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Continue reading →: Just a couple of quick thingsYesterday I spent the day working on some Christmas gifts. One of the recipients occasionally reads the blog so I won’t share them until they are gifted. I can tell you that I was in my sewing room most of the day with a view of our first snow of…
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Continue reading →: Winter birthday postcardsI have 2 December birthdays and a few more winter birthdays. I always try to make these so that they don’t look anything like Christmas and I think I succeeded with these. Like a lot of my cards, these started with selecting some element or background fabric without any sort…
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Continue reading →: Something for my backWhen I hurt my back this past weekend it was the second time I had done it while moving firewood. I like doing the firewood work because it’s good for osteoporosis to lift weight. I search out the chores that involve carrying heavily things to get that kind of exercise.…
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Continue reading →: Christmas cards are done!
I finished the Christmas cards yesterday so I’m ready to start addressing them with the goal of getting them in the mail by Monday…..maybe earlier. Normally I’d do a different post for each card design but I’m just going to put them all here without much in the way of…
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Continue reading →: November Accomplishments and December GoalsFirst, a side note. Thank you for the comments about my back injury. I’m happy to report that it’s MUCH better! I know many of you will think this is strange but I want to share how I’ve been treating it. I’m using a combination of grounding mat, DMSO and…
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Continue reading →: Things didn’t go as planned.We had a great Thanksgiving with the family. I did a good amount of online shopping Friday and got outside for more leaf blowing Saturday. After that I started restocking the firewood next to the house. I was on my last trip and picked up one piece and that’s when…
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Continue reading →: November Audiobooks
November has to be one of the most disappointing reading months ever. I wasted a lot of hours on two books that I eventually DNFed. I only finished 4 books. I think I am taking too many book recommendations from book tubers on YouTube. My reading aesthetic is definitely different…
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Continue reading →: That wasn’t fun, but it worked.The third set of cards is taking a lot longer than I wanted! Creating the three “texture” sheets on the Cricut required a lot of learning. There were some significant errors and I discovered that I needed to order a new blade. The blade issue made weeding a very long…
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Continue reading →: More postcard actionI got all of the plaid gif cards stitched yesterday! I can tell you that these cards are going to people who understand sewing. I spent too much time stitching them for them to not be properly appreciated. They will have either a dark green or dark red edge. Next…
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Continue reading →: Postcard progressIt took entirely too long to settle on this second card design. I also have to admit that I was exceptionally lazy on Saturday. By Saturday evening I was finally ready to start work. I was determined to do one of my card designs in plaid fabrics. I’m now in…
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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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