Tag Archives: block swaps

March Winds

Posted on April 6, 2017 by ronda926

I catch myself coming and going, I guess going more than I care to admit, but I stay pretty busy. I hope you are enjoying your spring! I did get to shop in the fields during Warrenton Antique days, I … Continue reading →

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Chisel Time

Posted on August 23, 2015 by ronda926

I’m not sure where the week has gone, but it has really flown by. I believe most of the area schools start back next week and I’m sure all of the school kids/teachers are thinking the same thing – “where … Continue reading →

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Almost Take-off Time

Posted on July 26, 2015 by ronda926

It has been a wild past few days, but I’m learning that it is my new normal – my every day juggle, but I’m not complaining. Things don’t always go as planned, but I’m still getting to live the “good … Continue reading →

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Scrap Happy

Posted on March 17, 2015 by ronda926

First off, I want to wish my sister, Pattie a happy birthday. I’ve thought about her all day long and I neglected to call her. I hope she had a great day! Tuesday morning before work I dashed into the … Continue reading →

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Getting to Stitch

Posted on March 16, 2015 by ronda926

Between a little work, rodeo and family I got some time to sew. I heard a story the other day that everyone should do something they really love for at least 10 minutes a day. I think that is true, … Continue reading →

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Nine & Counting

Posted on June 1, 2014 by ronda926

I got the top all finished and it was handed off to be quilted. What a relief, but I still have a long list of things that need to be done. Tomorrow is double duty day – I have Baytown … Continue reading →

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Sewing Along

Posted on May 17, 2014 by ronda926

We have been busy here at the Madisonville Woodbine Hotel, we got most everyone checked in on Thursday and moved around, but I think we are situated for the time being. We had two that had commitments at home and … Continue reading →

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Arkansas Crossroads is Quilted

Posted on May 13, 2014 by ronda926

I got the message from Denise G that my quilt has been quilted and ready for me to pick up! This is a result of a very successful swap! I just love this quilt, it is such a happy quilt … Continue reading →

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Quilts on the Brain

Posted on May 6, 2014 by ronda926

When will the madness stop?! Ha! I have little quilts on the brain, for some reason I cannot get them out of my head. I’ve been looking through all of my past Jo Morton “Little Women” patterns for potential “victims”. … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Month 6

Posted on May 5, 2014 by ronda926

This swap seems like it has gone pretty quickly, as we only have a couple more months before we are finished. Once the May v-blocks are passed out you can pull your Glad Creations, Faceted Jewels pattern and you can … Continue reading →

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Stuck on Hold

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ronda926

I can’t seem to get motivated, for the last 3 days I’ve planned to sew and really haven’t been able to do anything. Maybe I should re-phrase that to just not done anything! Saturday about the only thing I accomplished … Continue reading →

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Switching Gears

Posted on April 30, 2014 by ronda926

While I was getting ready this morning The Today Show did a segment on “Love your Selfie”. It is a pretty powerful message regarding how we should be “more than a picture”. If you get a chance to go back … Continue reading →

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Are You A Designer?

Posted on April 29, 2014 by ronda926

I got up a little earlier than I normally do this morning just to make sure I was able to accomplish what I wanted to today. I guess by now, you may have figured that out about me – I … Continue reading →

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It’s a Win

Posted on April 28, 2014 by ronda926

How has your day been? I hope you had a good Monday! I had two health care appointments today and on my way home I had the tastiest BBQ turkey sandwich. I stopped at Goode Company on Kirby Drive and … Continue reading →

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To Sash or Not to Sash

Posted on April 27, 2014 by ronda926

I wanted to share what my little daisy like flowers looked like – aren’t they cute? I also have a bloom on the Gazania plants; they all look good so far. ☺ I did get to use my “supervisor” hat … Continue reading →

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One Thing Leads to Another

Posted on April 26, 2014 by ronda926

I can’t tell you how many times I go to do one thing and it usually takes me in several different directions. I hope I’m not alone! ☺ Yesterday David went to Home Depot and I asked him to get … Continue reading →

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Oh What to Do?

Posted on April 22, 2014 by ronda926

I forgot to share one of the tips that Cynthia Regone mentioned last night, when doing a swap, she says to always expect to be disappointed. The audience chuckled, I know I sure have been, but she was really creative … Continue reading →

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Let’s Swap

Posted on April 21, 2014 by ronda926

Today was a great day, I got to go fabric shopping and then I went to get a much-needed pedicure. Later David and I went to meet an attorney to get our wills drawn up. It was good to get … Continue reading →

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Different Dye Lots

Posted on March 26, 2014 by ronda926

For some reason when I was younger, it was a very special day. It was a day that I celebrated turning “a half”! Remember the days of turning 10 and one half or even great was the day that I … Continue reading →

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V-block Chain

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ronda926

It was a very productive day today. I worked on the v-block units all day, it was fun to walk around looking at all the things different ones were working on. One of the girls, Jana had done a miniature … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Month 5

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ronda926

I decided to join the Lakeview guild at their spring retreat in Galveston at the Victorian Inn. We (91 ladies) have been sewing up a storm since we got here. This is my first time to join this group and … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Month 4

Posted on March 17, 2014 by ronda926

Today is St. Patrick’s Day; I hope you have had a good one. Today is also my sister, Pattie’s birthday – which is how she got her name. We knew we had to wear green, if we didn’t we got … Continue reading →

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Churn Dashing Away!

Posted on February 25, 2014 by ronda926

This was our last full day of sewing, kind of sad in a way! I guess all good things come to an end, but it has sure been fun. This group you can always be guaranteed to have lots of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Churn Dash

Posted on February 24, 2014 by ronda926

Our Sunday was a great day, we had another strong rain shower around noon, but did it discourage us? Oh No! We just kept on sewing! Well some of them it was their time to go home. Olde Green Cupboard … Continue reading →

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Needle Down

Posted on February 23, 2014 by ronda926

We are having a great time here and it is fun to see the different projects that are completed. The ones that finish a quilt comes to the front of the room and they make an announcement and everyone looks … Continue reading →

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Power Up!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by ronda926

What an exciting day we had for opening day, we even had a great rain shower around noon, but never fail we worked right through it! We got there a little before 8 and the people were already streaming in … Continue reading →

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Blanding Bound

Posted on February 21, 2014 by ronda926

I flew out of Houston Wednesday evening about 5 and flew to Jacksonville, Florida where Ms. Gloria graciously welcomed me. She drove me to her beautiful home and showed me to my very cute room. We stayed up and talked … Continue reading →

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Errand Day

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ronda926

I love errand day, well for the most part anyway. Today was one of those days when I plan to get a few things accomplished but not near enough – I mainly bounced from one thing to the next. I … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Month 3

Posted on January 22, 2014 by ronda926

Hello, today turned out to be a squirrel-chasing day! I had all of these good intentions planned and instead I ended up going to the mall and did some shopping. My wristwatch stopped working on Monday; I’m thinking it is … Continue reading →

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Faceted Jewels Two

Posted on January 13, 2014 by ronda926

Here are the instructions for month two of the Glad Creations Faceted Jewels swap. I was able to work on it this weekend at our sewing retreat in LaGrange and there are a few corrections from the original information that … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Cheryl

Posted on January 12, 2014 by ronda926

My weekend went by entirely too quickly, how about yours? Early Friday morning Cathy picked me up around 6:30 and we drove to LaGrange. Brenda has a house in the country and is a great place to escape the hustle … Continue reading →

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