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quilt rehash 18 Apr 2013 | 12:29 am
The following is a rehash of a post I wrote more than four years ago. All of these quilts, along with several others, have been sitting on a shelf in my sewing room for nearly eight years. Last year w...
spring break 2013 12 Apr 2013 | 10:38 pm
We spent a week at the beach. It was cold and windy but the sun came out most days and we had the best time ever. All three kiddos are already looking forward to renting the same house next year....
very slow but steady... 27 Mar 2013 | 10:32 pm
During these busy days filled with kiddos, chores, errands, sports, pets, school and synagogue volunteering, birthdays and holidays I am adopting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's quote: “Do not hurry; do ...
fourteen 27 Mar 2013 | 08:07 pm
Ezra turned fourteen last week. Happy Birthday to my sweet, smart, funny, caring, loving, thoughtful Ezra. I am not exaggerating one bit - this kiddo is truly special. I am so proud to be your mama. M...
thank goodness all the colors go together 21 Mar 2013 | 10:13 pm
Last week I finished the star blocks for this quilt but realized I didn't have enough white kona cotton for sashing. So I ordered the white kona and waited... Then I chain pieced a whole bunch of 2 1/...
reading + quilting 14 Mar 2013 | 11:19 pm
Sometime in June of 2012 I gave up watching television in the evenings (altogether really) and started reading books instead. For some reason the television made me anxious and I had trouble falling a...
playing with pictures 14 Mar 2013 | 01:50 am
Nearly two years ago my husband bought me a macro lens. And, for the most part, it has sat in a drawer all this time. This is because although I love to experiment with new knitting and quilting techn...
organizing + half triangles 12 Mar 2013 | 06:05 am
So excited to finally be doing Project Life. I keep reading about it on all your blogs but never had the courage to jump in because... I have nearly five years of photos in boxes! Feels much better no...
star block tutorial + triangle piecing trick 6 Mar 2013 | 11:28 pm
Yummy stack of fat quarters in Denyse Schmidt Shelburne Falls fabric line provided the inspiration to create a quilt made up of a series of large stars. Love these stars because they are super easy to...
a funny thing happened on the way to this tutorial 3 Mar 2013 | 06:28 am
I am so enjoying playing with fabric again. It's been nearly a year since I've cut, sewn, designed, picked colors or quilted anything. And although I wasn't aware of it - I have missed creating so ver...
