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I have always loved candles, especially scented ones.  For a long time I have enjoyed Yankee candles, but a year or so ago I started buying candles from Bath and Body Works.  The fall scents in particular are my favorites–apple, cinnamon, clove, pumpkin, fall leaves etc.  I moved on to Christmas last year and enjoyed […]

I am working sporadically on a couple of different projects.  Honestly, I have it on my calendar to sew at least one hour a day, but it just has not been happening.  I seem to always be going for a walk with my friend, reading a book or taking Eva to swim practice.  Despite my […]

Do you remember me telling you about my young friend who made a quilt top for her older sister around five years ago?  She procrastinated getting it quilted and it just sat in her closet for all this time.  It became a family joke that she would never finish the thing and was the source […]

The Temecula Quilt Company is always doing something interesting.  If you love reproduction era quilts and especially if you love super scrap-busting scrappy quilts, you might check them out on Instagram or their blog/website.  You will get so much inspiration you won't believe it.  The fun thing about them is that they always seem to […]

Do you all have a special box to hold all your hand sewing notions?  What you see in the photo above is my binding box.  I have my binding clips (how did we ever live without them?), small scissors, my thimble, and needle threader.  I would be lost without my needle threader for sure.  I […]

Sorry for the lack of content the past few days. I find myself in the grip of a cold and not good for much. Hopefully I will be back soon. 

Have you all heard about Kathleen Tracy's sew along?  Aunt Addie's Mystery Quilt.  Each month, Kathleen posts a pattern for a block, and we make six 4 1/2" versions of it.  I got a late start, but the sew along looks like fun.  I am not a fan of mystery quilts in general, but I […]

Have you heard about the latest sew along, sponsored by adorable Camille Roskelley of Thimbleblossoms?  Using her Sweet Escapes pattern, we make log cabin blocks and arrange them in the pattern shown above.  You have got to check out her navy blue version on Instagram.  Go ahead, do it right now. If that doesn't make […]

As you may know, I live in Northern California.  Our weather is pretty temperate, with quite warm summers.  We are in the foothills at an altitude of around 1500 feet.  Rarely, about every three years or so, we get a light dusting of snow.  And everything comes to a halt. All of my friends in […]

My husband and I used to be great movie buffs when we lived in a more populated area.  We went to the movies practically every weekend and kept up with everything that was at the box office.  Now that we live in a rural setting, the movies that play in our town tend to be […]