The Name Game: Citric Sugar

17 Jun 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Carly is here this week from Citric Sugar.
 I had to show this amazing quilt first--you can read about it here. Really--take the time to read this post!

I just adore Carly. She is so creative and very funny. And she does something that would totally freak me out. She is a member in an improv comedy troupe!  Last year, I suggested that maybe she and I could



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Really Random Thursday, 6/13/13: Random Words

13 Jun 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I returned from Kansas last week, and a day later our friends arrived from Minnesota with their three grandchildren. I can't really think of anything fabulous to write about, so here are some pictures that have been floating around in my photostream.

Seen outside a bar in Portland:
Place an order with photojojo. Even their invoice will make you smile. Plus they send you a complimentary plastic dinosaur:



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The Name Game: Bluepatch Quilter

10 Jun 2013 | Other RSS posts by
This week Sheila is here from Bluepatch Quilter, all the way from Ayrshire, United Kingdom. For some reason, I have a special place in my heart for UK quilters. Maybe it's because I want so much to visit there someday soon.

Sheila, how did you choose the name for your blog?



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Really Random Thursday, 6/6/13: The Kansas Edition

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I just returned yesterday from a trip to western Kansas to see one of my dearest friends, Trudy. We lived in Scott City, Kansas, for the first five years of our marriage and have remained friends with Trudy, and her husband, Don, along with her brother, sister-in-law and their family, since that time.
Frontier Airlines started flying out of Fresno again, after a long absence, and offered tickets that were nearly free way too good to pass up. Jessie now lives in western Kansas as well, so George (her dad) and Cheri flew out with me to



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I’m a bag lady!

31 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I never thought I would say those words, but it's true. After the nightmare experience of making the infamous Weekender bag, I decided to stick with what I know and love, making quilts.

But I'm leaving today to visit my friend, who has just retired. She is going to a quilt retreat later in the summer, and I decided that Elizabeth Hartman's sewing circle tote would be a nice gift.

I'll start by saying that this is a fabulous pattern. It



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Category: quilt as you go, sewing

Really Random Thursday, 5/30/13

30 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
What? It's Thursday? Today kind of snuck up on me so here's what I have for you this week.

We had family pictures taken last Friday evening. Usually we set up the tripod, Aaron hits the timer, rushes to his place in the group, and the picture gets snapped. We do a few different groupings. 

Here is last year's picture.
And the "goofy face" picture.



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WIP Wednesday, 5/29/13

29 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
I'm leaving on Friday to go visit my long-time, very dear friend in western Kansas. She just retired. I'm envious so happy for her. In true procrastinator mode, I waited until yesterday to start making a little gift for her, the sewing circle tote by Elizabeth Hartman.

I have made the infamous Weekender.
I will never make it again. You couldn't pay me to make it. Well, maybe you could pay me, but it would be so astronomically expensive that there probably



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Category: WIP Wednesday

Really Random, 5/23/13: Portlandia

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Mark and I were in Portland last week for quilt market. There are lots of market-related posts already up, showing everything from fabric lines coming out in fall to pictures of booths, fabric and pattern designers, book writers, etc. I decided instead of posting my pictures of mostly the same things, I'll give you a little snapshot into our days in the beautiful city of Portland, pretty much in the order I took them.

For you Beatles fans, I really liked the name of this bead shop, just around the corner from our hotel.



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Blogger’s Quilt Festival: Peace Around the Color Wheel

21 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by
Welcome to the spring 2013 edition of Blogger's Quilt Festival, hosted by Amy Ellis.

A few months ago I did a pattern test for a good friend. Rene' had written a pattern for an awesome peace sign in a variety of sizes. I tested the baby size, using solid kona cottons for the circle and tone-on-tone prints for the center spokes.
Because of all the white, I knew it needed some really exceptional quilting, so after completing it, I



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Category: bloggers quilt festival, Kona Solids, Krista Withers, peace around the color wheel, rene creates

Really Random Thursday, 5/16/13

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It's a short one today, as I'm in Portland.  The theme is music.

Charlotte was a flower in a delightful ballet version of the Wizard of Oz.

 (There she is in the center, in the dark pink dress)


I hope



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