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I did not realize how long it’s been since my last post. You know how it works: I’d try to get a post a week in, but unforeseen circumstances got in the way. Again. And again. How that happened after is a complete mystery. But I did the math: it’s been a long time. Six […]
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The modern guild that I’m involved in is located in Baton Rouge, about an hour and a half drive from my house. We are a fun bunch! Every year we participate in a round robin quilt-along. Last year, the group ran off with my Paris-themed quilt. Actually the six quilts were all pretty awesome. Read
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This isn’t really a countdown so much as it is the five ridiculously wasteful ways in which I’ve missed out on quilting. # 1 — Work full time. Yes I know, I wanted this job. And I still do! But Wow! I’d forgotten how much time teaching takes away from ordinary, after-school time. Writing tests
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It’s not often that I take in a customer quilt for quilting simply because I can’t promise a quick turnaround. I am a working woman again, and wow! does teaching middle school eat up some time. I could have gone the easy route: hand the kids some boring workbooks and let them go, but who
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Really, teaching middle school is not as bad as all that. Mayhem may be a bit strong, but it is exhausting work! My classroom looks better, anyway. I have added a few small items to the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Not the look I’d like, but the kids appreciate it, so…. And I’ve
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It’s been a while since I last wrote about a church. Actually, it was this post on Cabrini in Alexandria, so I thought this one would be a good fit. There are many things that might interest you. So, let’s get started. The Sunday that I was at the quilt retreat, I attended mass at
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A few weeks ago, the Cotton Quilters decided that a good road trip was in order. Our meetings are on the first Monday of the month, but honestly, they aren’t the same since Covid hit. That last road trip though, that was a hit! So why not another? This time we went to north Louisiana.
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By the time you read this, I’ll back teaching. For a year. Just one. That’s all I promised. Here’s the short version of why: three of our grandies attend school at St. Mary’s in Cottonport. Teachers are hard to find. (Really hard when the pay is so little.) So I decided to help out for
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Every year, or almost anyway, the Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guilt (BRMQG) plans our River House Quilt Retreat. Not that I walk down to the river, except once on my first retreat. Poison ivy and heat are a horribly itchy mix. Neither are for me. No, I do not handle either, at all. It’s always
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In this post I told you about my most recent improv finish. It’s a scrap top in neutrals with a twist. That twist came about because while I like the calm of neutrals, this quilt wanted more. It wanted a wow! and didn’t have any of that. So I got to mulling and thinking and
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