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12/13/2023

In 2021 my niece a.k.a "The Wonder Baby" got married and I said I would sew her a new quilt as their wedding present which you can read about here.

When I assembled that quilt and I changed up the design a bit I ended up with extra blocks and since I was feeling guilty about the delay for that quilt I decided to make a bonus quilt for their couch. After assembling the quilt top I had lots of half square triangle left over so I sewed them together for the backing - hey why not be an over achiever even more than you already are!

I also decided that I would quilt it on my sewing machine... Then it was onto the binding, washing and it has been Boots tested and approved.

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12/11/2023

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Despite finishing the Big Snuggly Sweater over Thanksgiving week, things since mid-November have/had been a real downer for me.

First there was Erich's Birthday.
Then there was what would have been our 35th anniversary's
Add to that Thanksgiving which we usually just have a nice meal and spend the day together watching movies.
And to round out the month was my birthday.

I didn't want to see or talk to anyone and I backed out of all events and get togethers for the duration.

As December started I felt the same way.
There's still the loom room and my studio to clean and reorganize PLUS there is Erich's workshop to tackle. Of course there is also the standard stuff to do around the house - cooking, cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping, and getting out of bed because a certain cat wants to be fed.

Then last week, I got an email from the Lawyer that things are moving forward, finally, with Erich's estate and was as if a 1,000 weight had been lifted off my brain. Suddenly

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