I’m back from my vacation, having forgotten how completely exhausted one is by coming back from vacation. Don’t worry about me. I’ll make it with coffee, pajamas, and sleep. 🙂 The Houston Modern Quilt Guild’s challenge using Florence by Denyse Schimdt finished up in mid-July. All the projects are displayed on Denyse Schmidt’s website. Please go check them out –…
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Somewhere in Australia
This week {WIP}
I packed many projects to take on my trip to visit my parents. And lots of hand sewing things too. But alas, only a few things have been touched. Early on, while sitting at my mother’s desk (feeling professional again) I traced and cut out a bunch of templates for the Green Tea and Sweet Beans (I’m completely Texan because…
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Vintage finds
Inevitably, when visiting my parents, treasures find their way home with me. This trip is no exception. My dad lent me some ancient books that I hope to read my children during the upcoming school year. These books belonged to my great-grandfather, who served as a headmaster of a private school somewhere out in the Northeastern United States. My great-grandfather…
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Holiday pretties
Some day I will know how to maintain a garden. It seems for me gardening is a learning process. It is not my natural gift. Learning one type of plant a year is my goal. (This year is a Meyer Lemon tree – don’t die don’t die don’t die!) For now, I am enjoying the gardens my parents have cultivated….
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QAYG Traveling in Circles Tote
I’ve been wanting to make a quilt as you go (QAYG) Traveling in Circles Tote for quite sometime. When I found myself with a few more scraps of Florence, Denyse Schmidt‘s newest fabric line coming out in just a few long weeks, I knew now was the time. The QAYG panels were fun to make. Using duck canvas as the…
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