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Quilt Show – Part 2 – NSM

In Part 1 of my quilt show postings I showed you some quilts and how just the quilting made it look different. I also showed you how interesting it can be to get a close-up look at the material that … Continue reading

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Quilt Show – Part 1 – NSM

This past weekend my mom and I attended a quilt show. My mom is an avid quilter and I’m an avid user of quilts so we thought it would be a good time. And it was. I took a lot … Continue reading

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How To Cut Carpeting… The Unprofessional Way!

*Disclaimer – The following pictures are absolutely true and not photo-shopped. The story is true though the words are my own. This actually happened in front of my parents’ house and I was there to witness it. They live out … Continue reading

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Cross Stitch Ornaments – NSM

After framing my Summer Cross I decided that I wanted to work on something a little smaller. Also, I wanted to treat myself to using silk floss. I love cross stitching with silk as it just glides through the fabric. … Continue reading

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Rockin’ Out with the Train Layout

In the quarry Jay was finding pieces of rock that would be just perfect for his train layout. While recuperating from surgery he spent time making rocks, plastering them on the layout and then making more rocks. It was quite … Continue reading

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Care Wear – Charity Sewing – NSM

Since it’s National Sewing Month I wanted to once again highlight one of the reasons why I sew: charity projects. For the most part I’ve just been sewing dresses for my Dresses for Missions ministry through my church. The dresses … Continue reading

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2016 Air Show!

The first air show that I ever attended was in 2011. Jay and I were newly dating and he took me with him to the air show that he attends every Labor Day weekend. This picture is from that first … Continue reading

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Happy National Sewing Month!

Can you believe that it’s September??! YIKES! Where did my summer go? September is National Sewing Month. If you were following my blog last year then you know that I wrote a sewing-related post each day. It was a lot … Continue reading

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Working On A Train Gang…

Summer has been busy. We’ve had our front porch fixed and replaced our shed. Despite those projects (plus others that I’ll blog about later) Jay has managed to fit in some time here and there to work on the train … Continue reading

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Summer Cross Finished!

Here is the summer cross at the beginning of July. I was working on backstitching the bottom half of the cross. Unfortunately, I didn’t save the picture that I took after the backstitching was completely done. So you’ll just have … Continue reading

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