tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27857545586047040802024-03-13T15:46:58.303-07:00It's All Goodteresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-43140520227393719962013-06-30T07:31:00.001-07:002013-06-30T07:31:16.682-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-38520084553193620852012-01-19T05:35:00.000-08:002012-01-19T05:35:36.502-08:00My 12 To-Be-Finished in 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My friend Laura is encouraging us to select 12 cross stitch projects to finish in 2012. She is blogging about each of us on her blog. I really really want to keep up with this. All of my choices are pictured on her blog so hop over to </span><a href="http://maudeandmozart.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Maude and Mozart</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to see what I picked. I promise I will post progress pictures here on my blog. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a special Day! T</span></div>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-28441278282651686392011-12-14T09:44:00.000-08:002011-12-14T09:44:50.324-08:00Blackbird's Christmas Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE this new design by Blackbird. I started it on Monday. It is going quickly even though I had to stitch the top vine twice (-:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last week-end I went with my quilting buddies on a retreat to Menasha Wisconsin. My husband says I shouldn't call it a retreat ~ it sounds religious ~ I told him it is a retreat ~ it is so good for the soul!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And the very next week-end I went to a Cross Stitch Retreat hosted by Inspired Needle in Lemont IL. We stayed at the Farmstead Inn in Shipshewana IN. We had a great time! We shopped ~ we laughed ~ we ate ~ we laughed some more ~ and we even stitched a little! I didn't take any pictures but go </span><a href="http://maudeandmozart.blogspot.com/2011/10/inspired-neede-retreat-2011.html"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and </span><a href="http://brendastitching.blogspot.com/2011/10/retreat-fun-and-little-stitching.html"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to see a couple of great posts about the retreat. And here is what I did work on ~ Fancey Blackett</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I just finished inventorying and organizing my cross stitch stash WOW I have a lot of stuff! But it feels so much better to have it all in one place and I know what I have and where it is!</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a super day!</span>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-1744658470649543082010-11-25T05:07:00.000-08:002010-11-25T06:43:40.024-08:00My GO Quilter is coming!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0_94-yHvtUgN8CXLIA6dooQ-QcF_wESaXQzZ4sOr3e92NYzJ7STf1ITIGHZLXSrw0zy4eyszZh_kZeEtTJDdrfoO3J5h8rk2tCTfuX6zbOGLq_xAAgbSVzgYLrkTy-t8GZZkoO0BTK-k/s1600/IMG_3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0_94-yHvtUgN8CXLIA6dooQ-QcF_wESaXQzZ4sOr3e92NYzJ7STf1ITIGHZLXSrw0zy4eyszZh_kZeEtTJDdrfoO3J5h8rk2tCTfuX6zbOGLq_xAAgbSVzgYLrkTy-t8GZZkoO0BTK-k/s320/IMG_3599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sue told me that my GO Quilter was shipped and should be arriving on the 30th. I have been going back and forth about what to start first. I ended up ordering the Dresdan Plate, the Winding Ways and the Bountiful Baskets sets. I have fabric picked for each ......... decisions, decisions</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope everyone has a beautiful Thanksgiving ~ </span>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-38206918569510138142010-11-01T20:09:00.000-07:002010-11-01T20:09:15.605-07:00I WON!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc__BFfRP-P3pRbZz3aSODT5yeVP_mvCoNmuYaGIJ8D0psu3gk9MiD1j_97uu5CVG9hBIYWOmjhuSet3UdO-Z_y7sQTc9-pHqLuPV5Se8WCYoEZA4ffMmP1TM0JaMVld6XMi-Jy9AgSD-b/s1600/55100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc__BFfRP-P3pRbZz3aSODT5yeVP_mvCoNmuYaGIJ8D0psu3gk9MiD1j_97uu5CVG9hBIYWOmjhuSet3UdO-Z_y7sQTc9-pHqLuPV5Se8WCYoEZA4ffMmP1TM0JaMVld6XMi-Jy9AgSD-b/s320/55100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am so excited! I won an AccuQuilt GO! Sue Hauser at Alderwood Quilts was hosting a Giveaway! You can read all about it </span><a href="http://alderwoodquilts.blogspot.com/2010/11/lucky-number-1342.html"><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I talked to Sue this morning and she was just as nice as could be.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is so nice of AccuQuilt to provide these machines for giveaways. I get to pick which 3 dies I want for free too! I am having a hard time deciding but I am thinking of getting Winding Ways, Dresdan Plate and Bountiful Baskets ~ but I want to sleep on it (-:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh and I have one more graduation quilt to show. My nephew, Don played football, basketball and baseball and my sister asked if I would make a t-shirt quilt for him. She gradually snuck 20 shirts from his room and he had no idea what we were planning. He was very surprised and loved his quilt! Congratulations Don!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have a beautiful stitchy day</span>teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10839114947233066130noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785754558604704080.post-39878850963873527732010-06-08T05:29:00.000-07:002010-06-08T05:29:13.726-07:00I WON!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I entered a give-away at </span><a href="http://knot-yembroiderylady.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gran's Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and I won! She put together a fun group of stitchy things including quilt labels by Hatch and Patch, 7 skeins of DMC floss, a little notions carry bag with a matching pin cushion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have been making graduation quilts for my nieces and nephews for years! I have 35 nieces and nephews so that amounts to a lot of quilts. This year Kevin graduated from Brother Rice and I made him a homespun tumbler quilt. He really loved it and I really love him. He will be attending the University of Indianapolis in the fall on a football scholarship. We are so proud of him.</span><br />
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