Tag Archives: life lessons
ducky
There’s a writing saying that what ever your favorite part of the story is you should take it out. Such is this quilt: completely built around this idea of the ducky and despite my best intention the ducky doesn’t fit anywhere. Alas, poor ducky, you are resigned to the back of the quilt. You didn’t make the cut. …
2013 goals and dreams
I decided that even though Judy won’t be doing the ufo projects, I wanted a list of goals and dreams for 2013. So I have a three-part list, the first part is garments: 1. I plan to make four garments for myself this year one per season. 2. I also have some pieced fabric that I …
Getting it done
I’m following along with Judy’s Getting it Done project at Patchwork Times. So for January I really want to get done: 1. Get the background of the center part of the Ducky quilt pieced. 2. Get the flowers appliqued to the center part of the Ducky quilt. 3. Pick a pattern and fabric for my …
busy busy busy
Pastor gave a great sermon last week about leisure. I hope to apply it to my life shortly. I’m thinking next week. This week is crazy busy: super big and complicated 8th grade homework, new mortgage, our first high school tour, extra hours at my second job, special meetings at my first job, and a crazy …
garden update
So the gardens are full swing. The one above is Eliott’s. He is doing a great job of keeping it neat and well watered. Here’s mine. Not quite so neat, and pretty dry. Here is our first little pumpkins, so cute!
clean studio
We’re having a few friends over and so I cleaned my studio. unfortunately, my studio is not an out-of-the-way space that I can just close the door to in the summer, in order to get to the back yard from the house you have to get through it. Since I never do anything in an efficient …
Grandmother’s flower quilt – July ufo wrap up, advice for satin quiltmakers
Here it is – finished! Done and delivered to the bride and groom on their wedding weekend no less. Now, to come clean: Yes, I was sewing in the car on the way to the wedding, but I was done by the time we got to St. Cloud so really only an hour and half: …
Little free library
My neighbor just opened a little free library. Now, if you don’t know about this movement check out their website at Little Free Library. Essentially you buy or build a small box about the size of a bread box. Then it’s like the “leave a penny, take a penny”, but with books! In other words, if you …
hot, hot, hot
It is supposed to get to 92 F here today. Hot! For that reason, and also because I’m not ready to show my WIP (not for long WIP) yet, I am not going to post much. For you that live near me: Stay cool!
public service announcement
So, if you were reading this blog for a while, you will know I had an eye injury a couple months ago. Since then I noticed that my pupils were often different sizes. Now, all I know about different sized pupils is that if your child has a head injury you should check if his …
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