Upcycled Shirt

After losing 40 pounds, dear hubby put aside some old shirts.  As I am so into quilting, I thought, yes! more cotton fabric for a new upcycled quilt! Then I saw what Nan over at Retired In Alaska did, and of course I had to try it too.  I thought it would be more fun […]

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Quilty Barns #6 – #8

Ok, so here are my Lori Holts Quilty Barn Along barns 6, 7, and 8: I think so far, my favorite block has been the Water Turn Block. Thanks for stopping by! – Linda

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My Lampwork Studio

I have noticed many bloggers giving wonderful tours of their home studios.  I do not have a dedicated studio for my art/craft in my house yet, but I do have a lampwork studio in our detached garage.  Viv asked me about it, and I thought, why not? So, here is a tour of my garage […]

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Quilty Barns #3 – #5

Dear Hubby would say that I have a bit of an OCD going on – and I think he would be right. When something catches my fancy, I go full on into it.  So, I am almost caught up in Lori Holts Quilty Barn Along.  Here are barns 3, 4, and 5: I had planned […]

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My Handmade Lampwork Beads

Here are a few more handmade lampwork beads from my last beading session.  I just love to make round beads encased in clear – and in my go to color, Pink! You can find these and other beads in my Etsy shop. Thank you for visiting! – Linda

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Citrus Belt Quilters And A Wonderful Gift!

My friend Ellie introduced me to our local Quilters Guild, the Citrus Belt Quilters. I wasn’t sure about a guild, but I enjoyed my guest visit last month, so I joined this month.  They are a very nice organization, full of members with a passion for quilting, and also service to the community.  They also […]

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Pink Saturday & Quilty Barn #2

Happy Pink Saturday!  Thank you to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting this weekly event. Here is my Quilty Barn Along, Barn #2.  I gave the barn a pink roof, and the flower is pink,  so I thought I’d share for Pink Saturday as well.  For whatever reason, I had a hard time lining […]

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Joining The Quilty Barn Along: Barn #1

Well, I finally decided to join in the fun of Lori Holts Quilty Barn Along.  I noticed several fellow bloggers, Holly at Cotton Pickin’ Fun and Heather at Vintage Grey participating, and it looked like too much fun to pass up.  Of course I’m a bit behind, but that won’t deter me.  I made an […]

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Cyclists To Podium Girls

Dear daughter and dear friend A, cycle together.   They had an opportunity to play Podium Girls at a recent cycling banquet.  It was all in fun – I think they cleaned up pretty well 🙂 – Linda

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Pink Saturday And Dolly Dingle

Happy Pink Saturday!  Thank you to Beverly at How Sweet The Sound for hosting this weekly event. I have been wanting to do this method of printing on muslin for a while now.  As dear hubby always says, it all comes down to having the proper tools.  And since I have all my sewing/cutting/printing tools […]

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Quilting Frustrations…

Choosing a design (or having a design chosen for me), choosing fabric, and piecing the quilt top together has been easy peasy.  Now, to actually quilt the three layers has been all together another matter.  Either 20 years ago, quilting was more straightforward, or I didn’t know what I was doing back then, and or […]

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A Girl And Her Bows

Dear daughter has been creative lately. It’s funny how we rub off on each other; DD is active, I start walking.  I start quilting, and DD starts making bows… And, since she is sooo busy, I have volunteered to photograph and list her small business efforts.  She started making bows to wear, and decided it […]

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