tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61298588356236960422024-03-12T19:12:48.880-04:00Sew Maybe I CanI know I can sew a little,,I know I can quilt a little, sew maybe I can blog a little?mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-71777335275202355522013-11-21T03:21:00.000-05:002013-11-25T00:37:06.272-05:00Quilting Gallery's Giving Thanks Blog Hop PartyWell...it's been awhile hasn't it?<br />
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I am still here but to be honest, this little slice of blogland hasn't been high on my priority list this year. While 2013 has been a year of challenges, I'm still trying to work my way back and couldn't think of any better way to try to come back than with a <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/quilters-blog-hop-party/" target="_blank">"Giving Thanks" blog hop</a> being hosted by Michele at <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/quilters-blog-hop-party/" target="_blank">Quilting Gallery</a>.<br />
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I have plenty to be thankful for including wonderful family and friends. The professionals in the medical field, and in the palliative care field I've dealt with this year have touched my heart and soul more than I can ever express.<br />
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My wonderful husband made a dedicated work area for me as a birthday gift, but I'm afraid I've lacked the focus or energy to do much sewing or quilting this year. I'm hopeful that 2014 will be a better year.<br />
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My finished projects this year are far and few between, but I did manage to finish a QAYG Noodlehead 241 tote for myself (working in very short spurts LOL)<br />
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and a Made by Rae Geranium dress for a very special little girl.<br />
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And that's all I have to show from the past 11 months.<br />
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I have a half yard of Kona Solid to give away as a thanks for reading my blog. To enter, follow me on Pinterest (you'll find lots of tutorials for just about anything you could ever want to make!) and leave me a comment letting me know you are following me. (I'll be checking LOL). Sorry, but this giveaway is for Canadian residents only this time. Giveaway open until 11:59 PM Sunday (November 24). <span style="color: red;">ETA--Giveaway now closed. Thanks for stopping by.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 26px;">Save the best for last eh? Welcome to<span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span>my stop on the April Showers Blog Hop. I want to thank <a href="http://mummyquilts.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Erin of Sewing Mummy</a> for all her hard work on this hop,,along with everything else she does. And let us not forget the irrepressible <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Madame Samm</a> over at Sew We Quilt! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Trust me,,,that snow is white when it falls, but before long,,the skies turn grey,,the fallen snow takes on a grey tint from sand laid by the municipalities to keep the roads passable and just from day to day life. There were far too many days in a row here this year where the sky, the roads (from salt being spread to control icy roads) and the snow were all the same colour of grey. And winter went on, and on and on around here. We had snow in our yard from last week's storm up until yesterday. I hope it's done for this year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Spring here also means bugs and butterflies and birds! We're so glad to see the colours of all of them showing up again, I can't tell you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I did a simple QAYG technique, and decided not to bind my mug rug, but rather to top-stitch it. I thought there was enough going on with the </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Echino</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> without a binding adding to the busy-ness! What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I'd like to encourage all my followers to migrate over to bloglovin'. (There's a button right over there →
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My big secret---bloglovin' is my favourite blog reader,,and has been since I discovered it. I have always found Google Reader messy and hard to find what I want to read when I want to read it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Bloglovin' is where I read my favourite blogs. (A lot of you will be surprised to know that's where I read <i><b>your </b></i>blogs!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Some of you have been popping up in my email with notifications you've already migrated over,,,and I thank you very much.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> For the rest of you,,check it out. There's a very simple button to push to migrate all the blogs you read over to bloglovin'. Easy peasy! It's very user friendly, and beyond simple to categorize your blogs the way you want to.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hope everyone enjoyed World Wide Quilting Day--I didn't sew a stitch. Life got in the way unfortunately,,,but I have great plans for tomorrow. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Have a super day everyone,,I'm on my way back,,,feeling better almost everyday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My brother Andy's journey ended on February 9, 2013. May he rest in peace. The amazing Anders Osborne in the video above sums it up better than I ever could.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are numb, tired, and healing. I'm trying to sew,,mostly unsuccessfully. But soon. I'll be back.</span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-8802252766930678012013-02-01T17:56:00.001-05:002013-02-01T18:00:32.804-05:00Stomp on Cancer like it stole your wallet<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Please take a moment & watch this video done my friend Lynne Knowlton of </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> And if you want to laugh till you cry,,,check out her treehouse post <a href="http://www.lynneknowlton.com/treehouse-squirrel-trouble-capital-t-trouble/" target="_blank">here</a> </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Check out her blog while you're there,,,Lynne will blow your mind! She is an incredibly talented woman with a heart & soul as big as the great outdoors (and we have lots of great outdoors up here in Canada!) Her DIY posts are terrific; her Cancer Sux series says it better than I ever could,,and Lynne is just all around one great gal.</span><br />
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<br />mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-18577461069709137782013-01-21T20:12:00.000-05:002013-01-21T20:12:42.764-05:00Popping in for a quick hello<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Just a quick hello--I'm still here, and dropping by with a quick hello. Not much sewing going on here. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We admitted my brother into hospice care last week, so I'm in & out,,mostly out; sitting with him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Hope everyone is well and getting lots of sewing time in--I'll sew vicariously through you all until I can sit in front of my machine again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> For those of you sharing this stupid weather system with me,,bundle up & keep warm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mary</span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-8258860459558059372013-01-04T00:55:00.003-05:002013-01-04T00:55:43.424-05:00The Bag<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pictures of the bag,,,as promised.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Please take special note of the pocket fail! I'm still laughing at myself. I guess that's what I get for sewing at 2AM!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The funniest part was not noticing for 2 days,,,until my daughter in law was marvelling at my ability to make pockets (trust me,,she's easy to impress when it comes to sewing LOLOL). I reached into the pocket to show her,,only to realize I'd sewn the velcro through the pocket,,,as well as to the front of the bag.</span><br />
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mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-91204891636969479612013-01-02T04:15:00.003-05:002013-01-02T04:15:43.868-05:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you all the very best 2013 has to offer! May the year be filled with peace and love,,,,and lots of sewing time!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I stayed in New Year's Eve and sewed myself a new bag to carry all the paperwork I need to carry with us for my brother's oncology appointments. Well,,I started it NYE,,,finished it New Year's night. Totally used my stash,,,including another piece of my incredible vintage fabric gifted to me by my mother-in-law. This fabric is one of my favourites and was used for a zipper pocket. I'm glad this zipper is finally in a project,,,I've tried to put it in 3 different projects, and each one has ended with the zipper torn back out! May it stay put where it is, and I never try to use it again!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I started to upload my pictures, and my camera battery died,,,so maybe tomorrow,,,depending on when we get back from radiation therapy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Just a quick haha before I sign off,,,this is my life these days (Last count was 64 cm of snow--that's 25 1/2 inches or over 2 feet--and another snow storm coming on Thursday! Have I mentioned I hate winter?</span><br />
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mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-17355007151087604462012-12-31T03:28:00.000-05:002012-12-31T03:28:04.987-05:00Quilt Matters: An HBC Point Blanket Quilt Of Your Own<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> To all my Canadian friends out there--I don't know if you all know/follow the fabulous M-R at Quilt Matters,,,but if you don't, you should. (All you non-Canucks should go take a look too! HBC is the original fur trading store from our country's early days,,and is still in business--however they don't do a lot of fur trading these days!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take a look at this amazing HBC Point Blanket Quilt M-R designed & quilted. It's phenomenal,,,and just shouts Oh Canada!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you stop by to take a look,,,tell M-R I sent you! She's a wonderful quilter, and funny as all get out (to say nothing of generous with her knowledge!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I hope 2013 brings you all a Very Happy New Year filled with health, wealth, happiness,,,and lots and lots of sewing!!!</span><br />
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mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-28578060001195153402012-12-23T22:26:00.003-05:002012-12-23T22:26:55.128-05:00 A difficult time<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I've struggled with whether or not to write this post. Things in household are not good right now, and finding the spirit of Christmas is difficult to say the least.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> As some of you I've emailed with know, we are facing a major challenge in my family, and I've had to take a step back from blogging & from commitments I've made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> You see, a few weeks ago, my youngest brother was diagnosed with lung cancer and has had to move in with my husband and I so we can care for him. We are on what we <strike>lovingly</strike> call "The Cancer Merry-go-Round", and his first radiation treatment was last Thursday with another to follow Friday. With the major storm we had hit, we couldn't make Friday's appointment, but we are on our way in the morning (if the road conditions improve enough to drive the hour there!) for treatment #2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> His cancer is Stage IV non-small cell squamous lung cancer, and is inoperable. Chemotherapy is not an option either, as his cancer is too far advanced, and he is too frail to undergo the treatment. Radiation is only palliative; there is no cure--only the hope we can make it easier for him to breathe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We are all very surprised we've made it until Christmas, and God willing, he will see in the New Year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Before anyone asks, does it really matter whether or not he was a smoker? He is dying of lung cancer,,,period. What came before does not matter; the only thing that matters right now, is making him as comfortable as possible in his last days/weeks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> My friend, Hayley, at <a href="http://mrspicklesgarden.blogspot.ca/">Mrs. Pickles Garden</a>, is going through this nasty journey with her father right now, and while it's comforting to be able to commiserate with someone travelling the same road in our Canadian medical system--which is the greatest and the worst in the world all at the same time; although I wouldn't wish my worst enemy this journey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So,,I'll update when I can, blog when I can, and hopefully my weeping sewing machine will have some company (<b>ME</b>) over the next 2 weeks while my husband is on Christmas holidays (some holiday) and is easing my burden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-83983517318570759492012-12-23T22:05:00.001-05:002012-12-23T22:06:09.240-05:00Merry Merry Christmas <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's the most wonderful time of the year! <b>Not! </b>We've had the snow/ice/freezing rain storm from Hades here since Thursday night! It started off innocently enough. Snow coming down so pretty. But then the damned stuff didn't stop! And the temperature rose, and we had snow upon snow upon snow, with melted slush underneath. And then,,,,it froze up solid. So now, we have snow packed roads, covered with 2 to 3 inches of ice, and then more snow today on top of all that. I hate winter!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> There was a tractor trailer flipped on the highway outside our small town yesterday,,,so today they closed the TransCanada Highway to right the truck, and get it on its way. Which is a great thing,,,except they re-routed all traffic through our little town. Our main street got clogged so they (the police) decided to re-route the traffic down residential streets <b>and </b>the main street. It was lovely. Those of us who live here (aka "not from <b>away</b>") essentially stuck to our homes. What was supposed to be a 4 hour detour turned into 8 hour</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">s. GGGGGGRRRRRR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I wish each & everyone of you who visit here the merriest of Merry Christmases, and may 2013 bring all the best to all of us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mary</span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-2172521327975766122012-12-16T15:24:00.002-05:002012-12-16T15:24:12.474-05:00Winner! Winner!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Wow! 255 comments and 112 followers! I can't believe it. It seems impossible to imagine 112 of you are following my blog, reading my posts and checking out my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Congratulations Lori,,I wish I could have entered! I'd love the chance to shop at Julie's store on someone else! Who wouldn't?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Thanks again to everyone who entered, and most especially to all my followers, new and old. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> And once again, I need to sing <a href="http://www.intrepidthread.com/">Julie</a>'s praises! With some issues that have come up in my life right now, I wasn't sure how I was going to live up to my obligation for this hop. Julie made it so simple for me to buy a gift certificate for this giveaway! Please go visit her, and give her some love (You could tell her I sent you!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Mary</span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-82393915770021893422012-12-09T18:30:00.000-05:002012-12-15T23:10:39.601-05:00Quilting Gallery's 5th Birthday Blog Hop Party <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Welcome to Michele of <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilting-fun/blog-hop-participants-12-2012.asp" target="_blank">Quilting Gallery</a>'s 5th Birthday Blog Hop Party! This is going to be a <b>fun </b>one! Every blogger on the schedule (including me!) has a giveaway for you! This Hop is on from December 9th through until December 15th, and you can find the complete schedule at <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilting-fun/blog-hop-participants-12-2012.asp" target="_blank">Quilting Gallery</a>'s birthday blog hop page!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> All you need to do to be entered, is have a look around <a href="http://www.intrepidthread.com/shop.htm" target="_blank">Julie's store</a>, and leave me a comment telling me your favourite new arrival. For a <b>second</b> chance to win,,be a follower (new or old!), and leave me a <b>second</b> comment letting me know you are. This makes 2 giveaways in less than a month,,,so following could be a good thing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Thanks for stopping by and good luck in the giveaway. (Giveaway ends December 15, 2012 @ 11:00 p.m.EST, and a winner will be chosen by Mr. Random Generator.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Thanks again, everyone for entering, and most especially for following me, both here and on Twitter</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I don't know if it's the giveaway,,,but even if it is, I'm still very grateful that you all would take the time to check out my little corner of the world. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You have truly humbled me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> A few weeks ago, I was <strike>wondering </strike> whining to my darling daughter about what the point of posting was, and here I come back to find 50+ followers! (Trust me,,that lovely little lady I call daughter chewed me out but good, and told me to get my a$$ in gear and post! It may have something to do with her wanting the pouch I made for her tablet and me telling her I had to post pictures before I sent it to her!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Speaking of tablets, have you all seen the <a href="http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Transformer_Pad/ASUS_Transformer_Pad_TF300T/" target="_blank">ASUS Transformer Pad</a>? Daughter bought herself one, and brought it home on her last trip. It is <b><i>way</i></b> cool! Great graphics, fast as the dickens, has a keyboard, and the screen comes off & becomes a separate tablet and it's a great size! (I am not being compensated in any way for saying that, am not involved in any way with ASUS,,I just think it's a cool toy!)</span><br />
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I promised a giveaway, and a giveaway we shall have! I'm giving away a 1/2 yard cut of Kona Cotton Solids,,my choice. I'm using Rafflecopter for this giveaway (my first ever, and this seems to be the easiest way for me to do it!)<br />
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I'd really like to give a special shout out to<a href="http://www.sew-sisters.com/" target="_blank"> Sew Sisters Quilt Shop</a> and their <a href="http://sewsisters.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">blog</a> for conceiving and sponsoring this great blog hop! How wonderful to showcase Canadian quilters and crafters! I don't know about you, but I've seen a lot of new (to me) blogs this week, and I'll be following many of them!<br />
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From day 1 in BC, with Felicity at <a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/2012/11/blogathon-canada-2012.html" target="_blank">Felicity Quilts</a> and Cathy at <a href="http://cathy-blueberrypatch.blogspot.ca/2012/11/blogathon-canada.html" target="_blank">Blueberry Patch</a> introducing the likes of <a href="http://cynthiaf.ca/" target="_blank">Cynthia Frenette</a> (of Kona Modern Quilt fabric fame!) to Krista at <a href="http://poppyprintcreates.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Poppyprint</a> and all the other quilters in BC (did you check out Paul at <a href="http://paulsblockparty.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Paul's Block Party</a>? Wow!).<br />
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Day 2 brought us to the other coast, with Nova Scotia being hosted by Jeanette at <a href="http://jeanette-stampingobsession.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Stamp*Stitch*Create</a> and Holly at <a href="http://natureart-hollym.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Through My Window</a> hosting for New Brunswick. Incredible quilter/crafters on the East Coast too!<br />
Did you see Jennifer's work at <a href="http://sisterofthebrush.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Sister of the Brush</a> or Sheila's at <a href="http://www.sheilasquiltworld.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Sheila's Quilt World</a>? (Her postcard project work is amazing!)<br />
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Day 3 and we're off to Alberta with Shena at <a href="http://applepiepatchwork.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Apple Pie Patchwork</a> and Saskatchewan with Patti at <a href="http://www.retiredtoquilt.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Retired to Quilt</a> (and I'm so glad she did! what fun it is to follow Patti! Did you see her coin purses--with fabric of toonies & loonies she printed herself! Fantastic.)<br />
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Halfway through the week,,,and I'm going to stop here for now. I'll do part 2 later on today.<br />
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It's begun!! The <b style="color: red;">Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop </b>is finally underway. I signed up for this hop back in September, and for some reason, our lovely hostess/cheerleader for this hop <a href="http://quiltnqueen.blogspot.ca/2012/11/holiday-lane-pillow-blog-hop-schedule.html" target="_blank">Pauline, The Quilt-N-Queen</a>, thought I should post on day # 1. Scary stuff, when you see who else is posting today. There are some incredible hoppers on today's schedule: (And let's never forget the irrepresible <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Madam Samm at Sew We Quilt</a> for coming up with these hops!<br />
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I only have one block to show at this point,,,I've been fighting with computers, and internets and retrieving files from my old computer. GGGGRRRRRR. (And I've been fighting with a giant Dalmation for the past 2 weeks too---more on that next post.)<br />
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mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-53272716295095250622012-10-25T00:11:00.001-04:002012-10-25T00:11:15.852-04:00It's My Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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It's my day!!!!!!!!!! And wouldn't you know I've had computer issues, a major, major crash, and am using a new (to me) laptop.<br />
And there are issues! I'll be back in a few with my pics & my proper post. Please bear with me.<br />
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Meantime, please visit <a href="http://why-knot-kwilt.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Wendy</a> for a complete schedule for today.<br />
Please cross your fingers for me!<br />
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mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129858835623696042.post-22580265146819058862012-10-10T22:10:00.000-04:002012-10-10T22:10:27.620-04:00Under the Weather <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since I've posted! What a whirlwind of good, bad, ugly, and everything in between.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I developed a severe lung infection, and have spent the past 2 weeks on a nasty antibiotic that's had me unable to do anything but rest.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I've received a commission to make a Halloween costume for a friend's partner to wear at an event taking place at their resort while they're on vacation in Jamaica mon! He is going to be one <i style="font-weight: bold;">very </i>large dog. I've managed to get the pants sewn together; just have to get the elastic & drawstring in the waist casing & hem them. I'll cut out the top/hoodie tomorrow, and hopefully have it finished by Saturday. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> My camera has gone missing, but I know it's here somewhere. Once I find it, I'll get some shots loaded here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I've managed to get some work done on my block for the Wicked Blog Hop, and think I finally have my plans down pat for a pincushion swap I'm doing on <a href="https://www.threadbias.com/users/nonna_mahoo" target="_blank">Threadbias</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> We celebrated Thanksgiving this past weekend, ending a week's <strike>vacation</strike> staycation to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. We did a few day trips, and spent one glorious day in the car enjoying the beauty of the fall colours--absolutely breathtaking! I saw colours in the leaves this year I've never seen before. Which leads me to....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> I hope you have all been enjoying the <b style="color: orange;">LEAFS ME HAPPY </b>Blog Hop organized by Madame Samm at <a href="http://www.sewwequilt.com/" target="_blank">Sew We Quilt</a> and Cherry of <a href="http://www.cherryblossomsquiltingstudio.com/2012/10/last-day.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio</b></span> </a>. The colours and work done by all the quilters (some even made their own fabric!) has been awe inspiring. Madame Samm has 305 pins on a special <a href="http://pinterest.com/mdmsamm/leafs-me-happy-begins-on-october-1st-2012/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> board from the hop. You should check it out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> And that's it for now.</span>mary mahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02223209929188308349noreply@blogger.com1