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I have finally accomplished something I thought would never happen, I made my very first large quilt. I had no idea it would be so easy or so much fun. It's amazing how you can take a bunch of fabric, sew it together and come up with such a wonderful, warm blanket for a child, baby, or even yourself's bed. I've done some lap quilts, but they're nothing compared… Continue

I had to get away from making rag rugs for a while because of that horrible trouble maker, carpel tunnel. I don't have it yet, but have all the symptoms and if I don't want to end up having surgery I had to stop crocheting for a while.

So, now what do I do??? I can't just sit around, twiddle my thumbs, read, take the dog for a walk, BORING. So, I decided to look around and see what I could use to make some lap quilts.

First I got some panels from ShabbyBags, then I found I had a king size quil… Continue

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I love this time of year with the crispness in the air, the trees becoming a riot of colors and the wood smoke smell you get. There's no better time. You can watch the cycle of life start to fade as it takes a rest for the winter months, only to be reborn again in the spring with new and wonderf… Continue

Since I couldn't find a group to put this on I thought I'd just go ahead and do a blog and see if that works.

I have six skeins of suede yarn, three unopened and two balls. One of the balls has two skeins on it, the other has one and then there's a partial ball that is about 2/3 of a skein. All of this is on sa… Continue