tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46095476354268395292024-03-13T23:43:05.144-07:00Sweet P Quilting and CreationsThis is a blog about Quilting and other good things.....paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-84525691125646325962016-12-23T16:32:00.000-08:002016-12-23T16:32:02.473-08:00Merry Christmas to YOU!!Wishing you all a VERY Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! <br />
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Here's what's been keeping me busy and out of the sewing room these days...little 8 week old Jake, our new Cockapoo puppy! Cute as can be and worth all the trouble! Such a sweetheart!<br />
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If you are having 'Sweet P' withdrawals you can always find me over on Instagram...under #sweetpquilting. Just sayin'...:o)) Hope to see you there...</div>
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Glynis' ornament...a wool tree ornament, which she reduced in size! REALLY sweet!<br />
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And I love Sandy's Buttermilk Basin "Let it Snow' BOM for this month ! So pretty on the green flannel background fabric!<br />
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Lovely gifts being made by JoAnne...<br />
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This gorgeous flower quilt makes me want to start collecting flowery prints! So pretty and fresh...and ready for Spring!</div>
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And a close-up...<br />
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Carol just finished her Santa Redwork Pillow...and it is gorgeous! LOVED the quilting on this baby!<br />
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Sandy finished her grand-daughter's I Spy Quilt! Love the design of this quilt...so fresh and clean looking with the white sashing around the I Spy prints...<br />
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LOVE the label...how SWEET is this!! Grandma and grand-daughter's hand prints stitched right onto the label. Little Taylor is going to treasure this quilt FOREVER!<br />
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'Just Judy' made this wonderful charity Quilt...so pretty and fresh! Some little girl is going to be tickled PINK!<br />
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And Aude's been very busy too! Love her two scrap-happy quilts...<br />
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The border just kicks this one out of the ballpark!<br />
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And I love how the border on this one makes her blocks appear to float and dance!<br />
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Aude outdid herself...<br />
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The other news is that I have decided to take a break from Blogging. Hope you understand...just need time to recharge the ol'batteries!</div>
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<br />paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-34396139960589454592016-11-10T06:57:00.002-08:002016-11-10T06:57:46.592-08:00UFO..done.Short post today...I got this UFO quilted...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's a Jan Patek pattern...forget the name of it.<br />
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Another UFO bites the dust....<br />
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This is a Jan Patek Pattern called...'Snow Guys'...and these 'Guys' have wanted their freedom for a few years now...<br />
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I know these two snowmen are a bit scary but they grow on you...they really do!<br />
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The backing is a soft blue and mottled, grey, striped homespun....(...wish I had more of this fabric...)<br />
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What can I say...these snowmen grow on you...a face only a mother could love! This is Blake...<br />
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...and this is Jake..and both are flakes. I figured if I gave them names maybe they wouldn't look so sinister...<br />
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And yes their eyes follow you around the house... wherever you go...</div>
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Jake and Blake may end up getting rolled and put into a basket...or not...they are kind'a cute...in a sick kind'a way...<br />
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Speaking of which, it's Election day down in the States...and I am nervous! I have never been nervous about any election before...EVER....and it isn't even my country! ( The border is just across the water...I can practically see Seattle from my kitchen window...:o) ...insert a nervous laugh here... haha) I won't lie...it's been an entertain year and a half, with more twists and turns than 'House of Cards'...BUT...it's serious business this year, so I want to reminder all those quilters 'out there' to put your needle and thread down and take time to go and VOTE...it's an important one! The world is watching...or at least I am...as I sit by my kitchen window...<br />
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Have a terrific Tuesday and Happy Stitching!~Ppaulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-2863999957435805082016-11-07T06:24:00.000-08:002016-11-07T06:24:19.775-08:00Short but SWEET...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yup...I'm on a roll~ Stay tuned for another UFO to bite the dust~</div>
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Have a magical Monday and Happy Stitching!~Ppaulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-15228051666147926592016-11-06T06:40:00.000-08:002016-11-06T06:40:29.608-08:00Thrift Store Forest...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The other day I found myself in a local Thrift Shop (surprise, surprise:o))...and stumbled over THIS quilt!! Living on the West Coast of Canada, I have always wanted to make a forest quilt...one VERY similar to this one...</div>
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OK...I want you to REALLY look at this quilt...see the blocks at the bottom...do you see anything wrong with them? I really liked the way the quilter kept all the lighter greens on the same side of each tree...giving the illusion of the sunlight hitting the trees. But look at the branches...see how the dark side appears to be longer. At first I thought it was because they were darker in colour and just naturally drew your eyes to that! Nope...look closely... The quilter should have made the two top lighter branches longer...I know I am picky but I noticed it right away...and I bet you did too! haha</div>
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Here...do you see it here?<br />
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The other thing wrong with the quilt was that it had been tied and all the batting was in lumps and bumps. Whoever buys this quilt would have to take it apart and re-do the batting and quilting. <br />
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The overall appearance of the quilt was stunning...LOVED it! Wouldn't it look wonderful draped over a chair or on a bed over the Winter months!<br />
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Did I like it enough to buy it? Well, I hummed and heed...but in the end I walked away! There were too many things wrong with the quilt...the setting (which I could have lived with), the trunks were lifting off and needed repair, it wasn't well made...several puckers here and there...and then there was the issue with the batting...BUT I did LOVE it enough to pull this book out when I got home...It's Cheri Payne's "301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks"...LOVE THIS BOOK!!! Why...?<br />
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It is almost identical to the quilt's trees...except Cheri realized that the left side of the tree has to be 1 1/2" longer than the right to account for the log cabin 'effect'! And I saved myself $50...Fifty dollars that I can put into my next quilt! And I also look at it this way...some non-quilter is going to buy this tree quilt and is going to love it for the sake that it is a beautiful quilt...and not look at it through the eyes of a quilter... because let's face it, WE DO look at quilts differently! Don't WE?...or is it just ME....? :oO </div>
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I know the lighting isn't great...but can you see the texture...? You should FEEL how soft it is...<br />
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I forgot to show pictures of the back yesterday...now it's all soft and wrinkled....:o))</div>
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I hoped you enjoyed seeing my wrinkles...<br />
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It's too bad that I don't celebrate the wrinkles on my face as much as the wrinkles on this quilt. Can't you just hear me...wow, LOOK at these beauties around my eyes!! Look at how these wrinkles radiate out from my mouth! And check out my neck! Eureka...talk about texture! haha<br />
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<br />paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-7055324247569852292016-11-04T06:54:00.001-07:002016-11-04T06:54:52.488-07:00UFO Busting...I have till the end of November to bust as many UFOs as possible! Heritage has had a UFO Challenge this year...to complete as many UFOs as is humanly possible within a twelve month period! Of course I signed up... in theory, it SOUNDED good. I do have all those UFOs lurking in (Jaw's music....) THE CLOSET! Unfortunately it's a little like joining the Gym in January...by February the novelty has worn off and you are back to your slovenly ways! <br />
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Yikes...but I have a ton of UFOs to finish! The problem is, I also have baby quilts to make...and you know babies! They arrive regardless if there are quilts waiting for them or not! Who am I kidding...I have SQUIRREL SYNDROME...the glimpse of another quilt project and I am off and sewing!<br />
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BUT I did finish off a UFO this week...it's big and it's old... years old...the nine patches were made ages ago...When I spotted an antique nine patch quilt on Bonnie Hunter's Blog, I knew that that was the quilt for ME...I whipped out the bag of nine patches and cut out the low volume blocks (see sometimes Squirrel Syndrome is a good thing!!)...and presto...Bonnie Hunter's antique quilt!<br />
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Some close-up pics...as you can see, I finished off by sewing on matching polk-a-dot binding. I liked the way that it didn't distract your eye from the rest of the quilt. You notice the red sashing...and the scrap-happy blocks! I do LOVE this quilt!<br />
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I have to say that UFO Busting is VERY satisfying work!<br />
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Just go <a href="https://issuu.com/modafabrics/docs/catalog_moda-piece-23?e=6151448/40207460">HERE</a>! :o))<br />
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Did you see Sandy Gervais' newest fabric...it's called "Corner of Fifth and Fun"...so sweet and FUN (what a perfect name for this fabric!). And Minnick and Simpsons' 'Snowfall Wovens' made my heart swoon! Also check out Kansas Troubles...blacks that will knock your socks off! Yup...you've got to GO and SEE then report back what you liked best!<br />
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And because this is a Quilting Blog I can't leave you without some eye candy....from Bonnie Sullivan's new book 'A Change of Seasons'...and yes, we saw all of her 'stuff' in her booth at Houston...Bonnie had one of the best booths this year...well..according to Claire and I!! haha<br />
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Both of these Christmas Stockings are still works in progress...I'm hoping to get the cuffs on SOON!<br />
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Now HURRY on over to see <a href="https://issuu.com/modafabrics/docs/catalog_moda-piece-23?e=6151448/40207460">Moda's newest 2016 catalog</a> before 2016 is gone!<br />
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Have a woolie Wednesday and Happy Stitching!~P<br />
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We spent a lovely time at Heritage yesterday...ogling all the Show and Tell...quilts and projects which I am excited to show you all!<br />
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This quilt was made at a Retreat...all of the quilters were asked to bring a few strips of their brightest fabric along with a a black and white print....<br />
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All of the fabric was thrown onto a table and it was a free-for-all! Each of the quilters built a block using the "quilt as you go" method (you use the 12" x 12" backing and batting square to sew your strips onto, starting with the middle black and white strip.)<br />
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This how the back looks...Nice isn't it!<br />
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Another group of quilters attended a class...and then each went home and built their quilts....Here's their finishes...all so different...yet so similar!<br />
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And some close-ups....<br />
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Here is one of Betty's wonderful charity quilts, quilted by Hazel! What a dynamic duo!<br />
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And more charity quilts...so soft and cozy!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">LOVED this Scrap Happy Quilt made by Just Judy!</span><br />
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I don't know if you can see it...but look at how the binding is made from two fabrics...red on the front<br />
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...and navy on the back!! I don't know how Just Judy did this...but she NEEDS to do a Workshop on how it's done! Inquiring quilters want to know!:o))<br />
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The quilting is also STUNNING and was done by Hazel!<br />
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A lovely Christmas table topper! SEW pretty and ready for Christmas SO early!</div>
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This antique quilt left me speechless...DDG (drop dead gorgeous!!) It's 150 years old and in perfect shape....<br />
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Hand pieced and hand quilted, no stains but a bit of discolouration which only adds to the charm of this quilt! I love me a two tone quilt!</div>
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Aude shared her Christmas stockings...they are truly works of Art! I love the way she took pins, buttons and brooches from her late mother's things and used them to decorate her stocking. Now it will be like having a little piece of her mother with her at Christmas....<br />
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And she did the same thing with her Mother-In-Laws things...making a special stocking in her honour!<br />
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Yes, Aude is taking this Heritage Stocking Challenge to heart and is making stockings for her whole family...including that cowboy Santa stocking for her brother! What a wonderful idea...but you have to start early!<br />
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And I loved this runner...very pretty....<br />
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Yup, it's a finish for Glynis! Last Monday, Glynis was busy stitching down the binding on this sweet mat, which is a gift for her daughter!</div>
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When the magazine, 'Simply Vintage' arrives at a Book Shop in downtown Victoria, they phone Glynis to let her know that it's 'IN'. Glynis phones her daughter, (who lives in Victoria) and asks her to pick it up for her...Of course, Glynis' daughter does just that... and in the process, flips through the magazine...spots this sweet mat and asks her mama to make it for her! What's a mama to do but whip it and surprise her sweet daughter...after all, she wants these magazines to continue arriving at her doorstep...along with a visit from her DD! </div>
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Check out the low volume background fabric! Love it! Glynis was saying that she still needs to add the eyes to her bird but other than that, this mat is ready for gifting!<br />
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Very pretty...and will look lovely on her daughter's wall/table come Spring!<br />
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Thanks for sharing Glynis...haha...like you had a choice!<br />
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I believe it was <a href="http://wooliemammoth.blogspot.ca/">Woolie Mammoth </a>who said she has the attention span of a dog...shout the word 'Squirrel' and she was off onto another project. </div>
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Well...Woolie Mammoth and I have a lot in common...here was my 'Squirrel' for this week...STOCKINGS...found in Bonnie Sullivan's new book 'A Change of Seasons'...they are such fun to stitch and VERY sweet!</div>
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The snowman is finished...<br />
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...but needs the twenty or so snowflake buttons to be sewn on and jazzed! I know...this one looks more like a daisy...but I haven't finished...Just wait!<br />
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I have finished appliqueing the candy canes hanging on the branches...and now need to do the special effects...stitching the veins on the holly leaves, the stripes on the candy canes and adding the berry buttons....this is the FUN part!<br />
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The cardinal stocking is finished...and now I will play with how to finish this stockings off...I'm thinking a wee band of red, followed by a cuff of green...and of course the name at the top...<br />
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<br />paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-29238988956517271152016-10-25T07:56:00.001-07:002016-10-25T07:56:35.383-07:00Short and SWEET...Inquiring minds want to know how Claire finished off her SWEET Squirrel Pillow...<br />
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And frankly SEW did I!!! It must be the lighting but it looks like there is a darker border running around this pillow...but nope! Claire finished off this pillow by stitching a blanket stitch using a darker green thread! Mystery solved...but oh, sew effective! (click on the pillow for a larger view...)</div>
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If I've said it once, I've said it a million times....It's SEW nice to have talented friends who like to share!...Claire, my friend and fellow woolie, has been busy! She finished off her Buttermilk Basin Squirrel bowl-filler pillow in plenty of time to display it this Fall! Dang cute too! Love that subtle border going her pillow...how'd she do that? Is it an actual border or just the use of darker threads? Yes, this pillow needs to go under the microscope! haha</div>
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And check out the Work In Progress...it's the Buttermilk Basin 'JOYOUS NOEL' mat that she just prepped...LOVE IT!! It measures about 11" X 23", the perfect size for a Christmas Pillow!<br />
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Claire changed up the colours a bit, to make it her own. You can see and order the pattern <a href="http://www.buttermilkbasin.com/shop/NEW-JUNE-2016-Vintage-Christmas-Releases/p/Joyous-Noel-x18357120.htm">HERE</a>! :o) This is going to be a fun one to see completed...so pretty! I have no doubt that Claire will have it finished long before the tree goes up! :o))<br />
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Thanks for the Show and Tell, Claire! As usual, your projects inspire us to get the Wool Out!<br />
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<br />paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-82887300207707523132016-10-23T07:49:00.004-07:002016-10-23T07:49:34.260-07:00SISTERS!Yesterday I wrote about 'A Change of Season', Bonnie Sullivan's newest book! I love it! SEW many wonderful projects in this book but it was the 'Christmas Stockings' and the Autumn Quilt on the cover that caught my eye!<br />
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Isn't this Fall Quilt spectacular!!</div>
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So there I am with my TWO new books...my two new FAVOURITE BOOKS...both were released within months of each other, both written by two very talented and accomplished artists, both pertaining to quilting...and then it dawned on me...it was an "AAAHHHA moment...the moment when I remembered that these two ladies are SISTERS! Yup, they share the same DNA...the same gene that makes them wonderful quilters, the same gene that makes them incredibly talented artists, designers, stitchers! I bet mom was a quilter...or maybe grandma...or maybe BOTH? They had to have been influenced by someone to both take off in the area of quilting. Maybe they influenced each other! Regardless, I'm so happy that they both use quilting as a forum to release their creative talents! We are the ones who benefit...we are the lucky ones!!</div>
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SERIOUS eye candy in this book...like this DDG (drop dead GORGEOUS) Autumn Quilt! LOVE this quilt...it is SEW on my TO DO LIST!!<br />
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When asked what kind of a baby quilt she wanted, my DD picked a low volume herringbone pattern...She didn't want bright, in your face fabric..so when I found Moda's 'Darling Little Dickens' fabric in Calgary I was THRILLED...this line of fabric has the sweetest prints...in soft subtle colours...</div>
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It's going to be the perfect little quilt top for a baby BOY!!<br />
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Why put it into the BABY GIRL quilt of course! My eldest daughter and her husband are expecting a BABY GIRL in JANUARY!!! (Insert happy dance here!!) Yup, when it rains, it pours...and this GRAMMY is DRIPPING with excitement!! It's going to be a very exciting 2017 for our families, filled with babies...one of each! How blessed am I!:o))) And you know what BABIES means...QUILTS, lots and lots of quilts....! Stay tuned...! :o)))</div>
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paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-88587803742993937432016-10-20T07:16:00.000-07:002016-10-20T07:16:08.979-07:00The One That Got Away...The one that got away is now stitched and is safely tucked into its new home!<br />
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The pattern for this sweet wee pillow came from a Primitive Gathering's Pattern called "A Few of My Favourite Things". <br />
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Hey, with this little sucker complete, I am officially finished stitching my Fall Bowl Fillers! I have now got bowl fillers for each season! Yeehaw! </div>
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BUT..as you know, quilters are NEVER, EVER finished....As I put the final stitch into this wee Fall pillow, my thoughts shifted to....Christmas! YIKES! Did you know that there are only 65 more stitching days till Christmas?! Yup...now that's food for thought! The orange wool will get traded for some red and green...pumpkin thoughts will be exchanged for candy canes, reindeer and holly!! Yup...I can FEEL it...the shift is coming....!</div>
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Check out the Shop...just a reminder that the shop is in Val's home. <br />
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There were tons of things for Sale as Val is having an Open House Sale this weekend! (We didn't know...:o))</div>
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We were after wool remember...and man, Val HAS wool...and at a VERY reasonable price...$4 for fat eighths...baskets of them were on top of all the shelves!</div>
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... and $6 for Fat Quarters...there was a whole wall of them! Metre lengths (39") were $15-18! (I didn't get a picture of these...darn!)<br />
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And then there were all the rugs for sale! LOVED that wee framed chickadee at the bottom!<br />
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The sweetest little woolie lambs...<br />
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The lavender sachets were so fragrant that we each had to buy one and then Val ended up gifting them to us! She is such a sweet lady!<br />
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The penny rug pillows were gorgeous!! Val and her hubby went on a road trip this summer and she ended up making a million pennies during the drive! She turned them into pillows! Isn't that red and green one perfect for Christmas (above right hand corner!)!!<br />
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And lovely, lovely rugs...some vibrant and others muted, but all beautiful!<br />
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Some times it's the small things in life that brings the most joy...WOOL CANDY for 50 cents each!!! EUREKA!!<br />
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Yup, I was so deep in this basket that all you could see were my feet sticking out!<br />
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A fat quarter of this brown/beige wool...perfect for making pine-cones or baskets!</div>
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I was dancing up and down when I found these two green fat eights...I had bought this green wool on my last visit and had used it all up...loved it! Perfect for leaves and stems!<br />
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All of this wool (below) was from the Candy Basket...50 cents each! Such a BARGAIN! Lovely hand dyed wools and big pieces too!<br />
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And the lavender sachet that Val gifted to each of us! Made our wool even sweeter...if that's possible!</div>
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Thank YOU, Val, for another lovely visit! <br />
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If you are visiting the Chemainus area (Chemainus is in between Duncan and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island) then swing by and visit Val. Her shop/home is open <span style="color: red;">Tuesdays and most Fridays and Sundays</span>. You can get more information on her Facebook page..but make sure you <span style="color: red;">check with Val</span> at Renditions to Rags Hooked and Braided Rugs before you drive over! I don't want you to miss out! Also if you want to see MORE of what Val has to offer, then check out her FB page...tons of pictures of the wonderful projects that she teaches! If you are into wool...and live on our Island then it is certainly worth the drive up/down...and make a day of it! There are lots of great places to eat and shop while in Chemainus!<br />
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Have a wild and woolie Wednesday and Happy Stitching!~P<br />
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You are in for a WOOLIE treat this morning as there was a meeting of THE BAGS! Yes, the 'Five Bags Full' met...we shopped, shared, laughed and of course ate a wonderful lunch, before heading home with wild and wonderful, woolie thoughts dancing in our heads! Our 'monthly' truly inspires us to keep on stitching!</div>
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Sandy outdid herself with her wee bowl fillers...Fall/Halloween is the theme...I can't remember the patterns...but this is a favourite of mine! So cute!</div>
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I think this is a Buttermilk Basin...dang sweet!</div>
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And together they are adorable!<br />
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Here's Claire's....<br />
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Aren't they SPOOK-tacular! All are from Buttermilk Basin patterns. No one designs like the incredible Stacy West! WOW!<br />
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And some close-ups of her perfect workmanship...<br />
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Just BOOtiful!<br />
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And just look at Claire's little framed wool stitchery! STUNNING! The pattern was free from one of this years' bloghops! SEW perfect in a wee frame!</div>
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And this is a WIP...a Buttermilk Basin pattern! Dang sweet!</div>
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As you know, Glynis is no slouch...She finished her Cheri Payne BOM...DDG! (drop dead gorgeous!) I forgot to take close-ups...but I'm sure she will bring it to Heritage for sharing, once it's quilted! Stay tuned...</div>
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Glynis made two of the SWEETEST mats...one for Winter...<br />
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And one for Fall! Both are gorgeous! The patterns (Canning Jar Bouquets) are hot off the press and can be found over at Wooden Spools' website! Would you believe that for $9 you can get all FOUR mat patterns...one for each season! Just go <a href="https://www.woodenspooldesigns.com/">HERE</a> to order!<br />
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Love the oak leaves and fancy stitches on her wee bowl filler! Like icing on the cake!<br />
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And last but not least, Julie created this lovely heart pillow which she hangs on a special stand made especially for it! Very sweet!<br />
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paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-6001207391675049082016-10-16T06:39:00.004-07:002016-10-17T05:58:24.946-07:00A Lovely SPRING Day!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Check out this SWEET finish by blog reader, Robyn! It's her variation of </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler and it is DDG (Drop Dead Gorgeous!)</span><br />
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Robyn is from across the Big Pond and is enjoying a beautiful SPRING DAY! Doesn't her finished quilt top look wonderful dappled with sunshine!</div>
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Thanks for sharing, Robyn! It's always nice to be reminded that, while we are experiencing Mother Nature's stormy Fall weather, there are quilters 'out there' enjoying the wonders of a beautiful Spring day!<br />
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paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-85396163917099492102016-10-16T06:39:00.003-07:002016-10-16T06:42:33.916-07:00The One That Got Away...I feel like that guy at the rodeo...he jumps off his horse to rustle the steer, finally gets the steer on the ground, wraps that rope around its legs..and then with arms thrust up in the air in victory, screams "DONE"! Well that was me...only in my case, it was pillows..."DONE!" <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(can you picture it?) </span><br />
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{The SWEET pincushion on top of the scale is the one that I won at 'Hands Across the Water' last Spring...donated by PAT!! Love it, Pat! Thanks again!}<br />
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Ohhh...And FYI..not one pillow got hurt!<br />
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BUT after my shout of "DONE!" guess what I found hiding under my thread case? Yup, one rogue steer got away!<br />
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The turkey I drew...it is similar to the turkeys made in the classroom...except the tail feathers were hand-prints, the crow and pumpkins (centre) are from an older Buttermilk Basin Pattern called 'Crows Throughout the Year' and the tall pumpkin is from the 'Autumn Quilt', a Heart to Hand design (reduced in size). Now to turn them into wee pillows...hopefully BEFORE Halloween...definitely before the Christmas season begins! :o)) <br />
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My heart always starts beating a little faster when I enter 'Out of Hand' Quilt Shop in Calgary! They have EVERYTHING that I LOVE!! They carry Diamond Textile fabric, Liberty, Homespuns, Civil War, WOOL...plus the patterns to go with it and they also carry the magazines that are so hard to find...like Quiltmania and Homespun! Strangely enough this shop is also my modern quilting daughter's favourite shop too! She LOVES 'Out of Hand' because they carry all of the modern fabrics, the latest gizmos and gadgets and all of the modern magazines!</div>
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They also have tons of pre-cuts and FQ bundles! Check out the stacks of Quiltmania magazines!<br />
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Also check out their wool corner...and wool threads (left)...all I can say is, if I lived here I would need to go back to work to support my 'habit'!<br />
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You really need AT LEAST two visits to this store as there is just too much to take in. (We went on Friday and Saturday and saw new and different things each time!) There are, of course quilts hanging everywhere but I was asked not to take pictures of any of them but I at least got to take pictures of the goodies!<br />
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Then it was time for the next shop...which we visited on Sunday...YES, they are open on Sunday, even on Thanksgiving weekend! Yeehaw! 'The Sewing Room' is huge and has most things that a quilter would need...<br />
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I loved their window display...I was going to look for this cat quilt pattern but forgot about it the moment I entered the shop! My mind is like that....;o}} It turns to mush...</div>
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The very nice sales lady was delighted that I wanted to take pictures! I love that!<br />
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Yes, they carried WOOL and wool patterns...and they had lots of samples made up!<br />
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Our next stop was 'Along Came Quilting', another wonderful shop...and yes, I dropped a fair bit of coin here!! I found stuff that I had been looking for for ages..and of course, my mind turned to mush...! In my excitement of the discover (kind of like finding that huge nugget of GOLD...and yelling EUREKA!!... but in my mind...not outloud!) I forgot to take pictures!! Sorry....:o( </div>
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I found some 'Darling Little Dickens' Charm Packs...hot off the presses! I had my eye on these online over at Fat Quarter Shop (it said the fabric wouldn't be in until November!) but they had the Charm Packs in Calgary!!...The cutest baby prints EVER!<br />
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I found the latest 'Homespun' magazine...and an older issue of Quiltmania (must be still in the car?)...Love the improv Apple Quilt on the cover!</div>
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Yes, these are Liberty fabrics to add to my growing collection!<br />
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I wanted some newsprint fabric...and found some!<br />
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And a girl can't go home without a few Homespuns! <br />
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Notions that I NEEDED badly...Chenille needles, marking pens, and I wanted to try the Hiroshima Chenille Tulip needles even though they were pricey.<br />
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Wool threads by Genziana...LOVE this thread and I can't find it on Vancouver Island!! I came prepared with a list of colours...didn't find the EXACT numbers but close enough! They got all fuzzy from the lint from the Charm Packs!</div>
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I found these Liberty wannabes Fat Quarters at 'The Sewing Room'...they are from the line 'Regent Street'. The fabric looks just Liberty fabric but they have a heavier weight to them.</div>
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This was what got me so excited...screaming "EUREKA" (in my mind...;o)...Regent Street Layer Cake! It's the Liberty wannabe fabric...it was expensive but not nearly as expensive as the real stuff...and sometimes a quilter just HAS to bite the bullet and shell out!<br />
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So clutching my Regent Street Layer Cake, I left the shop screaming "START THE CAR!! START THE CAR!" :o)<br />
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We also hit Ikea...and I found my straws! Big FAT ones...perfect for my fruit smoothies! Do you know how hard it is to find PERFECT straws? I know, I know...they are bad for the landfills...but I am really good at recycling them...honest!</div>
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So it was a VERY successful shopping weekend! Did you notice the SNOW on the sidewalks outside the shops...yes, it SNOWED during our visit but it didn't slow us down! Who needs boots or a winter coat when the shops were warm and the sidewalks were shoveled! It was all good!<br />
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Have a FUN Friday and happy stitching!~P<br />
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<br />paulettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964145784983121165noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609547635426839529.post-83720405687028837252016-10-13T06:01:00.002-07:002016-10-13T06:09:06.878-07:00Over the Mountains and Through the Woods...to Katja's Quilt Shoppe!We have returned after a long, wonderful Thanksgiving weekend in Calgary filled with fun, family, food, fabric and fabulous Quilt Shops...and of course the most incredible Thanksgiving dinner! Seriously, the BEST dinner EVER! Somehow my daughter has become the most fabulous gourmet cook, slicing and dicing with the best of them! Every evening we enjoyed some of her wonderful cuisine...and I DO mean wonderful! She sure didn't get this talent from me...in fact, I learned a ton from her, just watching her slice and dice....like to stick to a rotary cutter! haha Cooking these tasty meals is a lot of work and it doesn't seem to come out of a can! Darn!<br />
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Marie, a blog lurker, requested a few pictures of our drive through the Canadian Rockies....well Marie, cooking isn't the only thing that I suck at! Picture taking is another one of the many skills that I lack in...but these are for you! <br />
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I love these tunnels that are throughout Banff National Park. They were built for the wild animals to cross the highway safely! High fences are built along the roadside to prevent the animals from crossing the freeway and getting hit by traffic ...because WE ALL know that the grass is always greener on the other side! Every couple of kilometers animals can find a grass covered bridge/tunnels to cross over safely!<br />
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OK...enough of the scenery...magnificent as it was....WE need to stretch our legs! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(*wink*wink*</span>) First stop was Katja's Quilt Shoppe in Kamloops, BC! <br />
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Katja Matek (owner of the shop) has become a world famous author...her new book was in the window of her shop...you probably recognize it...New Hexagon! I know it hit Blogland by storm and you can see many of her quilts/blocks on Instagram!<br />
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Here is Katja (in the orange top) helping a customer. When I asked if I could take pictures she gave me a welcoming "Of course!" Music to my ears! So take pictures I did!<br />
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Let me further plug her book...YES, I own it and REALLY, REALLY like it! It's on my 'someday' list! Just check out THIS QUILT! DDG! (drop dead gorgeous!!)<br />
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AND just look at this Hexagon 'station'! EVERYTHING to make these blocks without having to cut out your own paper templates! Yup, the lucky quilters who live in Kamloops, get to visit this shop all the time!<br />
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There were two Block of the Months on the go...this is the Splendid Sampler Quilt that you find <a href="http://www.katjasquiltshoppe.com/the-splendid-sampler.htm">HERE</a>...offered in Blogland by Pat Sloan.<br />
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I loved all the vintage suitcases on display!<br />
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Christmas Gift Bags to make! It's never too early....</div>
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I really liked this pumpkin quilt...seriously, I think there is a modern quilter buried deep inside me, itching to come out!<br />
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Lots and lots of yummy eye candy in this 'Shoppe'!<br />
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And lots and lots of gorgeous fabrics....<br />
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...including HOMESPUNS!! Phew! I needed that...<br />
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This looks familiar... this block is from the Splendid Sampler Block that Pat Sloan offered! Designers donated block samplers and this was Katja's creation....one of my favourites!! Even more beautiful in 'real life'! You can get a copy of the pattern to make this block <a href="http://www.katjasquiltshoppe.com/the-splendid-sampler.htm">HERE</a>! <br />
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Loved this quilt too...it was a class offered by the shop!<br />
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Katja's even sells WOOL...and WOOL PATTERNS!<br />
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Yup, a gorgeous shop! Now aren't you glad that you needed to stretch those legs!;o)</div>
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The wonderful thing about this shop is that it's right on the highway! You just pull off the road and you are there! Hubby can walk the dog and grab a coffee and I can 'stretch those legs'! Hey, it works for ME! :o))</div>
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