Happy Independence Day, America!
May we always remain free...
Good morning, friends...Hope you all are doing well. Not much happening on our home front except doctor visits. Larry had his 2nd round of BCG treatments Monday morning, once a week, for 3 weeks...I was ready for any adverse responses this time around! He woke up next day, just fine.
Bright spot! Sloane and Sam spent the weekend with Sloane's Lolli and Pops. They had a blast. It was non-stop fun. There's so much to do in Magnolia, Tx (suburb of Houston) and surrounding areas.
Sloane and Pops... <3
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Mommy and Sloane...
Cooling things down...lol
Nothing like cold watermelon on a hot Summer's day.
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We ate out at a small cafe called Muffin's Cafe in Marlin, Texas last Saturday. These were the hash browns we were served...Paper thin and fried...delicious! We've never had them like this before...maybe something I can duplicate here at home.
If you're Not a quilter or sewer...you might want to just skip on past this pattern and electric machine stuff... :oO
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Getting ready to finish up on my blue quilt so I can start my new project. Everything's in its bin...just waiting for me to get off my duff and get busy. My next project in the top photo is the original pattern of a ribbon...I thought it looked out of sorts so, I changed the design to make the middle tie area and edges, larger and more realistic...for a bow block. I'm still trying to decide about the top edges, R and L.
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Just some scrap material to tr things out...Love it! And it will cut up to 6 layers of material! Just realize that if you buy a die machine, you get a free die with it but if you want more, you'll need to buy them, ranging between $15 up to $300 or more dollars.
My wrists ache trying to cut all the blocks for quilts and such. I found this marvelous machine at Accuquilt. It's a Godsend. If you are a quilter then you know how long it can take to cut out your patterns. That's 3/4 the battle! And you want complete accuracy...I played around with it yesterday and it worked great. My Go Big model wasn't cheap but the hand crank models are more moderately priced. They have different types of machines...mostly with hand cranks. I just needed the electric machine. Early birthday gift from Larry! lol
Click here to go to YouTube to check out the machine for yourself, if interested!
My material for the Ribbon Blocks. I'm gifting it to our granddaughter, Samantha...
Don't forget the fur babies and fireworks!! It scares them!!
We went to Rosebud, Tx to a quilting store called The Fabric Barn. I could spend all day in a fabric store! lol
While we were in town, I saw a place that sold these Mocha Frappuccino's. Wonderful! It was already 88 degrees out...
Well guys...guess that's it for me this week. Hope you all are well and happy.
So...until next time...
