Posted in Photography, tagged farming on July 30, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Does anybody remember that expression?
We had something kind of neat happen here this morning, and the “beans” part is particularly appropriate:
The soybean fields around us (we are surrounded on three sides) were being sprayed today!
I only stayed out for a second or 2 in order to take the picture, the boys were mad that I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Longarm Quilting, quilting, Quilts on July 29, 2007 | 7 Comments »
I finally finished quilting this piece a few days ago. I had been claiming that there were 42 blocks when in fact there were only 36. You can still see my blue pen marks that I used as the guidelines for the freehand feathers. I was given free reign, and I’m going to tell her [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening on July 28, 2007 | 12 Comments »
Is this Queen Anne’s Lace?
We have a couple of these springing up in our front walkway area. Mark said he had cut them out before because he thought they were a weed, but let them go this year because….he just did.
Driving home from grocery shopping last night we noticed that the ditches were full of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fabric on July 28, 2007 | 15 Comments »
When she sees the fabric I bought yesterday.
I have spent most of my life telling everyone that I hate paisleys. It was an irrational hatred that I couldn’t actually explain, I just….didn’t like paisley. My mom, on the other hand, loves paisley — and has been collecting paisley fabric in order to make a quilt [...]
Posted in Stray Threads on July 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
1. Just received my latest Quilters Newsletter. Everybody who has a copy, please turn to pages 60/61 — the book review section….la di da di da!
I haven’t looked at any of the rest of it, but I do notice that they have got a new look, and some new columns. I look forward to a [...]
Posted in WIP, tagged Longarm Quilting, quilting, Quilts on July 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Couldn’t get that one to upload yesterday.
And here is the scrap quilt I’ve been piecing, the center is all put together:
I’ve been calling it Confetti, but as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I think it’s going to be renamed. I was contemplating borders, binding and backing, and remembered that I have this cute crayon fabric. [...]
Posted in Boys, WIP, tagged Longarm Quilting, QOV, quilting, Quilts on July 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
First: at what age is it that you go from hating to have to go to bed, to recognizing that sleeping is a worthwhile activity that you wish you could do more of? Today at lunch the boys were eating their dreaded carrots and were talking about the things that they hate more than carrots. [...]
Posted in Books, Stray Threads, tagged Quilts, television on July 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
This could also be know as a Junk Drawer post:
1. Why is it when I say “more tomorrow” at the end of a post, I frequently never make it back to post the following day?
2. Harry Potter: I wasn’t going to do it, but I stayed up until the wee hours and finished it the [...]
Posted in Books on July 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m home from a great weekend of teaching in Wisconsin — and am deep into the newest Harry Potter. I have to get up early-ish, so I’m probably going to have to close the book up soon and finish reading tomorrow….
More tomorrow!
TTFN-
Suzanne
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged quilting, Quilts on July 19, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Well, apparently some of mine come from things I see and then store away and then forgot I actually saw. I just laughed out loud when I read Vicki’s comment about a UFO she had posted about back in May. I admired the photograph, and the pile of pieces back then. But I didn’t realize [...]
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