Posted on August 31, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
It seems like I’ve been gone such a long time, yet it flew by so fast! Thank you so much for all of your lovely comments and well wishes on my one year blogiversary! I will answer each of you individually, although it may take me a couple of days. There is so much to [...]
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Posted on August 19, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
As most of you know, I am out of town, actually the state, really the country! I’m in Canada visiting my parents, then spending some time in Washington visiting my son. But I still had to take some time to celebrate. I can hardly believe it, the time has gone so quickly. August 24th is [...]
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Posted on August 16, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I just can’t believe how much time has gone by. I’ve neglected my blog, not on purpose, but because there have been so many other things going on, I really haven’t had the time to do any sewing. I’ll be leaving on Wednesday evening, right after work, to fly up to the Northwest. I’ll be [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I feel like I am actually making some progress on some of my WIP’s! It’s always such a relief to feel like you aren’t just spinning your wheels. And I tend to be one of those people that take on so many projects that it will take the rest of my life, if I did [...]
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Posted on August 9, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
There are times that we need to just pause, sit back, and reflect. Maybe relax is a better word than reflect. Either way, this is something that I don’t do often enough. The weather this weekend has given us a break, which we don’t get too often in August. The morning temperatures have dipped about [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I have finally gotten my first couple of blocks done for the Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler Quilt. My first block is called Bright Hopes. The A-3 is for the placement in the quilt. And the next one is Churn Dash pattern, for position K-3. I’m hoping to move along a little quicker on these now. It [...]
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