Category Archives: quilting

NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 25

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Mary Beth Frezon

Always be learning. • Practice. Persistence. Beauty. • Always do the work. Continue reading →

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Remember

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

This year marks twenty-two years since that day. Over the last week or so I’ve noticed people are saying things like “we need to all grieve, whether we lost someone or not, directly or not…” We did all lose someones … Continue reading →

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Field trip

Posted on February 1, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

Mom and I set off to Gloversville Sewing Center so my trusty machine could get looked at. I am hopeful that it will be a belt or something easily fixed but I’ve had this machine since January 1994 and rode it hard. I did dutifully clean and oil it during all those years but I get it being tired and cranky now. Will wait and see what the report is.

And of course since we were there, we had to look at all the fabric. She found some fun stuff. I found a couple things which may get used for like a vest lining or something: Continue reading →

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September 11, 2021 – Twenty Years On

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Mary Beth Frezon

Tides of fear and anger and hatred rise up over and over again and we must rise up too without fear and without anger and without hatred. Not in my name. Be strong enough to resist those easy paths and act with understanding.

Be kind. Be kind. Be kind. Continue reading →

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September 11, 2020

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Mary Beth Frezon

Nineteen years have gone by and we still remember that beautiful September morning, blue skies and all the promise of back to school and autumn ahead. While I may repeat my post from year to year in memory of that … Continue reading →

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