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Continue reading →: Monty is packedWell, I’m ready enough for our vacation. I haven’t packed any clothes, but my sewing and crochet are packed! I usually prefer to cut out all of the pieces for my travel projects ahead of time but I don’t have time for that this week. But I knew I could…
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Continue reading →: Two more veterans quilts!Two more veterans quilts got quilted yesterday. I don’t know who made this one but I like it a lot. I decided that the big dark areas could benefit from light quilting thread. I picked a shiny gray. I had some thread breaking challenges but a consultation with my friend,…
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Continue reading →: First veterans quilts of 2026My goal is to quilt 6 or 8 veterans quilts before we leave Tuesday. I’ve finished these 2 and have 2 more loaded. I don’t remember who made this one but I like it a lot. We had a 9-patch block exchange last year with large 9-patch blocks. I’m not…
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Continue reading →: Memory Quilt – part 8It’s done! The top is done! I am beyond happy with the way this turned out. It finishes to 84″ square, which is large for a t-shirt quilt. It’s going to be a heavy quilt too. It will be smaller after quilting but that will not happen until the Spring.…
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Continue reading →: Starting MontyI’ve mentioned that I’m starting a new quilt that will be raffled at the Montpelier Center in 2027. I made the Fab Farm quilt for them in 2025 and it was raffled in December. The quilt on the left is from the pattern Fab Farm. We named it Hanover Country…
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Continue reading →: Memory Quilt – part 7Now that I’ve gotten pat the scary parts, I am thoroughly enjoying working on this quilt. Every piece has to be measured and cut individually and I’ve made a few mistakes. You know that I don’t mind tedious projects and this is one of those. I want it to be…
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Continue reading →: December Finishes and January PlansDecember was not a month of fantastic finishes but I have no complaints. Getting the Christmas postcards done every year is a major accomplishment on it’s own. With the birthday cards I made a total of 78 cards. It’s possible that this is the last year for them. The mail…
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Continue reading →: December AudiobooksIt’s the end of 2025 and I ended the year with 5 great books. I enjoyed every one of them. For the year, I read 58 books, a little over 1 a week. Since 1995, I’ve read about 2130 books, according to my spreadsheet. I’ve had much more productive year…
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Continue reading →: It’s fun to dye again!
I had a fun day of dyeing yesterday. My ankle handled the standing and many trips upstairs. Even better, I remembered how to dye! Most of these are for the bear quilt but there’s also a backing for the memory quilt and some stash yardage to use up some older…
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Continue reading →: Last crochet finish for 2025Thanks to a sprained ankle that gifted me lots of extra time sitting, I finished this blanket yesterday. It finished about 50″ x 72″ and will be a great comfort blanket for a tall person. This is at least the third time that I’ve made this pattern. The yarn is…
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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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