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My French Friends

Posted in French, Gifts, tagged , on Sunday, August 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Some years ago when I was new to the internet and browsing the web, I found quite by accident a French quilting magazine.  For a couple of days I struggled to read their posts regarding quilting in France.  While I had studied French in school,  I never really learned to speak the language…but came to [...]

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I Love Your Blog Award

Posted in Award, tagged on Friday, August 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Recently Marjorie gave my blog the “I love your Blog” award.  Thank you Marjorie.  I am happy you enjoy reading my blog. The rules of the award are: 1.  The winner can put the logo on her blog.  2.  Link the person you received your award from.   3.  Nominate at least 7 other blogs.    4.  Put links of [...]

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Unexpected Fun

Posted in Gifts, tagged on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Today I had to go “one more time” to the fabric store to buy more batik fabrics for the wedding quilt I am making for my son (who was married one year ago already).   I never seem to have enough of what I really need.  (SMILE)   Of course I found what I needed and then [...]

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Work in Progress

Posted in Quilting, tagged on Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

We like to get away to the woods and nature whenever we can.   We both grew up in the city/suburbs and really appreciate the smell of the forest in the morning.  Here is a photo of our home away from home.   We don’t go too far with fuel prices high, but when we go now [...]

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A Breath of Kindness

Posted in Needlework, Reflection, tagged , on Friday, August 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »

“Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away.”  I [...]

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Learning to Sew

Posted in Reflection, Sewing, tagged , on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My mother was my best advocate. She encouraged me to do things, when I wasn’t sure I could. One summer when I was ten years old, I was bored. I asked her if I could use her treadle sewing machine. So she gave me a quarter to buy a pattern at the local Woolworth store [...]

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Quilts

Posted in Quilting, tagged , on Monday, August 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »

While I have been sewing since I was a little girl making clothing for my dolls, I only began to quilt about seven years ago. I love hand quilting, but have only a couple of small pieces. The first one was a wall hanging which was my very first quilt. This one still hangs in [...]

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A Time for Reflection

Posted in Quilting, Reflection, tagged , on Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday I attended a benefit for a friend who has stage four melanoma. She was young and full of life one day, and in the hospital the next with serious bad news. We go through our daily lives never dreaming such tragedy could strike us. At least I don’t much think about these things. My [...]

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Inspiration

Posted in Inspiration, tagged on Friday, August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Because the weather was so divine, today I spent the day roaming around Michigan’s eastern lakefront…Saugatuck, Douglas, South Haven, St. Joseph, and others along the way. My husband and I enjoy taking short road trips to places we haven’t been. This is a good thing, especially with gasoline prices so high. While I have been [...]

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A Part of the Past

Posted in Knitting, Needlework, Sewing, tagged , , on Thursday, August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Each time old photos are viewed, it brings back a memory of a special gift for a special person and how relationships can enrich my life. This teddy bear was a gift for a my daughter, who will remain in my heart forever. She was a wild young thing, but grew into a beautiful and [...]

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