Morning Momentum
I am on my way out the door… but here is one picture of my new grandson William.
If you want to see more pictures of William, you can click here: http://tk42one.blogspot.com/
I am off to shop with my friend. I am taking a class at QuiltUniversity in September, and the supply list is long. [...]
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Today is the anniversary of my “birth” as an artist. Two years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. I watched CNN, glued to the tv for hours. Including getting up in the nite to watch Anderson Cooper for updates.
I can’t really tell you why Katrina had such a profound effect on me and my [...]
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August 28, 2007 4:44pm Eastern, Fredricksburg, VA…..
My grandson, William Charles was born. He weighed 8 lbs, 9 oz, and is 20″ long. He has a little bit of brown hair. According to Daddy, William and Mommy are doing fine.
It has been a really long nite and day. They went to the [...]
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I’m not bookless. That is a wonderful thing. It is pretty awful to be bookless. I have been bookless before. I don’t like it.
I grew up reading alot. By the time I was in Jr. High, I read a book a week, at least. This continued throughout my teen [...]
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Here is a short little lesson on how to apply binding to a quilt with your longarm machine.
We do this for lots of clients. They like it because they don’t have to struggle with the bulk and weight of the quilt while feeding it through their domestic machine.
Usually the client brings binding already made. In [...]
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Nope, no baby. Believe me, I will let you know when it happens!
Since I finished that DWR last week, I have felt like it was ok to start something new. Silly, I know, but that’s me. I ordered a new book by Louisa Smith, A New Twist on Strips and Curves.
Hopefully this [...]
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Every once in awhile I get totally stumped by a quilt. A client will bring something that is different (all kinds of reasons to be different and cause a dilemma) and I have to work out a solution on how to quilt it.
The dilemma here is this: The quilt body is pieced in a Storm [...]
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NO BABY YET……. for those of you who are anxiously awaiting word!
WIP=Work In Progress, for those non-quilters out there.
Several of my friends have posted all of their WIPs, PIGs (projects in grocery sacks), and UFOs (unfinished objects). I have way too many to admit to, let alone photograph and categorize. I have at [...]
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MAYBE baby William will arrive today!? For sure, Yvonne is hoping so. …… The Dr. thinks this week, if not today.
Grandma Gayle is waiting, and trying to be patient.
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My son Neil tagged me with this meme: Four Things
4 things about me you may not have known:
1. I love fishing (and miss my boat!)
2. I have had to relearn to walk 3 times
3. I am still good friends with my first husband
4. I have always disliked board games
4 [...]
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