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Common Threads met at Carol's.

She had this great quilt top finished. It was made from a pack of 19th Century Reproduction fabrics from a fabric/fiber museum, which has since closed. I was…

Rebecca is at it again.…

Unlike at Lake Wobegon, it was not a quiet week at our place. Monday was spent washing all the sheets, towels and quilts we use in the trailer and giving it a good cleaning. Tuesday I CO another doll cardigan as we took the trailer back to its resting place.…

Camping trips to the Uintas are usually low-drama, because we don't have to travel far from our home to reach beautiful campgrounds close to lakes for swimming and trails for hiking. This adventure was a little different.…

I had Vroni standing next to my computer a while back. I looked up and saw this.

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Barbara hosted Vintage Stitchers again on Thursday. She had just finished this quilt top:

Barbara used It’s Sew Emma’s Fat Quarter Style: 12 quilts that never go out of style, by Kimberly Jolly, Jocelyn Ueng and  Sarah Price,…

I can't begin to say how much pleasure it gives me to see my latest finished quilt put to good use.…

Common Threads met at Karan’s. Remember this?

It was great to see Karan’s appliqué quilt on the wall.

Several people were leaving town for the first week…

Shortly after we left Oregon, DDIL2 took photos of the Kaleidoscope quilt.

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We've spent some time hanging out in various campsites.

And riding for hours in the tow vehicle for our trailer.…

The Fair Isle sweater for Lukas is done, shown here modeled by Carter.…

The French Back-to-school Cardigan for Lukas is done.

Here's Carter, modeling it with the shorts I made to go with it. I made it according to the pattern, but added in an extra increase…

This photo summarizes my week.…

Last week, when Common Threads met at Margareth’s, Lynda finished this shawl.

She didn’t want me to take a photo then, because it needed blocking. It’s the …

Common Threads met at Margareth's.

Margareth and Karan are participating in a block of the month for …

I’m up to the sleeves on the Daphne Jr.’s birthday sweater. (I worked the neck ribbing after taking this photo.)…

And then there were four:

From left, Gabi wearing the medium size as a pullover, Dolly wearing the prototype medium size as a…

Zachary Jr.’s Blue Horizon Fair Isle Sweater is coming along.

Carter is modeling it for me. When it was time to check for sleeve length, the "girls" had to have a look and give their advice.…