When One Good Clean Deserves Another!

Is it Monday already?

It was just Saturday when I went through that whole lovely discovery of finding that not just one, but two cans of diet coke had frozen solid and exploded in the mini fridge at my QPO Studio.

What a mess....

But do you know what cleaning up a mess, which leads to cleaning out a whole area can also lead to?

Before I knew it, Saturday was taken over by gutting out and cleaning up my QPO office!

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In a Happy Sea of Aqua -

It's a good sign when your rotary cutter matches the project you are trimming up!

Every day there is a mail delivery, you can find me giddily bringing home squishy envelopes to open on the couch while we continue to celebrate the restful week in between Christmas in New Years by watching old favorites.

Yesterday it was Back To The Future, which never disappoints.

I know it so well that I can read all of the little notes inside each envelope and not miss a beat. Thank you so much for all of the gifted strip love!

The notes have been wonderful, and I'm so happy to know a bit more about YOU.  Where you are from, what these fabrics have appeared in, where you acquired them.

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Old Town Mystery, Part Seven!

It's the day after Christmas as I write this.
"Boxing Day" for many of you, and many are still enjoying the deep traditions of Hanukkah celebrations that got under way on the same day that Christmas was celebrated by others.
It's a lot like gathering quilters from all over, each one choosing their own fabrics and making decisions on how they wish to see their Old Town quilt through their own eyes.
May we always celebrate and champion the ways that others celebrate the things that are important and time-honored even if they are different from our own.

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Christmas 2024: It's A Wrap!

The older we get - the more we long for things to slow down.

I think I've finally accepted the part where our generation passes the torch on down to the next generation and we start filling in as a supportive role, but watching with pride and wonder as our nearing-middle-age children make it all happen.

It's a wonderful place to be!

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