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The Show!
The Artisan Crafts’ Show of Cate and Mindy is finished. The display is torn down and the remaining quilts are put away. And I am pleased. A huge, huge thank you to everyone who came to Cate’s house. It was a pleasure to show you my quilts and help you find the perfect piece(s) of […]
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Autumn Quilt at Autumn’s End
This is my Autumn’s End quit. It is a darker color than I usually work with. It’s got black, browns, oranges, maroon, and a few bits of a creamy off-white. I bought this fabric during the period of time that isn’t quite the end of summer, but isn’t quite the start of Autumn. The leaves […]
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First and Ten with Yardage
I’m in the home stretch for my quilting show – at First and Ten with the End Zone in sight. By next week I’ll be at First and Goal; hammering my way in to score. Getting ready for this show has really gotten me to use a lot of my fabric stash. I’ve gone through […]
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Talent vs. Training
I am an avid fan of Project Runway. I love watching how the most extraordinarily creative garments can be created in the least amount of time imaginable. (I mean, a day and a half to create a ball gown?!? Come on!!) And those people can really sew! And they actually manage, most of the time, […]
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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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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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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 […]
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Hello world!
Welcome to my blog. I’m Mindy and I’ll be your entertainment for the duration. I started this blog to share parts of my life with my friends and family and other hobbyists or interested parties. My current hobby/obsession is quilting. I’ve been doing it for about 5 years now and I’m just getting good enough […]
Mindy Carlson 