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Continue reading →: The next veterans quiltsYesterday was a big errand day after Mom and I met my cousin for lunch. So, aside from washing out fabric, I didn’t get much done. I only got the next 2 veterans’ quilts loaded and pasted. I think I’m going to use dark red thread and I’d like to…
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Continue reading →: Veterans quilts and dyeingWe had a great weekend here. I had art day with my friends Friday and we got to go on a river tiki bar boat ride for a friend’s birthday celebration Saturday. In between, I got some things done, starting with quilting a couple of veterans quilts. I don’t remember…
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Continue reading →: A play dayYesterday I was invited to an art play day with my friends, Marcy and Margaret. Marcy and Margaret have great stashes of fabric paint and stamps. I decided to take some ugly fabrics and see if I could fix them. This is the first ugly fabric. I’m much happier with…
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Continue reading →: Back to quilting!Yesterday I had some appointments in the morning but I was excited to get some quilts back on the longarm. It’s been too long! I got these basted and the first row of quilting done. I uncovered the soap for it to continue to process uncovered for a couple of…
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Continue reading →: Soap and granolaI didn’t get any sewing done yesterday, but it was still busy. I with some soap making. I made 12 pounds of my normal soap, and I also tried a new recipe for a shampoo bar. I’ve been using my body soap some to wash my hair, but it’s really…
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Continue reading →: Quilt ClubYesterday was a meeting day and laundry day. I didn’t get any sewing done because my 2 piecing machines are in the shop. My brother machine has an OK 1/4 foot but it doesn’t love piecing. The 4th machine, a Janome, has more of a 3/8″ foot. I was wondering…
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Continue reading →: A crochet capeletYesterday turned out to be a surprisingly productive day. We started the day by getting my military ID renewed. We went expecting DMV level of service but we left with my new ID 5 minutes before my appointment! Thank you DoD for the friendly and fast service. Then my friend,…
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Continue reading →: The other jacket!I totally forgot to post on Saturday but there wouldn’t have been much to it anyway. I did exactly two things this weekend. First, I weeded. A lot. This is both sides of the back of our house. The guy who built it pushed the house as far back on…
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Continue reading →: Red, white and beige?Happy Birthday America! It’s my second favorite holiday, next to Thanksgiving. Chris is fixing a very nice celebratory dinner and Mom is going to join us. I’m going to attempt a new gluten-free sourdough recipe to have with dinner. Fingers crossed that it works! The rest of my post is…
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Continue reading →: A new crochet blanketI should have two crochet finishes this month. This blanket was already close to done last week and I have a shawl just waiting for the finishing rounds. This will be a donation blanket, most likely for a chemo or dialysis patient. The finished size is 38″ x 57″. I…
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I’m Vicki
I’m Vicki Welsh and I’ve been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I’m into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here.
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