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The kiln works and a finished shawl
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Continue reading →: The kiln works and a finished shawlIt was a very busy and productive weekend. I did a lot of different things, including some house purging. I’m determined to go through every closet and drawer and purge mercilessly. Of course, that doesn’t necessarily include craft spaces. Sometimes, I have a morbid thought about what people would think…
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Continue reading →: Finished!I started the day with some yard work. I love my mini chainsaw and will take any opportunity to use it. Yesterday, I cut the lower branches off a large cedar tree so that Chris can access the trunk to cut it down. I filled the truck for him to…
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Continue reading →: Started quilting 2 more veterans quiltsI didn’t get any lot done yesterday. We had dentist appointments in the morning (no cavaties) and a homeowners meeting in the evening. In the afternoon, I got 2 more veterans’ quilts loaded, and I’m about 1/3 through them. I’ll get these finished today after some yard work.
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Continue reading →: Painted LadiesMy sewing day yesterday started by helping a friend replace her seat belt strap. Thank goodness all I had to do was the stitching. She now has to reinstall the whole mechanism in her car so that it will pass inspection. In the afternoon, I got busy binding the Painted…
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Veterans quilts finished!
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Continue reading →: Veterans quilts finished!Yesterday was another errand day. In the afternoon, I needed to get started on binding, but I had a major procrastination session. It’s not that I mind the actual binding so much. It’s the joining of the binding that I don’t like. Why? I don’t know. Eventually, I convinced myself…
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Continue reading →: More quiltingI started yesterday by delivering a new batch of veterans quilts. Conveniently, our contact lives only 4 miles from me. I don’t even have to drive them to Fredericksburg. This delivery had 23 quilts, bringing our YTD total to 103. Inspired, I came home and finished quilting 2 more. This…
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Continue reading →: A busy weekendThe weather here un Virginia was beautiful this weekend. I got to enjoy some of it Saturday while visiting friends and family. Before Mom and I left, I got 2 more quilts loaded and quilted half of the first one. I used the same brand of thread as the one…
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Continue reading →: Quilting challenges
I got the two quilts quilted, but is was uncharacteristically challenging. This one was made by Anne. I kept having issues with thread shredding. At first, I thought it was because of the batik fabric. I tried a new needle and checked the timing. In the end, I think it…
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Continue reading →: I almost forgot
To post today! It’s such a beautiful day today that I was anxious to get outside and do some yard work and didn’t get around to posting. There honestly isn’t too much exciting going on. I got 2 veterans quilts loaded and started quilting yesterday. I’ll get back to these…
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Continue reading →: Quilting and ironingLook! The quilting is done! I’ll have lots of photos once it’s bound. My backing was extra wide, so I quilted some placemat-sized pieces to use for future fiddle mats for donation. Here are the quilted bits. I got to use up some fluorescent orange thread for some of them…
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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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