My Opinion Counts

Tonight, when I drove in the driveway, there was a little black and white dog sitting in the front yard. My heart did a flip flop. Brodie had gotten out and Lynn didn't realize he was missing. I am so thankful he didn't go down to the road.

I swear, it would be much easier to have a cute little Alpaca Direct Teddy Bear. They are soft and cuddly and stay where you put them!

This is another view of the Scrap Shack. We even have a stove, microwave and refrigerator. Oh, we also have a DVD player in case we want to watch a movie. We rarely do that though. Some of us don't get any scraping done if there is a good movie playing!

This is another view of the Scrap Shack. We even have a stove, microwave and refrigerator. Oh, we also have a DVD player in case we want to watch a movie. We rarely do that though. Some of us don't get any scrapping done if there is a good movie playing!

My other hobby is scrapbooking. My friend, Tina and I try to work on our scrapbooks but it is so hard to find time. We have the perfect place to work on our scrapbooks. We can leave all of our supplies out and come back to them when we have a chance. We don't have to pack everything up and then get it out again. That became a problem for us. We didn't like having to pull everything out to work on it. We are spoiled!
Here is our Scrap Shack.

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I don't get much quilting done since I found the Internet but I did make this quilt for my daughter. Her sofa is plum and our dog is a Boston Terrier. I machine quilted this quilt with varigated thread. It was a fun quilt to make even though while I was making it I swore I would never make pinwheels again!

Tonight, at the quilt guild meeting, we offered tips to better quilting. I think the most important one I heard is that when I am sewing and the tip of the material just won't grab, I should start with a scrap of material first. Start sewing with the scrap and then guide the piece I am having trouble getting to grab.

Another way to get a piece to sew better is to use wax paper to sew with. One lady said that when she presses her quilt pieces, she runs her iron over a fabric softener sheet. It makes an iron glide better.

The leader of our guild had just returned from a quilt demonstration held in Knoxville, Tennessee. Ricky Timms gave demonstrations and she came back with lots of new ideas and things to show us.