Jenny's Quilt

One of the first quilts I made (2001 or 2002) was this Snowball Quilt for my older sister Jenny. This is machine pieced but entirely HAND QUILTED. That's right, I'm proud. Can you see me strutting my stuff? Ahhh, those were the days before children...I LOVE this quilt. I love the colors, the design, and the fact that it was lovingly stitched for someone so important to me. I love knowing that this quilt has been on her children's beds, thrown...

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I am a dummie.

Several bloggers have mentioned recently their inability to contact some of their followers. They have thoughtfully instructed their readers on how to correct this in their Blogger settings by selecting "show email address". I kept thinking "ah, there must be a bunch of newbie dummies out there who haven't caught on to this whole internet thing". Hahahaha.And then I realized that I'm one of them. ...palm to forehead...

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Friday

Talking to a two-and-a-half year old never gets boring.Audrey: it’s snowy.Me: yeah, it’s pretty isn’t it?Audrey: where’s James?Me: he’s at school.Audrey: where’s Rhine? Me: he’s at school too.Audrey: oh.Me: who do you like better?Audrey: uhhhhhhhh… ...

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Quilt Top Finishes!

Yes, I am one of those slow bloggers with lots of excuses. The main one is intimidation. I spend time everyday savoring all of the wonderful blogs out there about parenting, quilting, etc and am amazed at people's creativity and prolific productivity! I can't keep that pace so I feel like I rarely have new things to share.In November and December I added a part-time retail job to my full-time mom-of-three job so the quilting projects went on major...

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