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MEMORIES OF QUILTING.
This is one of the first quilts I made. It actually, I thought was lost till I saw it at my daughter's house the other day.She had saved it from the packing of one of the boys who was moving and...
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NINE PATCH QUILT VARIATIONS, AND WHY I LOVE THEM
I know I used to say, no more nine patch quilts for me, but thatwas before I discovered cutting them up and making new blocks.I do not have a photo to show of the new one I have in progress since we...
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SEVENTH IN THE WORLD AIN'T BAD FOR A COUPLE OF CANADIAN BOYS!
Our grandson who is a sprint paddler, which means he goes fast qualified for Canada to go to the Junior World Competition which this year took place in Welland Ontario.We were there. Their first...
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FLIP FLOP QUILTS AND MORE!
I love the look of flip flop quilts. They say "happy" without too much thinking. I usually just like to make the square with a pair of flip flops, but this year, I used a charm pack and made...
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One of my granddaughters has been diagnosed with this diseas. Gosh here we are with her at the hospital, she is in isolation because of severe infection. There is now much learning to deal with this...
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THE QUILTS OF SUMMER
It has been a while since I've posted. Honestly, it isn't that I haven't wanted to, but what to say was the big problem.How does one say, "oh by the way I pulled a calf muscle which hurt so much that...
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SUNDAY MORNING AT THE COTTAGE
I just love this photo which was posted on Facebook. I still get a chuckle out of it. For dog lovers of course! But still funny as those of us with dogs, we know their obsessionswith treats or...
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MONDAY AT THE LAKE!
Found this little photo on Pinterest. Yes, addicting site for sure. But the best "sport" I know is quilting.We are about four weeks from leaving our little island. It is hard to imagine that summer...
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LIFE ON THE LAKE.
Our days are winding down at the lake. This is our last week on the lake.The weather has been glorious! Here we are last week in tees going for a ride. In October in Canada in almost northern...
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THOUGHTS FROM THE COTTAGE.
So, look at the hanging basket. Unbelievable for this time of year at our cottage. We have not had a frost and I am still watering these beauties!This morning I saw the first junko bird. That means...
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IS WINTER OVER YET?
This is a photo of our cottage taken a couple of weeks ago. It is hard to believe that a year ago the ice was gone, and we were sitting on our deck having lunch.It was chilly, but the sun was warm...
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THE DAYS DWINDLE DOWN. A PRECIOUS FEW
When we left the cottage, we brought my sewing machine, table and a suitcase full of general quilting supplies. I forgot my free motion foot. Now, that limited me to just doing straight walking foot...
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Spending the winter in Florida makes me long for my little island paradise at the lake.We arrived at our little Villa on November 1st, but will not be leaving till the end of March. I know I know,...
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SPRING AT THE COTTAGE
When we returned to the cottage, the sunrises are always a source of amazement that we are so fortunate to have come to this place.Our lives are so much at peace here. We work harder here than we...
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ARTS AND CRAFTS.
Art, it is the beauty in the eye ofbeholder!The artist Joaquin Sorollo y Batista, Spanish, is one of my favourites of all time. This painting was done in the early 1900. The one I have is a print...
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ALL THESE QUILTS!
This is just a little pile of quilts that are on a shelf in the living room of the cottage.The reason is that I don't know what to do with most of them, well the purple one on the bottom is a keeper,...
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A FEW EXTRA QUILTS!
I have a few quilts that are, well, extras! I made some of them years ago, hung on to them because of the fabrics really. I liked the fabrics! Does that happen to you?The top right hand one is from...
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NINE PATCH FINISHED
THIS IS A POST FROM 2009, IT POPPED UP TODAY ON MY BLOG! AN YOU WONDER WHY I HAVE BLOGGING PROBLEMS....HONESTLY!I finished the nine patch yesterday afternoon.I just love the look of this colour. It's...
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MOTHERS!
Mother's day is always a time of reflections for me.My mother loved geraniums because they were so hardy, easy to keep, and forever colourful. I always have them on the deck of the cottage, and think...
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BIG RED QUILT
Red and white isn't usually my cupof tea. I am not really a red person, but years ago when I started quilting, there was a blue and white quilt on a magazine cover. I loved it.So of course I bought...
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