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Continue reading →: July Accomplishments and August PlansJuly was a great month! You just can’t beat a month that starts off with Craft Camp with your favorite teenager and a weekend of celebrating America’s big birthday. I celebrated the month by quilting a lot of quilts for our veterans. I finished 2 more yesterday to include in…
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Continue reading →: July AudiobooksJuly was a mixed reading month. I had some real winners but also a few duds. I find a lot of my books through BookTube channels and I think I should pay more attention to whether I am watching a true review video vs a book haul video. I think…
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Continue reading →: Quilting and potholdersI got the next 2 veterans quilts loaded yesterday. I quilt for about an hour at a time so that I don’t mess up all the great work my chiropractor has done to straighten out my back. That hour equates to about 1 bobbin and yesterday’s session got me almost…
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Continue reading →: 2 done and a concertYesterday I was back to quilting veterans quilts. These are numbers 7 and 8 for this stretch. One was even one of mine and I even got the binding done. I made this quilt to use up some chisel blocks that I had cut with my GO cutter. The background…
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Continue reading →: Lotion recipesYesterday I did some more quilting, a lot of laundry and some yard work. Of course, I didn’t take photos of any of that. I also made some lotion and I remembered that a couple of people asked for my lotion bar recipe. Making lotion is so very easy. An…
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Continue reading →: A busy weekendThere’s a lot to catch up on from the weekend and it all started with painting. I didn’t take any photos but we finished the last room of our big painting project. This is the combo kitchen/den and has the most trim. I switched out the window shades so there…
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Continue reading →: Mostly cuttingI started my day with pollbook training so I’m all ready to work the primary election on August 4. I had a few hours between the class and the time I was meeting my friend so I got busy on my 2 projects. I started with finishing to cut out…
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Continue reading →: Basting and cuttingYesterday Mom and I had lunch with my cousin and did a little fabric shopping. In the afternoon I wasted a few hours on the internet before eventually getting busy. I started by basting the next two quilts. I’ll make a thread decision today and start quilting. I have another…
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Continue reading →: Two from MomToday is Mom’s birthday so I wanted to get her something for her special day….2 quilts to bind! Her birthday and Christmas gift is actually the family beach week but we are having lunch with my cousin today and I made her some Ambrosia. We’re both kind of addicted to…
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Continue reading →: Two more!I’m rolling with the veterans quilts. I’ll probably have to take a break later this week to do some more painting. Hopefully I can get 6 or 8 before the painting break. I know my back will appreciate a change of pace. These next 2 quilts were made by Margaret.…
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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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