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Cat on quilt

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As I watch Jamie, my oldest cat, sleeping and totally oblivious to the sound of my fingers on the keyboard, I imagine if someday I can portray her in one of my art quilts. She is no ordinary cat to me, although she has no particularly distinctive features. In the meantime, here is one of the cats I made a little while ago, which must be adorning a special home right now... The quilt on which he is sitting is from the book "The Best of Black Mountain Quilts" by Teri Christopherson (I found … [Read more...] about Cat on quilt

Energy Food

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Just in case you run out of your favorite drink in the morning, I just found out a perfect substitute, which I made up this weekend when I did not have the recipe I wanted. Oh... I feel it working already! Denise's Dos Leches (!), Extra Moist Chocolate Cake 1 Box German Chocolate Cake Mix 1 can Condensed Milk 1/2 can cream of coconut milk 1 container of Vanilla frosting - Bake cake according to package instructions. Remove from oven and let it cool for 10 minutes. Using the handle of a … [Read more...] about Energy Food

Wedding Planner

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Question: What do you do when your son announces he is getting married in 8 weeks? Answer: E-mail EVERYONE you know and ask for help! So I did it and "Our Wedding Planner"  landed [literally] on my front porch. Yes! Now I won't misplace all the little bits and pieces I received over e-mail and telephone since my SOS, plus I have an idea of all the things we (they?) need to decide and do before the big day. To top it all off, I decided I will be getting help in other areas as far as … [Read more...] about Wedding Planner

Surgical tweezers in my studio?

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Well... who knew? Another tool I cannot live without is a stainless steel pointy tweezer. It offers great help when I can't  pull pieces of threads from quilts, if I must pull stray pieces of thread from my sewing machine, or to remove paper from seams. I even use them to grab my sewing machine needles when I can't pick them up with my nails. Handy!!! … [Read more...] about Surgical tweezers in my studio?