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Here I am!
Hope you didn't forget about me! Thanks to all of you who sent me your thoughts and condolences for Cheyenne. She was a sweet cat and I miss her terribly. We did adopt Holly right before...
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Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker - Review and Giveaway!
I was recently asked to review Jennifer Chiaverini's new book, Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. This is this first book that she's written that is not part of the Elm Creek Quilts series, which we all know...
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Christmas Quilt
The sewing room is finally cleaned up and I found a little time to quilt and bind my Christmas quilt made from a free Gail Pan embroidery Block of the Month from a few years ago. I couldn't seem to...
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Winner at last!
I'm quite late in choosing a winner for this book...bet you thought I forgot all about it! The random number selector chose Ruth's comment as the winner, so I've already contacted her and the book...
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Hexies
It seems I've caught the hexies bug too. But mine are just a bit different than the rest I've seen on other blogs, seeing as they're crochet, not quilting! I used the tutorial from the Lavender and...
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Getting close...
To another finish! Should have this one quilted today, then the binding and I'll be done!
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Binding
Time to stitch down the binding, I just love the polka dot flannel on the back!
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My Little Helper
Holly decided to give me a little help quilting today. This quilt is made from blocks that I exchanged in the Jo Morton Yahoo group a few years ago. I made the top and basted it on the machine for hand...
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On The Needles Friday
It's been a while since I posted for On the Needles Friday. I've been working on this hat for awhile, it's a Ravelry pattern called the Temperance Hat. The pattern is pretty easy, I just knit slowly!...
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Happy Easter Giveaway!
Wishing all of you a very happy, blessed Easter. I love going to the Easter morning mass at our church, love the music and seeing all the little children dressed up in their adorable outfits. I miss...
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Winners!
I'm sorry it took so long to choose winners! Last week got away from me because I was busy with our new family member...we welcomed Ivy to our home! She's not really a one eyed cat, the vet said that...
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Well, I never heard from the winners from my previous post and it's been more than a week. I've decided to go ahead and pick new winners for The Giving Quilt. Mel from Covered Porches and Wooden...
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It's Hard To Believe...
But I've been sewing! My daughter Grace is heading to Florida in a few weeks to take part in the Disney College Program. She'll be working at Disney for 7 months, so I thought she might need a new...
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Happiness is a Warm Baby...
and we have a new one in the family! Little Emma is my great niece, the daughter of my nephew and his wife. She decided she couldn't wait until her due date of May 30th, and made her appearance on...
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Magna Cum Laude and all that...
Friday, May 17th was one of the greatest, proudest days in my life. And one of the worst. Ellen, after a very long road that included several colleges, major changes, a life changing diagnosis of...
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Working on my Short List
It's been awhile since I had a short list post, so it must be time! Every year, Pennington Quilt Works sends a 20% off coupon to be used the month of your birthday. Last year I used it to get to get...
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Canoe Carnival 2013
This time of year is always a little crazy. The first Saturday in August every year is Canoe Carnival in the little lake filled town that we live in. It's a time to get together with friends, build a...
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I'd swear this used to be a quilting blog...
but it's become a little bit of everything. With today being Labor Day, I was thinking back over where the summer went. It passed so quickly! I did little in the garden this year, chronic illness...
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Vintage Rouge
About 2 years ago I thought I needed to add a Block of the Month program to my life, as if I didn't have enough other projects waiting in the wings! I dutifully did the first month when it came in and...
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Crazy Cat Lady
So, if you saw this picture, say on an animal adoption site, would YOU be able to resist? Well, I couldn't! Especially since we've been looking for a Siamese at a shelter for over 20 years! When we...
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Shop Cat Update
Today we were able to catch one of the little guys I talked about in my last post...so meet Jay, the new shop cat! He's been to the vet and gotten a clean bill of health. The vet figures he's about...
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Happy New Year!
Life around Lakeside Quilting has been a whirlwind, I didn't mean to be away so long! So, what's been going on you ask? Well, right before Thanksgiving, The Boss and I took a little vacation to visit...
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October 26, 2014
Long time no see! There hasn't been much to blog about here...no sewing or knitting to speak of, just life going on. The kids are well and happy, we're well, I've found a pain doctor who has managed...
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November 16, 2014
Sweater knitting has been going very slowly. One of the side effects of being on pain medication all the time is a marked decrease in the ability to concentrate. Along with this comes trouble with...
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