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Year: 2006

  • Or, why I haven’t been posting so frequently. See I’ve been sick with this lousy cough/throat combo thing for ten days now, and it’s really starting to drain me. I finally went to the doctor today (and can not wait to get the bill for my three minuet visit, yes!) and got an inhaler prescribed. I’ve never snorted/smoked/inhaled anything before so I was quite nervous about it. Even though I am not coughing right now because of the singulair (“I can go where I wanna go and be where I wanna be”) I still don’t like…

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  • Only take this on if you are serious: Because while washing, drying, pressing, de-threading, and folding your fabric stash may not seem like a big project, trust me it will be. See those drawers back there? Some how all this fit in one. So I thought, hey no big deal. I’ll wash it all so it will be already to use. I’ve decided that from now on I’m going to be a wash before I quilt person due to a few shrinkage issues in previous projects. So the thing is I really didn’t think I had…

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  • Okay I had this idea for flowers like this for my special technique for hall of fame. But since I decided not to enter this year I am going to share my idea with the world. Well, the ribbon loving world. In case you didn’t get my newsletter (!!! shame!!!!) my mom and I made up these adorable little dresses. I sat during a dizzy spell this morning (seriously all the cold medicine in this house is whacked I tell you, whacked) and made up a bunch of these out of satin, then sewed them on. …

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