June Cotton Quilters Meeting
I completely missed posting about the June Cotton Quilters meeting. That means I also need to post the July meeting, which was very different and fun! But back to June and our show and share.
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A la Mary Improv and More!
The Sew Crazy Quilters of Leesville, La, hired me to teach improv quilting early last month. You cannot imagine how much fun it is to teach traditional quilters how to let go of everything they’ve known for 20 years. They are a happy group of ladies. Full of smiles and laughter and good vibes. Oh,
How to Make a Fidget Bear
I’ve been sewing for the nursing home a bit lately. Cookie’s dementia has gotten worse in recent months. It helps to keep her mind and hands occupied, so I made a small fidget bear using Simplicity S8044 with the necessary modifications to add fidget items. The arms and legs all have something interesting to touch
How to Make a Memory Bear
Our neice recently had a baby. She and her husband knew early into the pregnancy that the baby had little chance of surviving to full term. Though they saw doctor after doctor, no one was able to help them. They lost little Asher only an hour after he was born. A few days later she
A few nursing home niceties
Perhaps you remember that my sister, Cookie, is in the nursing home about 20 minutes drive from my house. She suffers from dementia, perhaps Alzhemiers but we’re not certain. Since I have been visiting for the last year or so, I’ve gotten to know some of the staff, especially Connie who answers questions, checks in
150 Years of a Tiny Town
Evergreen, Louisiana, recently celebrated it’s 150 birthday! It’s a small town of about 300 people, so the celebration was small, but we enjoyed the parade, the park games, and the craft booths. There were a few other vehicles in the parade, but I assume that you’ve seen fire trucks and first responder vehicles. So we’ll
Gardening, Photos, And Sewing… But No Blogging
Welcome back! I’ve been away from blogging for a month. Since the whole EarthLink fiasco. Never, in the ten years since I started this gig, have I been away so long. But I perhaps it’s been a good thing. I’ve certainly racked up a few incidents: gardening, some pictures, some quilting and sewing stuff. I’ve
Well, that internet deal was short-lived!
In my last post, what two weeks ago?, I raved, yes that’s the word, raved about having Earthlink, our new internet system. At the time everything was working. Of course, there was a caveat. I was wired into the router. Unfortunately, I had a direct line to nowhere. I suppose you could argue that it
EarthLink Internet to the Rescue!
For months now, I have a routine for writing. It works but not well. I pack up everything I need–phone, computer, mouse, plugs, extension cord, to name most of it–and go someplace to get on the internet. Oh, the places I’d go to find internet. Yes, trying to keep up with the world has been
Pin It Weekly #365 Red and White
Welcome to PIW, the week of red and white quilts! I have over 60 quilts on the “red and white” section of my “heart, quilts” board. This is just a small taste. Apologies, I was not able to find information on these last two, but they are too pretty to not include. Of course, choosing
