Monthly Archives: September 2011

Found while rummaging

Very old little piece, re-found while rummaging. King’s Cross, still a fav pattern after all these years. Pressing it was a humbling lesson in how far we’ve come.

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The One Minute Elevator Talk

In a couple of minutes he had answered all my questions*, apologized for being out of brochures, told me I could come back anytime and invited me to have a seat.

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How many bobbins?

I do small pieces with many colors of thread used for the stitching. It’s helpful to have lots of bobbins ready to go. I have a doughnut holder of bobbins too. I notice that only a couple of my bobbins … Continue reading

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The end of the tale oft told

Yet in that hour was put to the proof that which Mithrandir had spoken, and help came from the hands of the weak when the Wise faltered. For, as many songs have since sung, it was the Periannath, the Little … Continue reading

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What to do

When you could or should be doing something else: make a duvet-cover (ok for my down comforter). Luckily I had a king-size sateen sheet at the ready, in my stash lol!

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