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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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Continue reading →: Just like riding a bikeActually, I don’t think I could ride a bike again. I wasn’t that good at it when I was a kid. I was much better at spending my summers laying on the sofa reading books or sewing things. But, it seems that I do still have my garment sewing skills!…
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Continue reading →: June Accomplishments and July GoalsJune wasn’t a monumental month for creative accomplishments but I got some things done. First, I finished one veterans quilt of my own and quilted 3 others. My big accomplishment for June was getting this website set up. That took over a week of my time and I’m really happy…
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Continue reading →: June AudiobooksI don’t think I could have asked for better reading month! The one book that I didn’t really like, What Happened to the McCrays, wasn’t awful and I was entertained enough to finish it. The other 5 books were all very good and I can’t even pick a favorite. I…
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Continue reading →: Road2VA part 2I’ve got a few more quilt photos to share from the Road2VA quilt show. It was a real treat to have a nice quilt show right here in Virginia! As I said Friday, this isn’t a judged show. Instead, it was a collection of special exhibits. I didn’t photograph all…
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Continue reading →: Shirt jacket part 1Yesterday was quite productive. In the morning, I went back to the show and met up with my blog friend, Kristen. We had met several years ago and it was great to catch up again. I’m going to do a separate post with more quilt photos from the show. I…
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Continue reading →: Road2VA part 1Road2VA is probably the most popular quilt show in the US aside from Houston. I’ve never been to it but have heard about it for years. I was very excited when I found out that they were expanding and the new location was right here in Richmond, VA! Yesterday, Mom,…
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Continue reading →: Veterans quilts
After our great visit to the Fredericksburg VA facility Tuesday, I took that inspiration right to the basement yesterday and got two more veterans quilts quilted. This one was made by Gwendolyn. Our group has made lots of quilts with this simple framed square block and I think they always…
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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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