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The title of the post makes sense as soon as you see the fabric in the quilt. Surfboards aplenty!

This is the sort of quilt that is perfect for a child who loves the beach and goes surfing.

I have used the strippie idea again for the centre of the quilt. That lets me keep the larger prints in one piece.

Each large strip is bordered by the blue and white palm tree foliage.

There were pineapples in the green strips and also in the blue in the border fabric.

The backing is a gorgeous blue crackle design.

The quilt ...

Good morning, my friends. Happily, it's a stay-at-home day for me. I've had to go out the last two days in a row. Oh, the humanity! We'll have to make a short trip into town tomorrow, but it will be fast. Today, though...nothing. I have some things to do at home that will simply be obstacles to my sewing, but there should be plenty of time for progress today.

It was lunch time when I got home yesterday. I had a light lunch, and then a good nap. There was no time for slow-stitching before I ...

Good morning, my friends. Happily, it's a stay-at-home day for me. I've had to go out the last two days in a row. Oh, the humanity! We'll have to make a short trip into town tomorrow, but it will be fast. Today, though...nothing. I have some things to do at home that will simply be obstacles to my sewing, but there should be plenty of time for progress today.

It was lunch time when I got home yesterday. I had a light lunch, and then a good nap. There was no time for slow-stitching before I ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing super fast this morning. I have just 15 minutes before I need to jump in the shower and get ready to head out for my monthly pedicure. Honestly, I wish I was staying home. I seriously considered canceling yesterday, but then decided to go ahead with it. So, here we go. No fluff. I hate to write and run, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

There was time for some slow-stitching before we headed out for the grocery store yesterday. I finished the first of three blocks I'm working on ...

Good morning, my friends. I'm writing super fast this morning. I have just 15 minutes before I need to jump in the shower and get ready to head out for my monthly pedicure. Honestly, I wish I was staying home. I seriously considered canceling yesterday, but then decided to go ahead with it. So, here we go. No fluff. I hate to write and run, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

There was time for some slow-stitching before we headed out for the grocery store yesterday. I finished the first of three blocks I'm working on ...

Sunday afternoon sewing time was quite productive this week. I trimmed the Stip Mirage quilt for my great niece and made the label for her quilt. I made the label for my Barn Star Sampler, and I got the binding sewn to the front and have been working on hand stitching it to the back.… Continue reading WIP Progress

Before we get on any further, I do want to share with you the news that I am now on Facebook. I know, I am really late to the party. At the moment, I am still just pressing buttons, and not quite knowing what I am doing. But if you are so inclined, give me a follow on https://www.facebook.com/wendysheppardquilts/

OH, and thank you for letting me know you weren’t able to follow. I have fixed it, I hope! I am still figuring things out!

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And today – we have our fourth check-in! Hopefully, you have gotten ...

Good morning, my friends. How's everyone doing? Things are pretty slow around here. We're doing our grocery shopping today, and I'm getting a pedicure tomorrow. The energy level is going to need to pick up some. I was all set to take a walk on the treadmill yesterday, but I was discouraged when the TV wouldn't play my latest Ken Burns documentary...The West. And, obviously, I can't walk on the treadmill if I can't watch television at the same time, so what's a person to do? Well, I vacuumed and dusted. I ...

Good morning, my friends. How's everyone doing? Things are pretty slow around here. We're doing our grocery shopping today, and I'm getting a pedicure tomorrow. The energy level is going to need to pick up some. I was all set to take a walk on the treadmill yesterday, but I was discouraged when the TV wouldn't play my latest Ken Burns documentary...The West. And, obviously, I can't walk on the treadmill if I can't watch television at the same time, so what's a person to do? Well, I vacuumed and dusted. I ...

It was a rainy day last week when we planned to make a trip out to Lake Lure to deliver quilts, and preview the route we were planning for a car club drive. All the quilts that have been collected since the last delivery were in this shipment, including these lovelies plus more than a dozen more.

My Sweet Babboo filled the car for the drive, putting quilts and bags of other donation things in the back seat. First stop was the humane society thrift store to drop off a couple of bags of items culled from around the house ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy President's Day! We're celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln today. Here, in America, these used to be separate holidays. A while back, some genius got the idea to combine the two into a single national holiday, providing Americans with another three-day weekend. If that includes you, then enjoy your day off. 

There was more on yesterday's to-do list than I remembered when I wrote yesterday's post. For one thing, I'd forgotten I needed to bake another pre-breakfast snack. Mike was given an opportunity to choose my ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy President's Day! We're celebrating the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln today. Here, in America, these used to be separate holidays. A while back, some genius got the idea to combine the two into a single national holiday, providing Americans with another three-day weekend. If that includes you, then enjoy your day off. 

There was more on yesterday's to-do list than I remembered when I wrote yesterday's post. For one thing, I'd forgotten I needed to bake another pre-breakfast snack. Mike was given an opportunity to choose my ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a second Valentine's Day here. Mike and I have an evening out tonight to celebrate Friday's Valentine's Day. There's a special three-course meal at one of our favorite restaurants in downtown Portland. We wanted to avoid the Friday night holiday crowd, and so we waited until tonight for our celebratory dinner. I'm glad because I doubt we could have gotten out of our driveway on Friday. Tonight, it'll be smooth sailing...but no sailing...and no slipping, just because it's smooth. Sailing and slipping are to be ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a second Valentine's Day here. Mike and I have an evening out tonight to celebrate Friday's Valentine's Day. There's a special three-course meal at one of our favorite restaurants in downtown Portland. We wanted to avoid the Friday night holiday crowd, and so we waited until tonight for our celebratory dinner. I'm glad because I doubt we could have gotten out of our driveway on Friday. Tonight, it'll be smooth sailing...but no sailing...and no slipping, just because it's smooth. Sailing and slipping are to be ...

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Good morning, my friends. Our weather warmed up significantly overnight. We have a dense cloud cover keeping everything warm. This is good news for travelers. Matthew's flight is supposed to leave for Mexico during the 10:00 hour (that's all I know). Checking in with the airport this morning, I notice there's a flight for Cancun (near where he's going) that is listed as "on time." If he can get to the airport, I expect he'll take off on his badly-needed vacation from the cold. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for now. (It makes ...

Good morning, my friends. Our weather warmed up significantly overnight. We have a dense cloud cover keeping everything warm. This is good news for travelers. Matthew's flight is supposed to leave for Mexico during the 10:00 hour (that's all I know). Checking in with the airport this morning, I notice there's a flight for Cancun (near where he's going) that is listed as "on time." If he can get to the airport, I expect he'll take off on his badly-needed vacation from the cold. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for now. (It makes ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Valentine's Day! We're not doing anything to celebrate today, but we have dinner reservations for Sunday. I'm just hoping we can get to our downtown restaurant choice. 

It was a miserable day of weather yesterday. Smitty could scarcely believe his eyes.

By noon yesterday, we had about three inches of accumulation.

The freezing rain didn't start until last night. There was just a little more snow accumulation. This is how it looked this morning.

But remember that view from my window yesterday ...

Good morning, my friends, and Happy Valentine's Day! We're not doing anything to celebrate today, but we have dinner reservations for Sunday. I'm just hoping we can get to our downtown restaurant choice. 

It was a miserable day of weather yesterday. Smitty could scarcely believe his eyes.

By noon yesterday, we had about three inches of accumulation.

The freezing rain didn't start until last night. There was just a little more snow accumulation. This is how it looked this morning.

But remember that view from my window yesterday ...

 Happy Valentine's Day.  Celebrated on 14th February, Valentine was a priest who defied the orders of the Emperor and secretly married couples to spare the husbands from war.  He was martyred in 270 CE.  This is my first Valentine's Day without Robin.  We always used to do something special, go out to dinner, or in later years, out to lunch.  Or just stay home and cook a special meal.  Whatever we decided to do, the day was celebrated together in our own quiet way.  

As a quilter, I only have one quilt with hearts.  This is "Hearts of ...