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Last Merit Badges
5 Years Worth of Work I think the last time I sewed merit badges was almost a year ago. That can’t really be right, can it? Perhaps I just didn’t write about it. The Young Man earned 5 merit badges...
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More (Last?) Merit Badges
Merit Badge Sash – January 2015 Last time I had to sew on merit badges, I thought it would be the end. However, the Young Man came home with a few more than he needed sewn before the Eagle Scout Board...
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Throwback Thursday
I don’t usually do these type of posts, but this picture came up this week regarding some pre-college trouble the YM is having. He said that this picture described how he felt exactly.
View ArticleBack in the Saddle
I’ll get back to posting tomorrow or the next day. My brother-in-law died sort of unexpectedly, though after a long illness. I have been helping to deal with the funeral and everything. Life intervenes...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Day of Action
Net Neutrality means that everyone receives the same treatment. My content is delivered just as fast as a movie from Comcast. Unless I am doing something illegal, no ISP can slow down what I serve up...
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Handwork Week
Heading home As you may have noticed, I have spent a lot of time this week talking about handwork. That’s because I have been doing handwork. I had to drive to Portland (1468 miles there and back) at...
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DIY with Fray Check
New Sheers – March 2019 Last weekend we hung new sheers. We had great sheers from Crate & Barrel that I loved. They were more than 20 years old and starting to rot from sun damage. They were a good...
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My Creative Type
The Maker Creative Type Friend Julie posted a quiz to tell creativity types. I am always curious about what these quizzes say about me. Apparently, my type is The Maker. The image associated with The...
View ArticleBad Tech Week
Nobody died. It still has been a difficult couple of weeks in blog world. As you may have noticed, my site has been down. There are a lot of complicated reasons that are boring and not quilt related....
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Creative Fabrica Promotion
Creative Fabrica Banner Quilt 3 As mentioned, I am an affiliate of Creative Fabrica. They are having a promotion and I have signed on. Click to access the promotion. **I use affiliate links and may...
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Creative Fabrica Promotion
As mentioned, I am an affiliate of Creative Fabrica, the digital marketplace with machine embroidery designs, quilt patterns, fonts and designs. They are currently hosting massive Black Friday...
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Workroom Refresh Storage
Boxes in the YM’s room Boxes and boxes are filling up the YM’s room. There are a lot, because they are small and filled with books. I used all of our CSA boxes that we have not been able to return due...
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Bagmaking Hazards
The other day I made a Retreat Bag. These bags are free patterns from Emmaline Bags. You do need a frame if you don’t want the bag to be a super widemouth with no structure. Frame Injury Somehow I made...
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Embracing Beauty
I really struggled with the metadata to apply to this post. It is not about quiltmaking per se, but more about surrounding yourself with beauty to enhance everything you do in that...
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Happy Birthday, Grama
My Grama has been on my mind lately. Today would have been her 98th birthday and I just wanted to celebrate her. She is one of the people I always saw doing needlework, so she influenced me greatly....
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