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Stained Glass Inspired Quilt
Well, it took almost a year for me to get around to it, but he quilt for the master bedroom is finally finished.My friend, Michelle, really outdid herself on the quilting. It looks like old-fashioned...
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The Sightseer Camera Bag
Most camera bags I've noticed are either too bulky, too heavy, or too small. I wanted a lightweight bag, just the right size that I could carry all day.Designed for the scenic day trip, this bag can...
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My Bucket List Adventure
"Even now I cannot understand the measure of a life, but I can tell you this. I know that when he died, his eyes were closed and his heart was open. And I'm pretty sure he was happy with his final...
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Weaving the Perfect Fingertip Towel
There is something very satisfying about pulling a weaving project off the loom, finishing the hems, washing and pressing it and having it turn out even better than you expected.I have absolutely...
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International Quilt Festival
My local quilt shop hosted a bus tour to the International Quilt Festival in Chicago over the weekend. My friends Karen and Milah joined me and we had a great time. It is always inspiring to see what...
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Scraping and Painting and Scraping and Painting…
That will be our story until the snow starts to fly again. The kind folks at our local preservation alliance awarded us a facade grant to help pay for the overhaul of the paint on the wood portions of...
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Move Over Mildred There's a New Loom in Town
Just when Sheville was starting to look a little sparse along came a deal that I couldn't refuse. I recently met a woman who, back in 2008, thought she would like to take up weaving. She didn't just...
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Finish What You've Started
I have a list a mile long of projects I want to start. Things I want to make or do. However, I also have a list a mile long of things that need finishing. The guilt of those unfinished projects has...
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Tour de Fleece
It is that time of year again where spinners across the globe gather in clumps and even more often in the privacy of their own homes to compete or at least just do a little spinning each day. I fall in...
View ArticlePrairie Pursuits Series of Workshops
Hey, for all of you who keep saying you'd like to learn how to do some of the things I do, there are workshops coming up at Conner Prairie. Go ahead and sign up! There are other workshops than what...
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How Many Miles of Yarn Can a Spinner Spin?
That is the question I hope to answer by the end of the day once I measure. It was a successful Tour de Fleece. I know I have spun a tremendous amount of yarn, yet I still have a few singles to ply...
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Coverlet College
I had the opportunity recently to visit The National Museum of the American Coverlet to view the Kaleidoscope - Simmermaker exhibition and participate in their Coverlet College. John Simmermaker, a...
View ArticleLupus Cerebritis - One Year In
One year ago this week I had a brain fart. No, I didn't just make a mistake, my brain actually felt as if it farted. I realize now that it was caused by the inflammation in my brain shoving the bones...
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A Bench Basket
Every once in a while I have a good idea. Like this one. I wanted to hang a basket on the side of my bench to hold my weaving supplies but it had to be just the right size in order to attach it to the...
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I've Got a Screw Loose
Not everything survived the move unskathed. I had tied a warp for a series of hand towels just before we got the wild idea to move to our new home. Then, after moving in I was busy with quilting...
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The Bigger, Better Sheville City
We decided to move for many reasons: to be closer to family, to live someplace quieter, to have master bedroom on the main floor near the laundry, and I'd be lying if I didn't admit the basement of our...
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All Things Need a Makeover Every Now and Then
So the stool that came with my new Singer sewing cabinet no longer had the original upholstery. Someone at some point had recovered it with a weird plastic the same consistency of those things you put...
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Making Progress in Home, Health and Family
My days are now filled with baby steps of progress related to home, health and family. On the home front we've been busy with yard work and we managed to get the shelves above my sewing desk hung so...
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Dabbling in Doubleweave
I have wanted to weave a doublewide herringbone throw using my handspun yarn ever since I first bought the giant bag of raw Shetland fiber. That wasn't yesterday. In fact it wasn't last year either....
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Great Grandma's New Home Sewing Machine Gets a New Home
The internet, for all its evils, can sometimes be a wonderful thing. I recently made a Facebook post about the vintage sewing machine cabinet I received as a Mother's Day gift. A grade school friend's...
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Elsie's Treadle Revived
After four days of serious work the cabinet and machine are ready to be put to use again.Before:After:Before:After:Before: After:I'm continuing to add Kramer's Best Antique Restorer to the top as it...
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One For You, Two For Me
While I was waiting for the glue to dry on the treadle machine cabinet I kept myself busy in the sewing room. I pulled out some handmade fabrics from my stash that I purchased last year on my trip to...
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My Mary Koval Bag
Last October I attended the American Coverlet Museum's Coverlet College in Bedford, PA. On one afternoon during the trip my friends and I stopped into Mary's Quilt Shop to browse. It hadn't even...
View ArticleAll Good Things Come to an End
For those who have asked, yes I'm still alive and kicking. As a matter of fact, I've been quite busy. If you want to keep up-to-date with what I have going on, feel free to stop by my new blog at...
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