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Continue reading →: First day of travelWe left Richmond around 7:30 yesterday morning and had a pretty easy drive to Fishkill, NY. It was a beautiful day and I got a lot of crochet done. Crochet is such a perfect travel craft. Everything I need fits in an eyeglasses case. I got 1 hat made and…
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Continue reading →: First day of travel
We left Richmond around 7:30 yesterday morning and had a pretty easy drive to Fishkill, NY. It was a beautiful day and I got a lot of crochet done. Crochet is such a perfect travel craft. Everything I need fits in an eyeglasses case. I got 1 hat made and…
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Continue reading →: Travel CrochetBy the time this posts we will be on the road listening to a book and I’ll be working on my travel crochet projects. It’s about 16 hours over 2 days so I should get a lot done. One thing I like to work on it the car is hats.…
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Continue reading →: Enter Sandman and a tipYesterday, between packing, I needed to make birthday postcards for two of my brothers. I spent most of the day just trying to think of an idea. I do tend to go beach themed with them but then I think I saw a snowman card somewhere and that led me…
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Continue reading →: Mom’s birthday cardI Sent this card about 3 weeks ago but I forgot to take a photo. I was at her apartment this week and finally got a photo. I’ll readily admit that the idea for this came from the internet. The original was much better than mine! I always love an…
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Continue reading →: Well, that got out of handI feel like I channeled my inner Patty, whose motto seems to be “why make one when you can make 100”. I started the potholders mostly because I needed new ones but I also like to keep a few around for gifts. When I started I just found some fabrics…
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Continue reading →: The last veterans quilts…for nowI finished the last 2 veterans quilt that I wanted to get done before vacation! It needed to end soon because the constant quilting was starting to bother my TMJ and neck a little. The first quilt was made by Becky. She was inspired by Margaret’s quilts for this one.…
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Continue reading →: Voting day crochetVoting day is very long when you work elections. In my county we have to arrive at 5am and we don’t get out until about 8pm. Polls close at 7 and it takes about an hour to close out the machines, put the equipment and tables away and organize all…
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Continue reading →: More of the sameBut that’s a good thing. I finished 2 more veterans quilts. I only have 2 more to go! This one was made by Peg. I think this is second one I quilted for her this session. This pair has a pinwheel theme. I don’t remember who made the next one…
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Continue reading →: Quilts, crochet and potholdersWe had quite a nice weekend here. Chris and I, both, got in a lot of yard work between rain storms. Our drought is well over. I got out my favorite mini chainsaw and cleared as much of the jungle as I could around the pond. I tend to test…
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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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