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Sewing for Crutches

Last week my coworker broke her leg. She broke both her fibula and tibia. OUCH! She is unable to use the fun little scooter like what Jay used when he broke his foot. She is stuck with crutches for the … Continue reading

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Pew Wood Box Finished!

This definitely wasn’t our biggest project, but it sure did make us stop and think. Once we figured out how we wanted the top to fit onto the box it was smooth sailing. In fact, once I got my act … Continue reading

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Real Life – 10-11-19

Have you been feeling like life is a real drag? Do you think that everybody else on social media has a wonderful life? Do you think that you’re the only one who is trying to get into her sewing room, … Continue reading

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Project Linus – Blanket #26

Project Linus Blanket #26 “Thunderbirds” I didn’t think much about naming this blanket until after I’d done my first section of blue and was working on the first section of maroon/burgundy. The colors reminded me of high school. When I … Continue reading

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More Woodworking Updates

I guess this first one isn’t so much a woodworking update as it is an update on a Jay project. Do you remember the Lean-To that he’s building? After Jay put the plywood on for the roof we had quite … Continue reading

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2019 Quilt Show – Part 2

One thing that I noticed at the quilt show was that a lot of quilters were using embroidery in their designs. Most of it was machine embroidery, but I took a picture of a sweet little barn because it looked … Continue reading

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2019 Quilt Show – Part 1

My mom and I attended the local quilt show again this year. We were a bit disappointed, though. I had hoped for some vendors that were selling regular sewing notions. She was hoping to see one of the local sewing … Continue reading

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“I Made You A Art…”

(The title of this post comes from one of the characters on the show The Good Place.) Recently I was looking at the online version of our local paper when a picture caught my eye. There was a gentleman standing … Continue reading

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Project Linus – Blanket #25

Project Linus Blanket #25: “Shorted” I can’t believe that this is the 25th blanket I’ve crocheted for Project Linus! Of course, looking at my stock of yarn it seems like I haven’t crocheted nearly enough to justify the stash! Oh … Continue reading

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Woodworking: It’s Rather Pressing

Okay, the subject today is a horrible pun. Today I wanted to show off the pressing tools that Jay has made me for my sewing room. Since all of September is National Sewing Month I’m doing my best to relate … Continue reading

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