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Welcome to my Dye Candy Giveaway. If you are new to my blog, I welcome you and invite you to look around. You have at least two chances to win a prize. Leave a comment here and enter a second time on...
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A Quick Trip to Patsy's Retreat
I took a trip to my friend Patsy's quilting retreat a few weeks ago and this is what I saw along the way. Cornfields ready for harvest.The big work horses getting fueled up for the job ahead.Brilliant...
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Giveaway Results
And the winners are.....Jen of A Quilting Jeweland Marlene of Sipiweske Quilt DesignsCongratulations ladies!!!My thanks to everyone that participated. There we almost 200 entries. I had a chance to...
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Fair Fowl
My husband found this Eastern Screech Owl sleeping in the rafters of our tractor barn a few weeks ago. Sometimes our chores get put off so we can discover nature instead. This species of owl is 9" tall...
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A Trip to Our Local Post Office
Greetings from our local post office in Richland Center. I love taking trips to this post office. I get a chance to step back in time and appreciate the beautiful work that went into a place as...
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Memory Quilt
I recently saw this post on Annie O's blog and it reminded me of a quilt that I finished in June of 2007.This is one of 5 memorial quilts I made in 2006 & 2007. This quilt was made especially with...
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Merry Christmas
Wishing you and your families a very Merry Christmas from Snowy Wisconsin!
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Mandala Quilt
Happy New Year! I'm just back home from a few days with family to celebrate a belated Christmas. There was a new baby to snuggle and my son and his fiance flew in to join in the fun.While I was...
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Out My Studio Window and Around the House
Last week another storm added a new layer of snow to the valley.Deer tracks in the snow. Food is getting harder to find.The deer have taken all the apples they can reach from the trees. They are...
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With Gratitude for a New Heart
Look what came in the mail just before Christmas!!! The heart and cuff were created by Jackie of Dog Daisy Chains. I am such a huge fan of Jackie's work. Everything she creates has such a vibrant...
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Missing in Action
Yes, it is true. My blog has been sadly neglected as of late. I have been keeping myself so busy that it has been hard to slow down enough to find the words to write an intelligent blog post. I have...
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Flora Preview
Here is a preview of the art quilt I have been working on for the Art Quilts Around the World "Flora Challenge". I love the way this project is turning out and I can't wait to show you more. Reveal...
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Retreat!!!
Patsy had a few spots open up at her Homestead Cabin Retreat last weekend. My mom thought we should jump on the chance to get away and sew. It didn't take any convincing. I even took a few extra...
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Spring is Here
It is hard to believe I was finishing the last of my snowdyes only 5 days ago. Spring is here in Wisconsin. The robins and bluebirds arrived the day after all the snow melted. It is such a pleasure to...
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Flora
Today is reveal day on the Art Quilts Around the World Blog. The theme for this challenge is "Flora"In February I had a chance to take a class with Beth Wheeler and Lori Marquette about Altered Photo...
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April Fools
April Fools!!!I'm not where I'm supposed to be today. Candy Glendening of Candied Fabrics is visiting on my Dye Candy Blog and I am a guest on her blog. I have been following Candy's blog since last...
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My First Shady Grove
I am going to be re-posting a few old posts as I get ready to vend at the Crazy Quilter's Quilt Show in Mukwonago, WI next weekend. If you are new here, welcome! I thought you might like to see where...
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Summer at Sugar Creek Ranch
This is an old post from June of 2008. Another look into life on our farm:The daisies are in bloom in the meadows and the grasses blow in the breeze. The fields on our property have been fallow for...
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My Studio View
Original Post Date December 15th 2008:I have been gathering these photos through out the seasons. This is the view from my work area. The tree near the barn is my companion year round and gives me...
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Independence Day and a Fabric Sale at Dye Candy
Meet my Independence Day Baby. We brought him home from the hospital 21 years ago just in time to see the 4th of July fireworks. That seems like a lifetime ago. It has been such a joy watching him...
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Lush
Lately it feels like Wisconsin had become a temperate rain forest. Five days of rain to every two days of sunshine, just enough sun to get the lawn mowed...Our spring started out unseasonably warm. All...
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Summer at the Lake
Our summer vacations are finally overHere are a few of my favorite photos from morning walks at the lake.Dew shimmering with sunlight illuminates the tamaracks in the swamp.Calm morning waters andQuiet...
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Holiday Sale
I'm taking a long deep breath. All of my gallery orders have shipped for the holiday season.I have no more travel planned for the next few months.I even found time to cut up some hand dyed fabrics to...
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Mother Nature Laughed
Yesterday my husband and I were shoveling the walk. He looked up at the sky and exclaimed "You call this snow? This is a wimpy snow!" God smiled and Mother Nature laughed and met his challenge.This...
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At Long Last Blue Skies
After a month of rain and gray weather we have had a week of never ending blue skies and have been spending as much time outdoors as possible. The leaves are gathered and the outdoor chores are...
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