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Continue reading →: Veterans quilt startedIt was sewing day with my quilt club yesterday (and today). I work on veterans quilts there and this is the kit I started. I’m not doing this one in red, white and blue. This one is a combo of a symmetry fabrics and 2 hand dyes. I got all…
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Continue reading →: The FishYesterday I mostly did yard work. After a month away the weeds have run amok. It will take a couple of weeks to get it under control again. After a session on the driveway and around the pond, I was pretty wiped out. But I had enough energy to make…
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Continue reading →: Fleurette quilt top doneMy main goal yesterday was to finish the Fleurette quilt top. I did that and teo loads of laundry. I’m really happy with this one! I’d love to finish it soon because I have a recipient in mind. But I’m really stuck on finding a backing. I don’t think hand…
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Continue reading →: Car crochetWe got home Saturday afternoon after a blessedly uneventful 2-day trip. We almost witnessed an accident right in front of us in Connecticut but, thanks to a very alert dump truck driver, catastrophe was averted. We listened to a Robert Crais book and I focused on my crochet. Here’s before…
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Continue reading →: On our way home.We had a wonderful 4 weeks in Maine but we’re ready to be home now. I have quilts to quilt! This one is almost ready. It was rainy and cold Wednesday so I got all of the flower blocks together. I just need to add the 2 borders. It also…
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Continue reading →: Crochet hats are finished!Hopefully today I’ll be able to deliver these 11 hats plus the wheelchair blanket to a local charity here in Maine. This Chunky Guy hat pattern is so easy and I could make a hat in less than 2 hours. This particular version is for 5 weight yarn but she…
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Continue reading →: Stealing ideasYesterday’s post didn’t post until this morning due to a user error. That one recaps Monday. This post is about yesterday when not much happened. We had had some rain so hiking was out and it was too windy for kayaking. Oh bummer, I had to sew and crochet all…
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Continue reading →: All aloneOur friends left today to return to England so we are alone until we leave Friday to head home ourselves. We did get in one last pretty epic hike together. Sewing has also continued and I got 2 more blocks together. I have figured out that if I press one…
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Continue reading →: Crochet humorVacation continues to go swimmingly but today I’ll take a blog break to share some crochet fun. Laura and I picked up this book at a local little free library. It was published around 1985 and I think that it might have been a monthly subscription for a packet of…
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Continue reading →: Planning a new quilt by accidentYesterday I didn’t sew one stitch. It was mostly a day of exercise and kayaking and fabric shopping. There’s a local fabric store that I visit every time I visit here. This year we learned that the owner is retiring and closing the store later this month. I decided that…
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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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