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In the Clutch
Remember my last post filled with the fabric I cut up for some clutch purses? Well, I got one of them all sewn up and finished. And a big, huge thank you to Cate Frazier-Neely for giving me one of her old brooches to decorate the clasp. I used a magnetic snap as the […]
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Cutting Up
It’s been a cutting kind of day. (Well, aside from getting a beef stew into the crockpot, making muffins for breakfast, and getting the little H to his swimming lesson and 18month doctor’s appointment.) I’ve been prepping fabric for a new handbag. It’s an Amy Butler design that was featured a couple of years ago […]
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Machine is Still AWOL
I took my sewing machine in to be cleaned and serviced on the Friday I left of the yoga retreat. I sort of expect to have a phone call any minute now telling me I can pick it up. (At least, I’m hoping I hear from the by tomorrow. I need to be sewing!) So […]
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Jealous of the working husband
I love staying home with my children. It’s great to be able to really be there for them and do fun and education things with them, like go to the zoo, whenever I want to and it makes the “problem” of summer vacation less so. But there are times I would give a kidney to […]
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Back in the Saddle, Again.
After a weekend of rest and no work I am back to quilting. I’ve layered a baby/lap quilt together, pinned it, and I’m getting it stretched in a hoop and I’m hand quilting some designs. Now, I hate hand quilting. I would rather machine quilt, but I’m not for 2 reasons. 1) My sewing machine […]
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What a Weekend!
This weekend was loaded with all kinds of wonderful things! – My yoga retreat, a visit from a friend who currently lives in France, and Halloween. The yoga retreat was amazing. The theme for the weekend was Discovery and Transformation. Our instructors did a great job of encouraging us to play with poses that we […]
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Yoga Retreat
I’m off today to attend a weekend-long yoga retreat. I love yoga. I practice Anasura Yoga. It’s not just how you can bend yourself into a pretzel. It focuses on strength and flexibility along with proper alignment. I have done a lot of different athletics in my life and I think yoga come closest to […]
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See My Cute Bag!
Moda sells some really cute 5-inch squares called “Charm Packs”. They are like samples of every fabric from one of their collections. Like any fabric junkie, I picked up a couple of packs to experiment with/on. I found a pattern for a neat shopping bag at one of my favorite quilt shops and decided that […]
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Over Scheduled
Over Scheduled – a noun. Meaning to plan so many activities, usually without a calendar in hand to check the current schedule, that one cannot possibly make it on time to each activity, creating stress and aggravation for all involved. I don’t know how I do it, but I always managed to accidentally schedule all […]
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A Cute Fat Quarter Quilt
Fabric shops are like fairy land – beautiful and dangerous. They have acres of fabrics arranged by colors around the shelves making the room look like a rainbow exploded inside. As you wander around the aisles you can see lovely little rolls and triangles of coordinated fabrics bundles tied with pretty ribbon. The fabric stores […]
Mindy Carlson
author of Her Dying Day
Mindy Carlson 