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Day 12/31

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Carol

In between all the pillowcase making and cookie baking some of this happened. I’ve been doing small batches of the Good Fortune mystery quilt as a reward for staying on task with those other must-do jobs and I’ve now completed … Continue reading →

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Mission Accomplished

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Carol

Today I spent the morning finishing all the sewing on my pillowcase projects and the afternoon baking Christmas cookies, and now I just have to put my parcels together for a visit to the post office tomorrow morning. I’m so … Continue reading →

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Day 10/31

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Carol

Last week I started showing you some of the toy sewing machines in my collection and thought you might like to see this one too. It’s a sweet little Sew-O-Matic hand crank machine, all metal with a lovely wooden knob … Continue reading →

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Sewing on a Sunday

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Carol

I’ve been sewing up a storm the past few days and Christmas gifts are starting to pile up. Hooray! This year my grandchildren will be receiving cute pillowcases from their Nana and some will also have matching drawstring bags (just … Continue reading →

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Something I Shouldn’t Be Doing…

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Carol

You may not recognize it but what you see is step one of Bonnie Hunter’s annual mystery quilt that occurs at this time every year. I just could not resist and I can’t even explain it? I’m puzzled by it … Continue reading →

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My 25th Anniversary Album Quilt

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Carol

Yesterday I got to thinking about the various anniversary quilts I’ve made over the years and this is the one that I see every day. It hangs on the wall in my living room, right above the sofa, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Something else you don’t know about me…

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Carol

… is that I’ve been married for almost 40 years! Yup! that’s right, I’m that old, and in February 2019 my husband and I will be celebrating our 40th anniversary! The photo above is the quilt I made to commemorate … Continue reading →

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Collections Continued…

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Carol

I’ve been collecting miniature/toy sewing machines and other domestic toys for about twenty years and so, as you can imagine, I have quite a variety. One of my greatest treasures is the little mini wringer washing machine that I scored … Continue reading →

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Collections Day 2

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Carol

In keeping with my December theme of sharing things you may not know about me, I’m continuing on with another photo of one of my toy sewing machines. This was the very first one in the collection, one of the … Continue reading →

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My Collection

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Carol

Looking back over previous posts I realized that last year I participated in the ‘post every day for 30 days’ in the month of December. In an attempt to repeat that, I thought I’d do something a little different this … Continue reading →

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Secret Santa Sew-Along

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Carol

Winter has definitely settled in on the prairies and with it comes all sorts of marvels. This week the weather has been strangely foggy, leaving layers of hoar frost on the landscape. I managed to take a moment for a … Continue reading →

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As November Ends…

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Carol

I’m feeling rather overwhelmed, as yet another month draws to a close. The year has flown by and I surely haven’t accomplished all that I set out to do. With only December remaining, the panic is beginning to take hold. … Continue reading →

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