The Shirt Project – Quilts
I was lamenting I might have to buy cotton yardage for the binding for these L.L. Bean shirt quilts, and then thought about it and asked myself "Why?". Surely I or one of my friends would have something I could use! Before going to my friends I decided I needed to...
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Quilting Along
The Shirt Project continues! I've moved on to designing quilts from Dad's old L.L. Bean shirts and quilting this week. I started out trying to keep it simple, so it would go quickly and look good - a simple 4.5" square quilt with stitch-in-the-ditch quilting. When I...
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The Shirt Project
I've now taken to referring to all this sewing and quilting of Dad's old L.L. Bean shirts to "The Shirt Project". I finished the moose wall hangings Sunday evening. So far I am a week ahead of my overall schedule for sewing items. That is good because the quilts...
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Weekly Review – Let it Rain!
Hi folks! It's been raining off and on this week. We badly need it. I am happy to see it. I had a great time at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival Street Fair this year. Found some friends selling their wares and chatted them up a bit. I hope they did well. This...
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Weekly Review – Inspiration and Progress
Hi everyone! I've been busy this week. It is the annual Cathedral Village Arts Festival. Hubby and I have enjoyed some of the performances and plan to go to more. So far this week we've seen the Mandolin Orchestra, a jazz band, a ladies choral group (Sisters of...
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L.L. Bean fabric rocks!
Okay, so mostly I've been sick with a cold this week. But I did get some serious sewing done using Dad's old L.L. Bean shirts. I have to say the fabric quality is excellent. Some of it is very fine cotton, but it still looks good and, backed with leftover quilt...
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Weekly Review
I have been absent for some time online. My father passed away recently. He was known for his bright and lively L.L. Bean shirts. I was given (at my request) nineteen of them. My goal is to make something for each descendant who wants something. Right now that...
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Weekly Review
Hi all! We're back from Alberta. We stopped in at the Harris-Warke Gallery in Red Deer to see Alberta artist Doris Charest's exhibit. It was lovely work! While visiting Ms. Charest later I found out she has published an adult coloring book on a nature theme. I...
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Banff, Alberta 2018
We really enjoyed our time in Banff this past weekend. We took time to check out the local cuisine, go for walks, check out the Luxton Buffalo Nation Museum, and we even checked out the nearby town of Canmore. Moving on to Red Deer and Edmonton. Saw a gorgeous art...
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We made the trip to Calgary area one day later than planned. There was a snowstorm in Calgary Monday and we decided to avoid it. Or so we thought. We headed out on the road Tuesday and found the snowstorm between Moose Jaw and Swift Current. But it was okay. Only...
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Weekly Review
Hi everyone! Finished my slouch tam hat from the free pattern, Three Way Chunky Hat, on Ravelry. Had to take off the ribbed edging and reknit it on needles two sizes smaller. It worked! Fits like a charm now. Though one lady did comment the hat was too big for...
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Friday Finale – Weekly Review…
Hi everyone! It's been a busy week. It started with Easter and all our company. We had great food (see photo above) and a great time. Reports back from company indicated they all had a great time too. We finally called a halt to festivities at midnight and...
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