What to do with quilt strings?

| March 2, 2008

There are many things that one can do with strings of material. Thanks to my friend’s, (Sheddy) recommendation, I was inspired by the many creative scrappy quilts designed by Bonnie Hunter (shown on her QUILTVILLE.COM site) so I decided that I would just have to make a few heart string blocks with some of my left over scraps […]

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Decentralized Log Cabin ONLINE Exchange – March

| March 2, 2008

It is March – and I have already happily put my log cabin (actually court house step)  blocks into the mail for my online block exchange group members.  Now I can happily await getting those squishy envelopes (stuffed with quilt blocks) in the mail from the others who are participating.  I wonder what I will do with […]

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Feb 29th is coming

| February 27, 2008

I am a substitute teacher for elementary and middle schools here in VA.  Every day is an adventure – and one day in elementary school tends to be MORE eventful than a week (or month?) of teaching at the university level!  🙂 Yesterday I pointed out to the fifth graders that soon it will be […]

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Sara Gruen’s WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is a must read!

| February 24, 2008

On my recent flight from Richmond to Las Vegas I read WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen.   I can see why it made the Los Angeles, Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY best sellers’ lists.  Sarah Gruen provides a center-ring view of circus life as I never even dreamed that it could be like!  I was amazed […]

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I recommend James Patterson’s book, THE 6th TARGET

| February 24, 2008

Oh my – do I have yet ANOTHER book recommendation.  I read James Patterson’s THE 6th TARGET while traveling from Las Vegas, NV to Richmond, VA.   The book – from the series the WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB – was so good that I was riveted to my seat  and that is not just an IDLE COMMENT.  There […]

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