Out With The Old -

I don't know if you can see it - but there is a grey smudge on my pink flying geese triangle.

RATS!

And this has been happening more and more with this danged iron.

WHY?  Its Teflon coating is wearing off and leaving yuck on my piecing.

At first I wasn't sure that was the cause - but take a look at this:

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Christmas Miracles -

Meet Stark.

Or Starky.  Also known as Starky Barky or "NO NO NO!"

Also answers to "OUTSIDE!"

I've been waiting to share this story until we had an idea of what was going to happen, even if I knew in my heart just what was going to happen.

It started the week before Christmas when Ashlyn was on her way to work and witnessed a car pull a hit and run on a helpless puppy.  She immediately pulled over.

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The Season of 'Chrimbo Limbo' -

What do YOU call the week in between Christmas and New Year's where you kind of forget what day it is?

Don't know if things are open or not so you have to google them?

Decide that things on the to-do list can just wait until NEXT YEAR to get done as it is less than a week away now?

We call it Chrimbo Limbo and that's just what it feels like.  Life is on hold as we wait for this year to run out so we can jump into the next one ready to tackle what comes our way.

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From Backing To Quilting!

It's the weekend after Christmas - I'm sure everyone is still pretty much in a holiday stupor, but hopefully getting things back together and able to spend some time recuperating in your sewing spaces!

On Wednesday (Christmas Eve Day) I spent a few hours at the QPO stitching the big pink behemoth backing together from the squares I had finished the previous day.

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