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I have started a new project for January, called First Flake.  Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies) made one and as they say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery…  I ordered the pattern from an Etsy seller and chose some dark blue fabric with a snow flake pattern.  I have been starching it in batches for […]

Over the holidays I picked up a few new sewing accessories that I am really enjoying, which I thought I would share with you. The first thing is a new lamp that was recommended by Lisa Bongean in a recent blog post she put up.  I am constantly wishing that I had better light in […]

I am just so happy with this.  My little snowman candle mat.  I got his eyes and mouth on-just French knots, but they add the right amount of personality.  I think his nose is too big though.  He did not need such a gigantic Jimmy Durante schnoz. And it is so droopy.  Oh dear. And […]

I received an unexpected honor this week.  I got an email from someone from "Ranked Blogs" telling me that my blog Sister's Choice Quilts was listed 23rd on a list of 110 best quilting blogs!  Since blogging seems to have waned in popularity amongst the competition from other social media venues, I was quite surprised […]

What a week!  We did the most amazing thing last night.  We took Eva to see So You Think You Can Dance Live!  The top ten competitors of Season 16 were performing at a theater about an hour away from us, and we have had tickets for months. Eva wanted to get all dolled up […]

I am currently working on some little Churn Dash blocks that I plan to make into a table topper for my kitchen countertop display area.  The idea was to select "fallish" colors, but not be too drab.  I've got a huge scrap bin of these colors, and have picked out lots of reds, golds, teal, […]

I have to post this quickly, as our power has been shut off since Saturday night, and just came back on (it's Monday around 11:00 PM).  They tell us they are shutting us down again tomorrow until Thursday or Friday, so I need to get this up or I will miss my chance.  I cannot […]

Oh goodness, I think we may be in for a tough few days.  Our California electrical power company, Pacific Gas & Electric, says they are planning a probable power shutdown for most of the Bay Area.  We are out in the country, where fire danger is high, so the chances our area will be targeted […]

I wish I could say this was my work, but it isn't.  Just an image I found on the Internet.  However, I have been doing a lot of thinking about embroidery lately.  I am reading the best book, "A Single Thread" by Tracy Chevalier, which is about a single  English woman in the 1930s who […]

We have had such a fabulous trip to Ireland this year.  Each time we go, we find new things to explore and enjoy.  The photo above is of the Giant's Causeway in Bushmills, Antrim County, Northern Ireland.  We had never been to Northern Ireland, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.  I had no idea the scenery […]