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a place to be me with the girls I knowthe girlfriend gaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608470139662616774noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760112520904729302.post-86837381828461310372017-11-16T00:44:00.000-06:002017-11-16T09:30:46.357-06:00 Transformation from Blah to Bedroom Beauty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As the World turns.....We have been through a major facelift here at this old house. A year ago we started to make some major changes and now it feels so good to have it all done and have beautiful spaces. Life priorities are different when you have children in the house. There is not always money for extra things. Often you learn to be content with the way things are. If there is food on the table, clean clothes and a roof over your head life is good. Now we are empty nesters, the kids have all graduated from college, and now it is time to change some things I have never liked but lived with for many years. I haven't been a needy wife in all of our 35 years together but I told my husband this year I was going to start! Sometimes things just need to be done. Sometimes you have to open the purse strings when you live with an accountant who doesn't like to spend money. You know " once you spend a penny you can never get it back again"... My husbands favorite line regarding money. Sooooooo reluctantly from my husbands point of view.....<br />
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This is one of our bedrooms that got a beauty treatment. Hooray needy wife!!! I feel so blessed.<br />
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Bad OLD carpet</div>
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Broken plastic blinds that were taped so they wouldn't look broken.</div>
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Windows that had lost their seal with</div>
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condensation stains that couldn't be washed off between the panes.</div>
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I'm sorry my dear child who had this bedroom...</div>
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Not very inviting is it???? </div>
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First step.... rip up carpet and 50 year old linoleum. </div>
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Hello wooden floor . </div>
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Remove Popcorn ceiling....</div>
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add fresh coat of beautiful white to all surfaces.</div>
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Next....Paint the floor</div>
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Install new windows : ) (love)</div>
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Hang new faux wooden blinds from Menards. (love) </div>
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Buy a rug and the fun of decorating begins.</div>
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This little cabinet is a sewing cabinet. </div>
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The bottom drawer swivels open to hold spools of thread.</div>
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I found it at a thrift store.... It had my name written all over it ....</div>
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I couldn't leave it there all lonely. </div>
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Add American touches for all to enjoy.</div>
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Squeeze in some sewing time with my sweet sewing Ninja .</div>
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She is 11 years old and is sewing with my string scraps</div>
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We are sewing gifts.</div>
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Guests from Tasmania were coming.....</div>
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We wanted to make sure they felt welcome.</div>
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Another reason for the house updates !!</div>
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I made my sweet guest a matching quilted table mat </div>
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I wanted to send a little bit of this room</div>
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home with her to remember her visit.</div>
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Blue and White never goes out of style....</div>
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no matter how you slice it.</div>
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Add fresh flowers....place in an old enamel coffee pot</div>
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sitting on an old Ironstone platter. </div>
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(Forever I will love Ironstone)</div>
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(Forever I will love old stuff!!)</div>
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I Love the fresh Farmhouse feel when you walk in this room... </div>
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The Bed and Breakfast is now ready : ) to welcome guests!!</div>
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To me these little blocks have become the sweetest sewing adventure. Six inches sometimes made of four little 3 inch blocks have definitely taken a hold of my heart. You don't get any where fast making 3 inch blocks for a whole quilt but seriously after I made the Flights of Friendship block I want a whole quilt made with 3 inch blocks! LOVE IT !<br />
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I am not making all 100 blocks for the sampler. Eighteen is the goal for now. Just a sweet taste to make me happy and feel connected to world wide quilters. It is a goal that will make a snuggle quilt with the help of some alternate blocks and then I can move on to the next best thing! Life is fleeting away faster than I desire. <br />
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The journey began here <a href="http://thegirlfriendgap.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-splendid-sampler-love-unites.html">HERE</a> and now I have a little stack of pretties. <br />
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Today we celebrate the one who loved us enough</div>
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I have a little bit of Love to share today. Quilters connect easily to other quilters. Age doesn't seem to be a huge factor. If you are the same age or not it doesn't matter, if you quilt.... there is a strong enough bond just in the fact that you share fabric love. Two years ago a sweet quilter stepped out of her box after I left a comment on her blog and she wanted to become friends. She pressed in a little closer and she wanted to know if I would be interested in doing a gift swap sometime. She would MAKE something for me.... I would MAKE something for her and put it in the mail for a sweet surprise in our mail box! I had never done anything like that before. SCARRY! It is one thing to sew for your own pleasure it is another thing to try to make something that another person will love. Because we all know if you don't love it.... out to the curb it goes! I was a little hesitant.... I am a slow sewing gal. She is a speed sewing gal. But one day I decided really why not do it? It will be a good challenge for me. I have sewed for a long time. I need to step out of my comfort zone. We both have September birthdays so we decided to do a Birthday gift exchange. What did I think after it was all over.... IT WAS SO FUN ! and we have been walking in quilty friendship ever since that day. Leanne <a href="http://lizzie-the-quilter.blogspot.com/">http://lizzie-the-quilter.blogspot.com</a> lives in Tasmania but she LOVES to visit America. Anyway, she has showered me with several little treasures in the mail since then... remember she is a speedy sewing gal. I am a slowing sewing gal but I finally got a little something made for her just because I love her and she has received it this week so now I can share what I recently made for her. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">February.</span>... Zip- boom- bang! How did you go so fast??? With a little week expedition to Florida by my daughter and husband leaving Grandma to hold down the fort with a one year old....... Yes the extra snuggles were wonderful but left me a little tired from it all. <br />
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My tulips are peaking out of the ground!</div>
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It all began one year ago today.... The Splendid Sampler quilt along. So began the making of 100 / 6 Inch quilt blocks. There was so much excitement as quilters all over the world united. It was to be a 6 inch quilt sampler for our generation! You can find all of the information and the blocks here. <a href="http://www.thesplendidsampler.com/blocks-and-bonus-projects/">http://www.thesplendidsampler.com/blocks-and-bonus-projects/</a><br />
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Everything will remain available for free until March 1, 2017. After that you will need to buy the book to access the patterns.<br />
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I wanted to jump in with both feet. I wanted to say I was part of this beautiful group of ladies creating simple beauty bit by bit. It sounded so doable, 2 six inch blocks a month. I love little blocks and I wanted to belong to the group. 35,000 women have made at least one block. WOW... feel the love.<br />
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Well here we are one year later. This sew along was never meant to be a race to see who could sew the fastest. It was meant to be a fellowship of quilters creating joy and challenging us to grow as quilters. Try new things in small measures. Now days and months have passed, I have marveled at others making blocks, I downloaded patterns for the future, I tried to decide on fabric I wanted to use, along the way life happened. I lost hope that I would ever make this quilt. Love was growing cold, I just couldn't get started. Though each block was beautiful, some blocks I loved more than others. I wondered if I could keep on with all 100 realistically if I was not in love with it all. I know thyself. I didn't want or need another project stuck in a bag.<br />
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I love old fashioned quilt blocks. I fell in love with the log cabin block a few years ago after making some little 6" blocks <a href="http://thegirlfriendgap.blogspot.com/2012/10/zippity-doo-dah-jelly-roll-happiness.html">HERE</a> and have been wanting to make a whole quilt using the block since. Wow that was 4 years ago! Wish no more... I'm happy to say I have done just that! Though I love small 6'' blocks my reaction to this quilt is .... Big time log cabin Love. These blocks are 14"! <br />
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Recently I decided that I am going to try and put something old in every quilt I make. Something about that makes my heart happy. So this quilt includes a thrifted shirt. Love recycled!<br />
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This quilt was inspired by and will be used by my granddaughters. Lots of girly things here.... Pink and more pink, polk-a-dots, gingham and because once upon a summer day while sitting in a tree, my granddaughter told me her favorite flower was the rose.... I added some roses. Love me some Tanya Whelan roses.<br />
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You can find the free pattern link here. Apple Bloom Quilt. <a href="http://www.tildasworld.com/blog/">http://www.tildasworld.com/blog/</a><br />
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If you need a pumpkin pie recipe for your Thanksgiving festivities we'll be eating this! <a href="http://thegirlfriendgap.blogspot.com/2015/11/considering-all-things-pumpkin-lets-be.html">http://thegirlfriendgap.blogspot.com/2015/11/considering-all-things-pumpkin-lets-be.html</a><br />
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Some things amaze me.... one of those things is how quickly weeks and months fly by. Goodness!<br />
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Life has been busy.... It is a steady rhythm everyday of things that need to be done. I have been working.... taking care of grandchildren... enjoying grandchildren growing up... Dance recitals, ball games... and in-between trying to focus on matters of the home front that have been neglected for a while. I have a new strategy for life this year.... Instead choosing one word I have chosen three...<br />
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LIVE WITH LESS. Less Mess... Less things that don't bring joy to my life.... Less things to manage.... Less projects undone.... Less unhealthy food... Less extra weight....You get the idea. <br />
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I have parted ways with a few things.... HURRAY!<br />
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I have rearranged my dinning room so we can all fit around the table without feeling like sardines....JOY, JOY, JOY. Everyone is coming for supper on Mother's day.... can't wait to try it out.<br />
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I have lost some extra weight....Now that is a Great big Hurray! I went on a green smoothie cleanse for one week with my daughter.... Interesting..... But so good for me. <br />
And can I just say that eating Pink Grapefruit like you would eat an orange has done me so much good. I have been eating them since January and I think that is what finally helped me get off the weight plateau that I have been at for years. I have been doing more walking because of work.... but rest assured sweating workouts have not been a part of my days. Go figure. So thankful since I hate to workout. <br />
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On the home front I have divided the house up so that each day of the week has a certain room to focus on. So what ever day it is, that room gets a little extra attention to clear the clutter or focus on a project for that room. Then I spend a hour or two focusing on that room's task. I wouldn't give myself an A+ for effort (hard to teach an old dog new tricks) as I haven't followed through everyday but I can say it has made me a little more accountable and a little more intentional with my days. We'll see how much progress I make through the year. I've been known to start with a lot of gusto and then fizzle soon after. I love clean but I hate to clean. Anybody get that???<br />
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So that's my itty bitty life story.... now here is what I have been working on in the sewing room.<br />
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My "Mama Said Sew" quilt. Fabric designed by Sweetwater.</div>
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Started in 2014..... It is time to finish!</div>
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This was my challenge.</div>
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Using one bag of unlovely scraps...</div>
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could I make something lovely???</div>
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It makes me happy in an unusual way.</div>
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Somethings are quick, somethings are slow..... The years are quick to pass... I am slow to grow. I have not been a good finisher in the past. My journey to become a better finisher began last year. You can read more about it <a href="http://thegirlfriendgap.blogspot.com/2015/02/2014-little-by-little-bit-by-bit-make.html">here.</a> Change starts with the way you think so I thought maybe making a list would help me. <br />
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January 2015 my list making was off to a great start! I made a list for the month of 8 things I could work on during the month. These are Baby step things mind you. Steps to move a project forward to a finish. I didn't cross off everything on my list, matter of fact I only tackled 3 things. I am SLOW.... it's one of the reasons I don't do lists, but not discouraged I just moved on, rearranged the contents and made a February list. I worked on a few more things . March came.... New list and surprise, surprise, it was the last list I made for the year : ( . I can't tell you exactly why I didn't make any more lists for the year. Maybe because I still had things on the old lists to work on. Perhaps more than anything I think life just kicked into overdrive. Spring and summer came with less time to sew and work on desired projects.... regardless once again I am a list maker drop out. However despite every effort to join the rank of list makers I did finish 15 things last year so I'm giving myself a little WHOOOP- WHOOP! Most of these things were not even on my list because that is how life rolls. Life's little interruptions often call. I do wonder what my children will do when I die. They won't have anyone to fix their things. I am their fixer upper. I can't blame them completely, I am so easily side tracked !! It is a wonder that I finish anything. Now if I could just finish a few quilts this year... I'll be singing Dixie! I do find a list of Finished projects brings me much joy because sometimes I forget so easily what the year holds. Often I feel like I'm stringing beads on a string with no knot at the end. <br />
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It is good to remember the times I brought<span style="font-size: large;"> JOY to the world!</span><br />
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# 1 A little trash to treasure project .<br />
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#2 Long over due Christmas present for Daughter #1</div>
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#3 Long over due Christmas wall hanging for Daughter #3</div>
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#6 Cross stitch Pillow finally finished!!!</div>
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The Christmas scenes have been winterized. </div>
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The sunny days of January have been few and far between.</div>
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If there could be a winter without sick bugs floating around.... perhaps I would be a lover of Winter.<br />
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Since I am already on cold # 2 since November I think it is going to be a long winter... BOOO.<br />
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I'm so excited to have a new little quilt to decorate with! Now the rest of my Christmas sewing is calling my name. Lots to do before Dec 25. Elves should apply for work here ASAP!<br />
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the girlfriend gaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17608470139662616774noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2760112520904729302.post-11452751037331657112015-11-24T15:54:00.001-06:002016-11-25T08:41:48.733-06:00 Considering all things Pumpkin.... Lets be THANKFUL!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today is..... NOVEMBER 24...... UMBELIEVABLE. <br />
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Thanksgiving for my family is TOMORROW! The cooking and cleaning frenzy has begun. For the first year ever I have broken the rule ... Thanksgiving first then Christmas. I have Mostly Fall things still out but the Christmas decorating has begun. Shocking!!! One big tree up, a few little trees and some garland hung. And I am pleasantly surprised how good that makes me feel. Since we have snow on the ground... maybe that gives me an excuse. Please don't poo- poo me too much if you think I'm rushing into Christmas and minimizing Thanksgiving... That is not it at all. With the lights on the trees, the house feels extra cozy with a dose of love for my Thanksgiving guests. Thanksgiving is still front and center but my soul has softened. As Mikey says.... "Try it you'll like it". Thanksgiving is a lifestyle..... not One day. Christmas is about the Love of the Savior everyday... Not one Day. Each day matters. Each day is a gift to be celebrated. In a world that is crazy confused.... What happens at HOME is important. Creating Home is important.<br />
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The days just go so fast around here, I have a hard time keeping up. Feels really good to be a little bit ahead of things. Next week will be major chaos as I shift totally into Christmas gear. But for now still holding on to the last little bit of Autumn Yum, creating cozy spaces and just thinking a little differently about how I want to live my life. No one seems upset that there is a Christmas tree up here in November. They are all clapping!!!! Who doesn't like twinkling lights ??? I have put a lot of stress on myself over the years to make it all happen in a short period of time. This year things are different and my heart is smiling. <br />
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Quilts are a funny thing. <br />
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What makes you love them or leave them??<br />
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People of all kinds choose to live accordingly......<br />
We are either people who can't live with them : (<br />
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This is an Old fashioned <span style="font-size: x-large;">quilt love story</span> rewritten. <br />
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I am a maker...<br />
I am a quilter...<br />
I make quilts...<br />
I make quilts because ?????<br />
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Really I don't know why I feel such a need to make quilts.<br />
I just need to do it.<br />
I can't stop making.<br />
I can't stop looking at fabric,<br />
I can't stop buying fabric for the next quilt. <br />
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I've made quilts and I've given away quilts. I've bought quilts that have found themselves Lost on their Luck.... for the love of the original owner has faded and they have kissed them good-bye for the last time. I have a hard time with quilts that have no one to love them. People are the same... I just feel bad if their life is empty of love. We've got to have L.O.V. E. to survive.<br />
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We found her at a flea market .... she said, " Hello" and then "How do you do ?" and then started singing Happy Birthday to Me : ) <br />
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October sewing for me has been focused on sewing for others.</div>
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I belong to a charity sewing group </div>
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Once a month we gather..... </div>
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We cut , we stitch, we create</div>
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I started with a Walmart bag of scraps.</div>
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I love scrap quilts others make.</div>
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Yesterday was my Birthday. It all started wonderfully.... Strawberry Pie for Breakfast! After that there were a few hiccups. It didn't go without a hitch but somedays that is just the way life is. I had two birthday baking fails.... one we ate and one went in the garbage. One recipe I forgot to add the eggs that I had on the counter..... a sign that old age and forgetfulness are going to be forever friends. The worst part is I read through all of the ingredients to make sure I didn't leave anything out before I put it in the pan. So do not fear if you are forgetful.... You can eat cornbread muffins and forget the eggs. : ) I thought they would be like hockey pucks but they were still good though they would have been fabulous with the eggs. One daughter thought I should always leave out the eggs. So Kind of her and Funny. The Lemon Zucchini Bread..... new recipe.... that I change up a bit...... we tried it and it was a NO. In the garbage it went and I hate to throw food away. So you know it was bad. <br />
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I am thankful I was not in charge of the whole meal. On a good note I made 2 Chocolate Chip Cheesecakes that were the bomb!!! I got this recipe from my daughter and I have made it several times. ALWAYS delicious! Super EASY : )<br />
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2 Packages Cream Cheese I use Neufchatel<br />
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3/4cup mini choc chips divided<br />
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Beat Cream Cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on Medium speed until blended. Add eggs. Mix just until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup mini choc chips. Place in graham cracker crust. Top Cheesecake with remaining 1/4 cup choc chips. Bake 40 min until cheesecake starts to crack around edges. The center should look set but will look sunken. If you are doubting if it is done give it a couple more minutes. When I see the cracks on the edges I always take it out of the oven. Cool. It will continue to cook as it cools. Refrigerate 3 hour or overnight. <br />
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Sorry no pics of this delight at the moment. Maybe later.<br />
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The best part of my birthday this year was a birthday sewing swap with a friend I met on line. We have only know each other for a short time but we have become instant friends. We have a common bond in fabric.<br />
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<a href="http://lizzie-the-quilter.blogspot.com/">Leanne</a> also know as Lizzie the Quilter lives in Tasmania. We both have September birthdays so we decided to swap some sweet birthday treats. You can read her post <a href="http://lizzie-the-quilter.blogspot.com/2015/09/special-people.html">here</a><br />
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This is what she sent me..... minus the quilt ; )<br />
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Americana : ) </div>
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Be Happy that Zucchini can grow to giant size in a matter of hours and 2 cucumber hills will send you into cucumber crazy zone. I've eaten more fresh cucumbers this summer than I think I have ever eaten in my whole life. <span style="font-size: large;"> Be Happy</span>!!! It is fresh. No Chemicals No additives.<br />
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YES my summer can be summed up in two words..... GARDEN PRODUCE. Now that it is over I AM HAPPY! It is all so good. There is nothing like eating fresh things out of your garden. But it is also a lot of work and it takes over my June-July-and August. I am thankful we are able to have a garden plot I am also thankful it is September and it is time to get back to sewing. <br />
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It is all the good stuff. Truly it is simply the stuff that makes a summer day beautiful.<br />
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I have been baking these muffins for 30 years. Today I'm sharing the recipe.<br />
They are delightful. Not too sweet. Just a nice touch of Natural sweetness loaded with blueberries.<br />
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I do not use muffin wrappers because I like the muffin to be toasted all the way around.<br />
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WHOLE WHEAT BLUEBERRY MUFFINS<br />
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1 Cup All- purposed unbleached flour<br />
3/4 Cup Whole Wheat flour *<br />
1/2 tsp (scant) salt<br />
2 tsp. baking powder<br />
1/2 Cup sugar<br />
2 eggs<br />
1/4 Cup melted butter<br />
3/4 Cup Sour cream ( Sometimes I use half sour cream/ half plain unsweetened yogurt)<br />
1 1/2 Cup fresh or frozen blueberries<br />
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Mix flour, salt and baking powder, sugar together. In a separate bowl beat eggs, add butter and sour cream/yogurt. Combine liquid with dry ingredients, stirring only long enough to moisten dry mixture. Rinse Blueberries, then fold into batter. Batter will be thick. GREASE and Fill 12 regular muffin cup pan. Bake at 400* for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of muffin.<br />
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YUM-YUM Nice toasted muffins loaded with Blueberries topped with a pat of butter! <br />
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Bet you can't eat just one : )<br />
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* Whole Wheat flour should be stored in the refrigerator to preserve the natural Vit. E oil.<br />
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