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happy thanksgiving!
from us at Sweetwater…we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving…(or a Happy Thursday!) –april&mickey ps…I talked to mom and Sylvia week 11 will be next week on Thursday…so if you have fallen behind…you can catch up!
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cranberry sauce
cranberry sauce is by far one of my favorite thanksgiving staples, but i really do love some creamy garlic mash and turkey! i love it all! –not such a fan of stuffing…but i always try it and hopefully one of these years i will fall in love with it! cranberry sauce is mom’s newest little…
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sylvia week 10
so these are the elusive fabrics…and they turned out beautiful! Sylvia blocks are…Contrary Husband, Contrary Wife, and Corn and Beans and the fabrics for next week…it will probably be posted on Friday. Courthouse Steps, Cross and Crown, and Crossed Canoes so week 10…30 blocks have a wonderful day! –april&mickey {sweetwater}
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a very Sweetwater christmas
it is christmas-time again! my favorite time to decorate…i just love the lights and the sparkle and the bulbs and the GLITTER! who doesn’t love glitter?! is there such a person? this year we still have the 5 trees…1 white feather, 1 small green, and 3 tall (6 feet) green. i like to mix it…
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sylvia week 9
sylvia week 9… so here is the story behind these three blocks, Chinese Coin, Churn Dash, and Clay’s Choice. We start decorating for Christmas Monday morning…after the retreat this weekend that started on Friday and ended on Sunday afternoon. Sylvia slips our mind until Thursday…we still weren’t completely finished with the Christmas decorating. Thursday comes…
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shabby bedspread tutorial {vintage cottage throw}
our very first tutorial right here…YAY! mom and i came up with brilliant (i say brilliant…but then again i’m biased just a smidgen) idea. we have old bedspreads that over the years have developed holes…and we just cannot toss them; i mean it is perfectly good, lovely nubby fabric and the fringe border is just so…
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sylvia week 8…24 blocks done now!
it is looking like mom won’t have the tutorial quilt done today…so i will give you the blocks and hopefully the quilt will be ready in the next day or 2. (she was going to finish it up yesterday…but low and behold–no darning foot at home.) i will have her work on it at the…
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sylvia week 7
okay…here you are…week 7. blocks are from the top: Broken Dishes, Card Trick, and Cats and Mice…LOVE the black in Cats and Mice. blocks for next week are…Chicago Pavements, Children’s Delight, and Chimneys and Cornerstones mom also put together a cute little christmas table topper with wool holly and berries…i’m uploading a picture to facebook…
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sylvia week 6
sylvia week 6… the blocks… Boy’s Nonsense, Bride’s Bouquet, and Bright Hopes Boy’s Nonsense…NOTE: this block is foundation pieced but the foundation pattern has extra lines…we made it according to the block pictured…not the printed layout. Bride’s Bouquet…(I love this block…it is SOOOO pretty!) Lastly…Bright Hopes The next blocks we are doing are…Broken Dishes, Card…
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Sylvia week 5
Sylvia week 5… Birds in the Air Blazing Star Bow Tie Next weeks blocks…Boy’s Nonesense, Bride’s Bouquet, Bright Hopes have a lovely day! –april&mickey {sweetwater}
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autumn…flannel, crumb cake, and wool
autumn has arrived and it has dipped into winter. last weekend when mom was up at the quilt show in walker…there was snow! Corn is being harvested…pumpkins sold and halloween decorations appearing in front yards. we haven’t quite gotten that far. i’ve put out a few gourds and mom has been doing some samples…September Pumpkin…
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Sylvia week 4…
we are into week 4 now…12 blocks done…only 128 to go… barrister’s block bear paw big t fabrics for next weeks blocks…birds in the air, blazing star, bow tie i’ll be posting some shop pictures early next week…we are changing everything over to autumn, so be sure to stay tuned! –april&mickey {sweetwater}
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sylvia week 3
we’ve stuck with it for 3 weeks so far! crazyness… here we are at week 3…blocks are Aunt Sukey’s Choice… Autumn Leaf Bachelor’s Puzzle Fabrics for blocks…Barrister’s Block, Bear’s Paw, Big T mom has been working on some new wool projects…i’ll be getting pictures of those up for everyone monday. Mom is at a…
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Announcing: Love It, Pin It, Win It Contest
Announcing: Love It, Pin It, Win It Contest. love it! pin it! win it!
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Sylvia’s Bridal Shower…Fight, Album #1, Album #2
Sylvia Bridal Shower… Fight block… Sylvia Album #1 Sylvia #2 These are the fabrics for next weeks blocks… have a lovely day! –april&mickey {sweetwater}
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bliss and sylvia
if you like us on facebook…you know that mom is putting together a bliss using 60–1/8 yards…as seen below… a wonderful mix of lots of lines–and i mean LOTS…to name a few…Northcote Range, Northern Cardinal, Millicent, Blueberry Crumb Cake, Fleur d’ Paris, Simplicity, Bella Solids, Paris Flea Market, Faded Memories, Butterscotch and Rose, Simply Irresistable,…
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sylvia blocks 1, 2, 3 fabrics
okay…here is Sylvia blocks 1, 2, 3 and the luscious fabrics we used. Mom is putting all the blocks on white Roc-Lon muslin. it is soft hand and washes up like a dream! check out etsy shoppe for yardage. the vintage wedding picture was found at a local antique store… we’ll see you Thursday, September 7th…
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candy
i just finished up some more thread packs of EdMar thread…they are so luscious…and who wouldn’t love them when they have names like: Citrus Melon, Lemon Lime, Grape Juice, Raspberry Torte, Ruby Marmalade (Bonnie & Camille Colors) and Lemon Drops…some non-food packs are named Butterscotch Tapestry (Fig Tree Colors), Winter Sky Pack2, and Mardi Gras… i…
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