Monthly Archives: March 2009

A Sideswipe You’ll Appreciate

Being sideswiped in your car is an unpleasant experience.  But this kind of a sideswipe will make your baking life better. When I saw this reviewed in Cook’s Illustrated, I knew I wanted one.    It’s a blade for your mixer … Continue reading

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Wearables at WAQG Retreat 2009

Just when you thought you’d seen all we did at the quilt retreat,  WAIT… there’s MORE!  You don’t think I could spend the whole weekend without something FOOD or COOKING related, do you? But first, the clothing and accessory portion … Continue reading

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More Quilt Retreat

I feel horribly that I don’t have more photos of each person’s work, or enough to do a whole post for each participant.  But I was doing a little sewing, too.  I’m still working on the “stop and take some … Continue reading

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Candy’s Projects – WAQG Retreat 2009

Here are some pictures of what Candy was working on during the retreat.   You can see more of her work here.  Candy absolutely hates to have her picture taken, preferring to be on the other side of the camera.  She … Continue reading

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Deb’s Baby Quilt – WAQG Retreat 2009

This weekend was our guild’s annual quilt retreat in Frontenac, MN.  We all arrived on Friday afternoon, and stayed until Sunday- morning for some, afternoon for others.  Again, I am reminded what a great group of people I know, and … Continue reading

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Candy’s Fracture

Here’s one of the smaller fracture quilts we did as a group.  Candy came up with this image based on a photograph of some relatives.  From what I remember, each of our pieces was about 12-14 inches long, and between … Continue reading

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Another Birthday Present

Here’s a different apron from Vanilla House Designs- the Sunday Dinner Apron.  This is a bit less revealing than the Friday Night Apron, and thus uses slightly more fabric.  The walking foot on my sewing machine made this easier when … Continue reading

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