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Continue reading →: More quiltingI started yesterday by delivering a new batch of veterans quilts. Conveniently, our contact lives only 4 miles from me. I don’t even have to drive them to Fredericksburg. This delivery had 23 quilts, bringing our YTD total to 103. Inspired, I came home and finished quilting 2 more. This…
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Continue reading →: A busy weekendThe weather here un Virginia was beautiful this weekend. I got to enjoy some of it Saturday while visiting friends and family. Before Mom and I left, I got 2 more quilts loaded and quilted half of the first one. I used the same brand of thread as the one…
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Continue reading →: Quilting challenges
I got the two quilts quilted, but is was uncharacteristically challenging. This one was made by Anne. I kept having issues with thread shredding. At first, I thought it was because of the batik fabric. I tried a new needle and checked the timing. In the end, I think it…
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Continue reading →: I almost forgot
To post today! It’s such a beautiful day today that I was anxious to get outside and do some yard work and didn’t get around to posting. There honestly isn’t too much exciting going on. I got 2 veterans quilts loaded and started quilting yesterday. I’ll get back to these…
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Continue reading →: Quilting and ironingLook! The quilting is done! I’ll have lots of photos once it’s bound. My backing was extra wide, so I quilted some placemat-sized pieces to use for future fiddle mats for donation. Here are the quilted bits. I got to use up some fluorescent orange thread for some of them…
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Continue reading →: September Accomplishment and October GoalsMy goals for September were:– finish the Eclipse top – done!– finish one wheelchair shawl and start another – done!– finish the gray scarf – done!– quilt some veterans quilts – done!– make a veterans quilt top – 2 done!– start planning Christmas postcards – did absolutely nothing It’s football…
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Continue reading →: September AudiobooksWhat an interesting month of reading! Frankie had great characters. Run For The Hills was a fun adventure. What Comes After was touching and the mysteries were all good. What good books did you read this month? Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think…
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Continue reading →: No quiltingI didn’t get any quilting done on my house quilt this weekend, but I will rectify that today. I spent all day Saturday at the Montpelier Center. They are reviving and old tradition called Montpelier Day. The last one was in the 1990’s. They even had a parade, and my…
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Continue reading →: Dyeing and quiltingYesterday, I finally got around to dyeing some veterans’ quilt backs. I also dyed the green on for the backing of the Eclipse quilt. I know it doesn’t “match” Eclipse, but I’m planning to use the back of this quilt under another, smaller quilt on the same bed. This color…
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Continue reading →: Delivery dayYesterday, it was finally time to deliver my collection of items to From The Heart. Once I emptied the closet, I realized that it’s been about a year since I last donated items. I had a lot of things! They don’t require, and probably don’t want, plastic bags, but it…
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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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