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Continue reading →: Back to the dye room!It has been several weeks since I’ve dyed anything so it was fun to be back dyeing yesterday. I dyed some quilt backs for veterans quilts, lots of t-shirts and tea towels and, most importantly, some blue samples. I’m trying for a blue that’s as close as possible to the…
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Continue reading →: Beach glasses are done!We had a break in the rain yesterday afternoon so I was able to get outside and etch the glasses. Thanks to some practice, I got all 15 done without any mistakes. Each glass had a beach umbrella and the name in a fun font. I like them. Chris likes…
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Continue reading →: A good weekend and baby birdsLook what I made! It might not look like much compared to “real” bread, but for gluten free, I think it looks amazing. It’s my first gluten-free sourdough. I make some acceptable gluten-free breads from the Aran Goyoaga cookbooks but, this is just a little better. She has sourdough instructions in her…
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Continue reading →: Cricut DayI’m planning to do some dyeing next week so I decided to do a little planning today. One of the things I want to do is to make some tea towel sets to stock in the gift closet. I have several screens that I like but I decided to look…
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Continue reading →: First completions of MayYesterday I had my training to work early voting for the upcoming Democratic Primary. Then I ran some errands (more on that later). But I had time in the afternoon to finish off 2 veterans quilts with binding. I think this pattern is called “chandelier”. Another member of our quilt…
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Continue reading →: April Accomplishments and May GoalsApril was a great month for creativity for me. I finished 2 big projects and I think this poncho was the biggest one. I like doing crochet because it’s mostly mindless but this poncho was required a lot of focus and attention. I loved every minutes of it and I…
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Continue reading →: April AudiobooksWhat a weird reading month. I only finished 4 books and that’s because I wasted time on 3 others. I’ve never given up on 3 books in one month. Of the 4 books I finished I can’t say that any of them have a chance at my 2025 top 10…
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Continue reading →: A free weekendChris left early yesterday for his annual Myrtle Beach golf trip with a group of high school friends. I admire that he is still so close to high schoolmates. I went to school in a small factory town and couldn’t wait to get out so I’m not really connected to…
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Continue reading →: Crochet projects and another bird’s nestI finished another crochet project this week! This is a donation shawl that I made with 1 1/3 Caron Cotton Angel Cakes. The yard is a cotton/acrylic blend. I didn’t really love working with the yarn but I think the shawl will be comfortable enough. I have one more cake…
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Continue reading →: What a fun day!Yesterday was a beautiful day for a drive. Mom and I got in the car and headed to Harrisonburg to meet up with Mary, her sister Deb (art quilter) and their Mom. The last time we met up was at least 10 years ago. It was so much fun to catch…
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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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