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I am so pleased to have one more quilt UFO finish before February's end. It is a doll's quilt. My mother had bought this flannel to...

My two Prairie Schooler charts arrived today! The newest season charts are 'Spring Has Come' and 'Summer Breeze' which compl...

I am leading a new SAL on my stitching list. It is Little House Needlework's 'Chocolate Shoppe'. This is an adorable little desi...

I have been reading the biography of Beatrix Potter and wanted to share another passage from the book. One of my favorite characters from he...

"Oh, dear, oh, dear, Maggie, what are you thinkin'of, to throw your bonnet down there? Take it upstairs, there's a good gell, a...

I love Susan Branch! I collect her cookbooks and have quite a few of them. A number of years ago, she brought out a quilt fabric collection...

My stitching list started this sampler as a SAL at the beginning of February. I am only just starting on mine and will have to work hard to...

This morning, my mother and step~father left for home again. They will actually arrive back in the States in the next hour. This day has fl...

It seems I have not had many finishes this month. Having visitors has meant not sitting and either stitching or quilting as much as normal....

I was teaching my mother how to make penny rugs and she choose to make a series of snowmen ornaments. She decided that she wanted to use t...

I wanted to thank all my 'cyber' friends from my FTLOS group. You are all really wonderful and like sisters to me! Your kind thought...

The morning after..... Melted Snowman Last night I heard a knock It was a snowman outside my door, Asking if he could come inside And play ...

I have been teasing a friend about making 'snow midgets' since she has had so little snow in Pennsylvania. Well, dear Joni..... here...

I will be taking a Blogger break for the weekend. My mother and her friend are here visiting and we are going to go to my cottage for a coup...

This finish is actually from last week but I held off on showing it since it is the SAL challenge project for the FTLOS stitching list. The ...

I am excited to say I have two finishes to share with you. Firstly, the pinkeep for Valentine's Day. I am really happy with how it turn...

I decided to try tea dying some of my linen yesterday. This is the result. The actual linen is a warm cream although it looks brighter here...

Little Bits of Fabric Little bits of fabric Sewn into a quilt Form a warm and loving blanket From which memories are built. And when you see...

I have been doing some major decluttering in my pantry in the laundry room. It is a combination of food items and my silk flower collection...

Yesterday we had a discussion on our stitching list about nutcrackers since someone of the list is making all the Prairie Schooler Nutcrack...