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What Can I Do?
Thursday I went to a meeting. While waiting for all to gather, the lady sitting next to me began sharing how she was part of a volunteer group that spent the day before helping a family displaced by a...
View ArticleChasing Dreams
The vision was nice while it lasted. I’m awake now. Sometimes dreams don’t work out… that’s life. Move on. Deal with it.
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2013 - A year of ups and downs
My goodness, 2013 has been a whirlwind year of ups and downs.Since January 28th ~ the night the Lord called Daddy home ~ life has not been the same. It never will be again. It’s different, and that’s...
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Need to Know
In my quest to make Quilts of Valor without using a volunteer long armer (because there are so few among the many piecers), I did research on the “quilt as you go” method. I decided to try it and...
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The Answer
Yesterday I wrote an article, asking a question regarding the quilting requirements for a QOV. I posted a link to the article on the Quilt of Valor Facebook group. It was there I received my answer,...
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National Sew Day
This Saturday, the First of February, is National Freedom Day. I agree with the folks over at the Quilts of Valor Foundation when they decided it would be a great day to host its first National Sew...
View ArticleThe Veteran Request Process
If you know me, or have read this blog or my Facebook posts over the past several months, you know I am creating Quilts of Valor (QOV). The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to “cover all...
View ArticleI Agree
Leo C. Rosten said:I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some...
View ArticleThe Differences
Someone recently asked me, “What do you think the difference is between faith and patience?”My response in part… For me, “faith” is spiritual and deals with God. My faith holds that God exists, without...
View ArticleI Thought
Okay, I got it. God says, “No.”I thought it was a good idea but with all the roadblocks He has put up, I get it now.I now realize the problem is that “I thought” and it is not in His plan for me....
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Where did it go?
Have you tried the Disappearing Nine Patch quilting block? Oh my goodness! It is magic! I found the Missouri Quilt Company’s tutorial on YouTube a while ago and hadn’t tried it until this week....
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Math Hurts My Brain!
Several have asked how I created the recent Quilt of Valorwith the Navy Military Seal/Emblem panel without using a specific pattern.A work in progressI tweaked various quilts seen on Pinterest to fit...
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Picture = A Thousand Words
I’m always looking for different “stars” to use in creating Quilts of Valor. Not just stars, but different and unusual blocks to incorporate in a new quilt. I spend probably too much time searching...
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The Button Project
I’m offering a piece of advice. Don’t wait. It may be too late. A bit of back story…(UPDATE: Momma brought the subject up today (she doesn't read my blog, so I don't know why of all days) and said not...
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Mitered Corner Border
I visited a new Facebook quilt group this morning and read their rules/regulations. I didn’t join because they won’t allow folks to include links. I did, however, scroll down the page, viewing the...
View ArticleAll Proceeds Will Benefit –
Yes! I am having a 30% off sale in my Artfire Studio, through the end of August (use coupon code Happy at checkout). It is the last sale ever! I’m closing the shop in September. It’s not to say I’ll...
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A Week from Today!
Indeed! A week from today, Lanetta’s Creations ArtFire Studio, the 24/7 online shop of award winning quality aprons and 18” doll clothes, and an assortment of other handmade created items, will no...
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No But Here
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens…” Helen Keller goes on with a “but” ~ but, I don’t have a “but.” I’m not pondering or fretting like other times when I’ve “…often look so long at the...
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It's that time again!
Sewists across the United States celebrate the art of sewing year round, but especially during the month of September! It’s all because President Reagan proclaimed it as National Sewing Month!...
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The Easier Method
I am extremely grateful there are many wonderful tools and supplies available for sewists to use when making quilt tops. With a few basic ones, the process of creating the tops just became much easier!...
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