September 26, 2016
Laurie’s card is a bit larger than the rest of my cards in this series; I wanted to make use of some hexagons I already had prepared for my Blossoms quilt. I wish I had centered that red hexie a bit more carefully, but I think it adds a certain appeal being “off”.
UPDATE:
I was logged onto my account this morning and notice that Laurie’s card didn’t publish on the date is was supposed to. So Happy Birthday once again Laurie!
Ricky Baker is just one crime away from juvenile detention when he is sent to the New Zealand outback to be fostered by Bella and Hec. Although they have a rocky start the whole situation falls apart when Bella suddenly dies. Ricky takes to the wilderness and Hec tracks him but they are stuck in the bush when Hec falls and breaks a leg. Ricky’s child care worker is determined a crime has been committed (maybe by Ricky, maybe by Hec, or maybe by both) and a national man hunt is initiated to find them and bring them to justice.
The plot isn’t believable but it is a feel-good story.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
I promised to update you today on our Portland trip but Part 1 will only include my trip to Fabric Depot – a vacation all on its own! Before we left for Portland some of the Guild members who had been there told me Fabric Depot was like Costco only full of fabrics – they weren’t joking. We hit the warehouse on a day where everything was 25% off with an outdoor section at 30% off.
I had been told that the shop had wool felt squares that were a very reasonable price (at $1.99 they weren’t kidding). I had just purchased an eBook and I had a Christmas pattern from there that I wanted to make. When I saw the gorgeous colours I picked out a second pattern from the book (it was downloaded on my iPad) as well as the linen backing for both.
While I waited for my linen to be cut I found this small travel iron. I purchased one a couple of years ago at Walmart but it never worked properly for me (the cord wouldn’t stay attached). I’m hopeful this will work and it is the perfect size for the small pressing board I picked up at a recent yard sale.
I thought we were done when Pat found the outdoor sale. None of my fabric cost more than $5/yard and because it was the outdoor sale I got another 10% off that. I have nothing in mind for these fabrics but if nothing else they will be good backing for quilts. There were a few patterns that caught my eye, as well as a couple of templates.
For the second time that morning I thought I was done and then Pat found these cute little tins full of fabric and a pattern.
Author: Diane Chamberlain
Although I’m in the middle of another book, I took a break and read the book that Kathryn gave me for my birthday. It was on my Goodreads list and is by a favourite author. Plus, we were about to leave on a short holiday so the timing was perfect.
There are so many surprises and twists in this book it will make your head spin. As always, Chamberlain’s stories are quite believable. I notice that this is the first book in a series but I’m having trouble finding #2.
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