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Table Runner

A small quilting group I meet with once a month worked on this project yesterday. Each of us made her own version of this “quilt-as-you-go” table runner. I am not quite sure, but I may add a bit of long-arm … Continue reading

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Bop Around The Bay

Several of my quilting friends and I are going on a quilt fabric shop hop entitled “Bop around the Bay,” where the participating shops are all near Grand Traverse Bay. The shop hop is sponsoring a contest to make the … Continue reading

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Daffodils!

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Finally!

Daffy-down-dilly Has come to town With a yellow petticoat And a pretty green gown.

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First Wildflowers of Spring

………..and on Easter Sunday!

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Scarlet Quinoa

Here’s a recipe that turned out well. I used the recipe on the Eden Foods Red Quinoa package, served it on romaine lettuce leaves and topped with cubes of feta. Yum. The only alteration to the recipe was to add … Continue reading

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Kid’s Quilt

Since moving to northern Michigan, I joined a small group of quilters, all ex-pats from Indiana, called the Hoosier Quilting Circle. We worked on a group project to help brighten our wintry lives the past few months. This little gem … Continue reading

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New Header

The new header is a photo of the marsh marigold that bloom along the banks of the north branch of the AuSable River early in spring.

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Bargello Quilt

I finished up this little wall hanging recently and hung it in the powder room downstairs: Here are some close-ups of the machine quilting: ***** ***** ***** The big picture:

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Daddy

5/30/1923 – 3/3/2010 May He Rest in Peace.

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