July 10, 2009
junemellinger
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As it happens I have 2 daughter in laws who are quite entrepreneurial! This week Kendal was invited to bring her Pampered Chef product to an event that had 50 attendees who also got to look at other wares that included aprons. As it happens a local gal has begun a business making aprons,...
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AnnTheGran has placed these threads on sale!! Check it out at Madeira.
Dotted swiss was very p
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July 3, 2009
laruej
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The subject matter this time is probably one of the “testiest” that I have approached. We are nearing the end of making a quilt from start to finish. Adding the bind is the best part, right up to stitching down the binding on the back. The photos I am using were ma...
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July 3, 2009
db1921
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If you are like
me, you subscribe to more than one embroidery and quilting magazine and scour
them all front to back when you finally get the chance. Sometimes I'm inspired
by the projects in the magazines but many times I'm overwhelmed. And any time
that I sit down to sew I'm likely...
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Here in San Diego, the summers are very mild. There is little or modest humidity (30% would be
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June 19, 2009
junemellinger
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I travel a lot and after a while people-watching gets old so I turn to reading. I have been in
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June 19, 2009
laruej
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Last time we met here, I left you with two photos that I said I would Identify when I came back from my little sojourn from the BLOG. Here’s some answers for you. Several months ago, my granddaughter told me that she planned to make her prom dress. Since she was a senior...
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June 19, 2009
rmacali
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Computer repair can be costly, I don't just mean out of pocket cash .. but, cash that doesn't reach your pocket because your computer issues are halting business. As you can probably tell, I have been MIA for the last 2-3 weeks. Blame the computer .. I spent hours of my time tryi...
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Among the beautiful and creative hand embroidery work is a pattern called Hardanger. When look
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June 12, 2009
db1921
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Did you know that Flag Day is this Sunday? It is nice to take a moment and remember how gratef
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June 5, 2009
lraikin
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Some people are surprised by our African tea cup designs... Why tea cups? What do tea cups and teapots have to do with Africa? Good question. What many people do not know is that South Africa used to be a British colony. For many years the British ruled South Africa and as a result many of the Briti...
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May 29, 2009
junemellinger
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Every month is Start Your Own Business these days, but Brother has gotten serious about this concept. Infact if you go to our website you can see a great financial opportunity that we have for you all. You can actually save lots of money if you buy a PR-620 NOW! Whether you are an ...
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May 29, 2009
beamishboy
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Inspirational PlaceMy family is very fortunate that our home has been blessed with a beautiful garden in spite of having nary a green thumb in sight. When my wife and I first saw this property two-and-a-half years ago, it looked like something out of a magazine - the inside was pristine and the outs...
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You may remember that one of my earliest blogs discussed “Things I Wish I Knew When I Began Machine
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May 29, 2009
junemellinger
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Did you hear me laughing this morning?
I was reading an email from Quilter's World magazine and they were recommending that you re-purpose a wedding dress into a christening gown. Not a bad idea, but for me that would never have worked because I had a mini-length wedding dress! I rem...
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May 22, 2009
annthegran
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You may remember my January 17 post "What is all this stuff and how did it get into my house?" Well, the situation has worsened. There is now 3 people's stuff in a house that was already overstuffed with 2 people's stuff. How in the world can this have happened? I was just beginnin...
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May 22, 2009
rmacali
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I just had one of those embroiderer and 'can't make up her mind' customer interactions.
The antagonist of the story, played by the customer, is a great water color painter -- if you don't believe her, just ask her -- and, she brings in 3 water color paintings. Well,...
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First, I must announce the new site that has been 18 months in the designing, redesigning and making
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Much to my delight, this is my first year anniversary. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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May 8, 2009
annthegran
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Although I haven't posted in my blog for more than 10 weeks, you all have always been close to me in my thoughts and I've felt your warm collective hug. With the help of your prayers, warm thoughts, words of condolence and encouragement I've been able to somehow get through the dark days...
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May 8, 2009
laruej
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Yes, friends of Ann The Gran, Quilting and Machine Embroidery are great partners. They can be used in ways other than making a quilt with machine embroidered blocks. The two following photos are the first of a number of photos what will appear on LaRueSews-Quilts in the not too distant f...
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May 8, 2009
rmacali
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Sorry for taking the week off .. I really like to prep for Mother's Day .. after all, my Mom is THE Queen and I really like to dedicate the whole weekend to her .. cooking, cleaning, taking her shopping and and out to a nice dinner and maybe a movie (though there isn't much at the movies her...
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May 1, 2009
beamishboy
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Celebrity GossipThe prevailing wisdom of our celebritized culture seems to tell us that, when everyone has an opinion about you, you know you've done something right. Facebook is a celebrity, a big star. It's a cultural phenomenon. Everyone has an opinion on Facebook. And just as the tabloid...
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May is my favorite month. While I come from a small family, there are only 24 of us, but for s
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May 1, 2009
db1921
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“Meesy, why don’t Grandma and Gigi have pictures of us at their houses like you do?” my eldest grand
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April 24, 2009
junemellinger
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Spring has sprung in New Jersey. Everyone is out and about walking and enjoying the beautiful trees as they bloom. That is here in New Jersey, apparently Mother Nature has a few things confused and my grandchildren in Colorado are still wearing their snow boots. Don’t forget though that ...
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April 24, 2009
laruej
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We are nearing the time when you will be getting your quilt ready to quilt. That means that you have to make some choices about batting.
First of all, just what is batting. Batting is the middle layer of the quilt that provides warmth and comfort that we all know as a quilt. In wa...
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April 24, 2009
rmacali
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Q: You hear stories of beautiful embroidery designs created from sketches on a bar napkin. Is that true?A: Though I may have had gotten ideas from sketches, the better the art, the better the embroidered design will be.
Your software undoubtedly can import a wide array of art.&nbs...
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April 17, 2009
rmacali
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Q: I heard that online businesses were a fad and that in time physical storefronts will emerge on top again.A: Ask your local travel agent what they think of it being a fad !!
Online stores are more popular than ever before, as a matter of fact, I was working on a deal with a large fran...
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I suppose Mother’s Day is my personal favorite holiday because my grownup kids actually understand w
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