (faint reference to Seinfeld for those of you interested in the humor here). The block is rather a boring… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #6 – “Even Steven”