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Arts and crafts day

by Carol Browne on February 5, 2012 · 0 comments

in Crafts, Photos, Sewing

After I made a little blender breakfast, I headed right into my craft room to get some sewing done. I didn’t dare turn on the TV or computer for fear that I would lose precious sewing time. I also had plans to watch the SuperBowl in the afternoon, even though I don’t really like or understand the rules of football. I watch it just about every year and mostly just to see guys getting tackled. I like contact sports, I guess.
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I’m not the shmoopy type…

by Carol Browne on January 22, 2012 · 3 comments

in Festivities, General, Sewing

…and I don’t really care about Valentines Day, but for some reason, I do like hearts. Oh wait. I love chocolate and that’s very Valentines Day-ish. Other than that…I’d rather stay home and watch movies, edit photos or blog. Last time I got my hair cut, the hairdresser asked me, “How do you wear your hair when you go out?”. I was stumped because I couldn’t remember the last time I went out anywhere where it mattered, unless Quilting Bee counts. Nah. They don’t care. OR DO THEY?
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Sewing and baking and laughing

by Carol Browne on January 21, 2012 · 1 comment

in Edibles, General, Sewing

YES! It was Saturday…I had no plans except to sleep in (check!) make some more blocks (check!) and make some kind of treat. I made some parsnip soup a couple of days ago – I can hear my sister gagging from here – but it was delicious! I made a little rice and soup for dinner and then vegan gingerbread cookies for dessert.

I followed his video recipe, and I must admit, I was a little leery. There’s hardly any ingredients in the recipe and 1/2 a cup of maple syrup? How is this going to work? Also, you only bake them for 5 minutes. I wasn’t expecting it to work, but I was very, very wrong.
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Scrappy quilt blocks

by Carol Browne on January 9, 2012 · 4 comments

in Sewing

I am making progress! And some success! These squares are actually 10 inches by 10 inches – I checked and double checked. Hooray! I can cut paper and fabric into 10 inch squares. I can’t remember feeling prouder. I haven’t stuck with my 2 squares per day, but I will get back on track. I had to watch the HBO show tonight about the Rangers and Flyers. I love seeing the teams get prepared and seeing how they interact with each other when they’re not playing hockey. But not to worry, even though I did laugh at the Ranger’s coach a couple of times – I don’t think he meant to be funny, but he was – Sean Avery didn’t come across as being any different than the way he plays hockey, or when he’s making tacky comments on the news. And I’ll leave it at that. Not. Nice.
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Lunch bag let down

January 3, 2012

It was a rainy one today. I took this photo in the car tonight after a visit to a fabric store I don’t usually go to. When I was 16 years old, I worked at McDonald’s. I know. I hated it. But I was saving up to visit my buddy in Maine and thought that [...]

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Back to the drawing board

November 27, 2011

Man. I spent this morning and part of the afternoon working on some potholders for a swap I’ve got to have done by Wednesday. It’s not going well. I’ll leave it at that. I’ll keep at it and make something work. At this point, it will have to be scrappier because I’ve cut the cutest [...]

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Sewing fever

October 14, 2011

I can’t stop myself. Thankfully. I really needed to get a wiggle on with the craft fair stuff. This is the start of my Christmas fair items. Quilted Christmas trees! This is just the start. Of course it still needs decorations on it. I made this by making a big strip of a quilt-as-you-go quilt [...]

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Sleep

August 13, 2011

Despite being late this morning to the quilting bee in Abbotsford – I blame the traffic with a touch of poor planning – I was able to get my first word completed! This is the first word in the phrase, “Sleep peacefully, wake joyfully”. Completing the rectangular block was quite satisfying, as I could read [...]

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“There is time for everything.” – Thomas Edison

July 3, 2011

You open the bedroom window for one minute…and Oscar’s right out on the balcony! This photo was taken moments before he jumped through the window. Donner’s not nearly as adventurous. I think Donner had all his adventures as a feral kitty and prefers the luxury of living inside. I sure hope Thomas Edison is right [...]

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An urban legend confirmed…

April 23, 2011

I probably shouldn’t be taking photos while driving, but Mount Baker looked so beautiful in the side mirror, I had to take my chances. And is that a Union Jack Mini as well? Jackpot! I so *heart* the UK these days. The Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild had an all day sew-in today out in [...]

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