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On Sunday I shared with you several emails from Ray all with goodies from blog reader Kathy. Today is another post with even more goodies Ray got from Kathy. He also squeezed in goodies from blog reader Debra. He writes: Kathy sent four finished quilts. First is a house where a quilter must live. Check …

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Just as I was trying to empty my inbox, Ray is trying to fill it up. It’s totally okay. I love that you all support Ray so much. Ray writes: I know you have been working to get your email cleaned out and as you can tell from the subject I am about to fill …

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I am still working through my email. UGH. Can you believe I let it get so bad? I can. I am not an email fan. The biggest problem is that I open an email, read it but don’t have time to process it so but the time I get back to it, 20 more emails …

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Yes…still going through emails. Oh my. This bunch is from several different finishers. First up are quilts from Caro. Here’s a second quilt. This one is from Caro too. The next quilts are from Angie… The first two are by the Cresco ladies  They are 42″ square.  Just the right size for our babies, but …

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I am still trying to catch up from old email but trying to stay ahead of new email too. It’s a task for sure. Here is a recent email from Karin. She writes: Hi Jo!  Happy New Year!!  I hope you are sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee, because boy do I have …

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I did a little organizing at my shop and found five quilts that I had missed when I took the last batch to Mid-Coast Family Services. I was able to find enough pillowcases and mesh bags to go with them, and they are now bagged up and ready to go.

I didn’t make the last one; someone from the guild made it and donated it. I think it’s an interesting pattern. I was able to locate a pillowcase that coordinates pretty well. 

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YES. I am still trudging through the unearthed emails. Oh my goodness. Who knew there were so many buried!! These are all from Laurie. She makes wonderful tops for the local fire station to give out in times of need. First up is a quilt from the Cresco Ladies. Star Medallion 38 1/2” x 46” …

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Here is a feel-good story I am sharing with you all. The story is about a quilt that was part of the charity quilt program…but it landed in the hands of someone else instead. Sheryl Simpson writes: On a day in early September 2022, I got a phone call from a friend of my mother’s, …

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Here is another set of emails for the depths of my inbox. These are from Donna. She writes: Hi Jo, It’s Donna T. from NC.  When my husband brought in a package and said “Do you know what’s in this?” I saw the big Kramer stamp and said “That’s from my friend Jo!”  And get this, he …

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So, I missed Goundhog Day. I may have slept through it, but apparently, he saw his shadow. No worries—it’s already starting to warm up here so I don’t think we’ll get six more weeks of winter.

I think everyone was busy piecing during our recent snowy weather. The quilt tops are starting to come to me for quilting, and I have gotten a few done. I didn’t take pictures because I didn’t have them trimmed, but yesterday, I made myself get busy and start trimming. How cute is this? 

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I am still working through email. I’m on the SLOW stage now. Each email has to be opened and dealt with. Many are community quilts so blog posts have to be written from them. Here goes the next. It’s from Joey. Update. I wrote to Joey to tell her these quilts were unearthed and would …

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Here's an interesting question from the comments: If you could be any age, what would it be and why? I think that should be under 10. Of course, the lives of today's children are so different from our childhood. What age would I want to be? I think 5. I would be old enough to be semi-independent but young enough to be in total wonder of the world! 

One of the most significant issues with growing up is maintaining that sense of wonder? Hopefully, you have the choice to be yourself and have parents, teachers, and friends who ...

No fabric in or out this week.

Only two more borders to sew on Traffic Jam. I hope to sew those today and be done with it. I need to make a back, and then I move on to an unidentified project. So many choices……

We traded ATCs at Art Quilt Group this week. Here are the ones I brought home.

The group decided to continue trading, but I’m sitting out the next round.

A member’s husband did a demo on using AI as a tool to create original quilt designs. It was quite fascinating. I don’t ...

After I cleaned out the riff-raff in my inbox, I found a plethora of quilts from Laurie. Here is the first of several posts I plan to share with you that feature all of Laurie’s finished projects. Many thanks to the blog readers who donated the tops. Laurie writes: Sewed with love by the incredibly …

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I’m still wading through email. I was lucky to have found another gem in the mess. This is from quilt finisher LaNan. She writes:One of the ones you sent me!  I’m going to donate it to the Ronald McDonald house in Sioux City.  I finished the last one of the group today.  Just waiting for …

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 It was Lexi's lucky day! Not only does she have a new leash, but she got to spend time with her boyfriend Wednesday. 

Lexi and Wednesday

Yes, he is a Husky, and they love each other. The minute they spotted each other, it was like that scene in the movie where the two people ran into each other's arms. Both were running to each other. Of course, they remained on their leashes, but they had so much fun jumping, smelling, and doing what dogs do! 

The biggest issue is that both dogs are friendly. Except that they are ...

No fabric in or out this week.

The body of the Traffic Jam top is sewn together. It still needs borders to bring it to donation size.

Work on the afghan and Fairy Tales continues. The C2C pattern gets wider with every row until I get to the middle. That makes for slow going as the pattern progresses.

Fabric In: 0

Fabric Out: 0

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I’ve told you that I am cleaning out my email. I’m trying so hard to get it completely caught up. Much of my inspiration to do that comes from my job. At work there are only a few emails in the inbox at once and they all get address quickly and efficiently. I open that …

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Arnie has been encouraging me to get caught up on my email. UGH. I hate time at the computer when I could be crafting or hanging out with people, but he’s right. I do need to get at it. I have two different accounts. I am starting with the email account that has the least …

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No fabric in or out this week.

I finished the two ATCs for trading at the next Art Quilt Group meeting. It wasn’t enough usage to count.

I started with hand painted fabric, stamping some dots and other shapes on it. I quilted them and cut them apart. I added the beads and findings after stitching the edges. There’s definitely some tricks and a learning curve to working so small.

Work on the Traffic Jam top continues. I’ll be glad to get that one done.

Fabric In: 0

Fabric Out: 0

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