Archive for February, 2009
February 28, 2009
I went for a drive yesterday, through the blizzard…
And when I came home I had a new-to-me Singer CE-200 embroidery machine! Yahoo. I finally took the plunge and decided to buy it.
The lady I purchased the machine from also sent along a bunch of thread and stabilizer so I could start to “play” [...]
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February 27, 2009
Okay we have all seen the different tag lines people put in their e-mail, and a lot of the ones I have seen recently include a line about not printing the e-mail to save trees…which I think is great. However when I saw this one I had to laugh…
“No trees were killed in the [...]
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Tags: Animals, Bichon Frise, Canada, carousel, catalog, cock-a-poo, cockapoo, Distributor, dogs, fabric, Holiday, horse, Pets, Quilting, Quilts, Sewing, Shih Tzu, Shihtzu, snow, Table runner
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February 26, 2009
Ever wonder what you can do with those old bridesmaid dresses? You know, the ones that look good when surrounded by other dresses the same colour, but not when they are the only one? I found this really neat site of a lady who makes quilts from the wedding and bridesmaid dresses…what a [...]
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Tags: dresses, link, Quilting, Quilts, reuse, Wedding
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February 24, 2009
I took a road trip yesterday to see a lady about an embroidery machine. I have been thinking about getting one for awhile now and have seen so many things that it would work with, yet haven’t actually bought one. The one I went to test drive was a Singer Futura CE 200. [...]
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Tags: decisions, designs, Embrodery, Futura CE 200, ideas, machine, procrastination, Singer
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February 20, 2009
I think I blew it…
My personal goal of adding an update here at least every other day seems to have gotten buried under the snow. But, no fear, I have brushed the snow off and am ready to give it another try.
I don’t even know where the time went this past week, can you believe [...]
Categories: Animals, Candles, Nature, Patterns, Quilting, fabric
Tags: adoption, Animals, beeswax, Canada, Candles, dogs, fabric, kittens, Nature, Pets, poem, snow, winter
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February 13, 2009
Ok, I just had to share this with you. My one foster kitty, Gracie, seems to have taken a real liking to my Boxer Magnum. Last night I found them curled up together on Magnum’s bed…
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February 9, 2009
Well I told you I was up to something! I have just sent a book proposal in for review. I currently can’t tell you any more than this as part of the agreement. Put I will let you know more when I can.
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Tags: Book Proposal, Quilt, Secret
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February 5, 2009
Its days like these that I am glad we don’t have a thermometer outside. According to the radio it is -20 C, and that is before the windchill. Brrrr. But at least the sun is shinning
The dogs didn’t really appreciate having to go out to the bush to the bathroom this morning [...]
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Tags: Cold, dogs, machine, Sewing, temperature
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February 2, 2009
Ok, I jumped the gun a little yesterday wishing you all a “happy” groundhog day…but better early then never?
My foster kitties are starting to come around and just wanted to post a couple of pictures of them here for you…
This is Ella…
and Gracie
Happy Sewing!
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February 1, 2009
Saturday morning I became the foster mom to two cute little babies. They were born August 30 and are still a little shy. I don’t have any pictures yet, as they like to hide under the bed. Oh, they are kittens so its ok I have two of them [...]
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Tags: cats, foster, groundhog, kittens, Quilts, Sewing
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