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Continue reading →: Things are heating upWe continue to be very blessed with the most amazing weather here in Maine. Things are heating up this week though. The locals are complaining but it’s not bothering us at all. There’s nothing better than getting out the floats and cooling off in the lake. The night temperatures are…
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Continue reading →: Progress on the Eclipse quiltI don’t have a lot to share today. Yesterday, I did a morning walk and then settled in for a few hours of sewing. The A, B1, and B2 blocks are all done, and I love how it’s looking! I got the foundation papers for the C blocks folded and…
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Continue reading →: Project updatesI don’t have any vacation photos to share today. It was another day of perfect weather but my shoulders wanted a day off from kayaking. My hip still has some soreness so I’m not in a hurry to get on a hiking trail. I’ll take a few more days of…
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Continue reading →: More of the same perfect vacationI know it’s getting repetitive, but we really are having an idyllic vacation. The weather couldn’t be more perfect. Yesterday, Chris was away on a charter river fishing trip, so I had the day to myself. I wanted to start with a good walk, so I headed down the street…
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Continue reading →: Sewing, crochet, and kayakingI don’t think our vacation could be more perfect. The weather has been amazing. Today it hit about 80, and it was bright and sunny. We also got a break from the Canadian wildfire smoke. I started the day working on the Eclipse quilt B1 blocks. I think I have…
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Continue reading →: A new crochet project and another day in paradiseWe started out day yesterday with a kayak ride in the morning. I’ve been taking it easy on that because I’ve been dealing with some hip pain for over a month. I’m pretty sure is a recurring piriformis muscle problem. It nags me from time to time and it tends…
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Continue reading →: A quilt exhibit, fireworks and some sewingOur vacation is starting off great. The weather is perfect and is only damped some smoke from the Canada wildfires. I don’t know anything about the status of those fire but I think people here have been dealing with the smoke for several weeks. Here’s what we were up to…
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Continue reading →: We made it to Maine!We left Virginia Thursday morning and were very lucky to avoid the bad storms that passed around us. Our first stop was the brand new Buc-ee’s in Harrisonburg, VA. It was a huge deal when it opened in June. These places have the cleanest bathrooms anywhere. From there, we drove…
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Continue reading →: July Accomplishments and August GoalsJuly was a great month for finishes. I think the biggest news was finishing my first garments in years. Both of these jackets are from the same pattern, Simplicity 9239. I made the feedsack version as a muslin but I will wear this one. The other one was made from…
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Continue reading →: July AudiobooksI haven’t DNF’ed a book in a while, so I suppose it was time for a couple. Both of these books have great reviews, so maybe I just picked them up at the wrong time.DNF BooksGo As A River by Shelley Read – This book as amazingly positive ratings, but…
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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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