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Continue reading →: Spa dayIt’s spa day for the sewing machines, not me. I’m not a spa kind of girl. I don’t really love strangers touching me. But these machines are due for some TLC. The Juki, my favorite machine by far, is well overdue. I’ve had this machine over 30 years and I…
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Continue reading →: Little ProgressI haven’t gotten a lot done in the last 2 days. On Thursday I worked early voting. It was another slow day and I added almost 4″ to my scarf. This pattern is fun to crochet. It’s mostly front and back post double and treble crochet. Unfortunately this photo is…
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Continue reading →: The last of the placematsWell, here it is, the last of the placemats! The last for now anyway. I always like making them so I know there will be more. These were made with leftover fabrics from the Red Sunset quilt that I made 2 years ago. I’m sure that the napkins were dyed with the…
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Continue reading →: Placemats and windowsI only got the binding on two placemats because I was distracted most of the day cleaning the guest house. This set is, hand down, my favorite of the new ones. They are a little wide at 18″ but I didn’t want to trim the side triangles. These have a…
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Continue reading →: 4 placemats doneYesterday was an absolutely beautiful day so I spent a lot of time outside doing yard maintenance. In the afternoon I got back in the sewing room and got 2 sets of placemats bound. the first one are these purple ones. I wasn’t too happy with these as pieced tops…
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Continue reading →: May Accomplishments and June GoalsMay was a fun making month as I worked on the beach gifts and did a lot of dyeing and screen printing. I made 15 etched glasses, 10 little t-shirts for my Grand Niece, 6 shirts for my brother and 22 tea towels. I also made 14 postcards, finished 2…
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Continue reading →: May AudiobooksYay! May was a month full of winners! I can’t even rate the books this month. I enjoyed every one of them. I had said months ago that I wouldn’t read any more John Sandford but my husband convinced me to try again. I’m glad I did. I really enjoyed…
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Continue reading →: Democratic primary votingYesterday was one of my 2 days to work the early voting center. This was my view most of the day. We had a grand total of 20 voters! I was not surprised. Primaries are always low attendance and the positions being selected are Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General so…
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Continue reading →: The two most difficult placemats everBelieve it or not, this took HOURS. But I have forgiven them for the annoyance. When I made all these placemat tops, this was my least favorite design. Now, I think they might become my favorites. It sure was difficult to get here though. It all started because I chose a…
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Continue reading →: Zig Zag PlacematsI got another pair of placemats quilted today. I have 2 more sets to go before I can bind all of them. When i make placemats I have learned to quilt then pretty densely. It makes them much easier to wash and iron. The ones that I have made with…
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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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