one more

So far my ‘sewing every day of September’ challenge is paying off.Today I finished the Happy Happy Joy Joy quilt; binding on, label made and sewn on. Done!  I’m so happy with how it turned out. Here is a closeup of the quilting / stitching that I did on the longarm machine.   I freemotioned daisies in the 13" [...]

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the little project

Knowing that the weather is bound to turn, I came up with a plan to keep some color ( besides the red house ) outside during the drearier coming months.So, yesterday morning I decided I could do a quick project just for fun. I sort of had an idea, and worked it out as I went [...]

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stinker

Here’s the all-too-familiar scenario: friends come for dinner, and we have a great time, eating, drinking wine and talking. It gets dark, they get ready to go; more chatter at the door. The door opens, with a lingering ( two seconds! ) good-bye before they walk home a few doors away. She’s gone. zoom. Into [...]

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Long Week

I thought the election would never end. Thank god that the mailings, commercials and all that crap is over. I think there should be a limit placed on how early campaiging can begin. A big hooray that Palin will go home. Just maybe she’ll now practice some ‘traditional family values’ and raise her kids. I [...]

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getaway

I’m leaving for Seattle this afternoon. From what I can determine, the roads are clear between here and there.  Then I’ll fly out on Thursday around noon.  I am so excited to see Richard. I woke up way earlier than usual this morning, knowing that if I could get things done here, I would be [...]

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immortalized

immortalized forever in a 9×12 frame. Last night I received my ( christmas ) present : the portrait of Sunny done by Julie’s fiancee, Craig.     I’m in love with it. The detail is amazing, and I think he absolutely ‘caught’ her “I’m about to do something” expression to a tee. I also made an addition [...]

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Valentine’s day

I’ve a little work to finish up and deliver to the studio.  The rest of the day will be devoted to getting everything ready for dinner right here tonight.  Richard delivered a pretty candle thing ( lit ) to me in the dark this morning, with a few balloons attatched. This latter part totally spooked Sunny, [...]

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some news!

I’ve been pretty busy all week, in spite of the fact that there’s been no ‘work’. We re-did the awning the other day after the high winds nearly took it down, and I think it will be swell now. I’ve been working on creating patterns for dog stuff. (Sunny is a very patient model, by the [...]

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Happy

Richard surprised me by coming home after just a few hours of work today. It was raining, which generally shuts all things construction down here anyway. Adding today to the holiday makes it a five day weekend for him.  So, I’m not sure what we will do with the time off – he said that he would [...]

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