Archive for June, 2009

June 27th

To quiet the riot

Filed under Family, Quilt Iowa 2009 | 4 Comments

Staying at a hotel can be fun and even feel a bit glamorous……when you’re on vacation. But not so much when you’re in the middle of uprooting your life and moving your entire household. For the second time in a year. Overseas. After about two days, well quite frankly, hotel living gets old. And tiresome. Oh, and did I [...]

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June 24th

One last hurrah…

Filed under Family, France, Fun, Paris | 3 Comments

We wanted to do something special with the boys: take one special last trip before we make the transition back to the US. The weather was rainy here in Stuttgart this past weekend, but not in France. So we drove to Paris!

On our way, we made a quick stop in Soufflenheim, my favorite village in France, where [...]

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June 20th

You’ve heard it said….

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….that the only thing predictable in life is unpredictability.
Too true.
Do you remember earlier this year when I blogged about my loss of momentum and feeling discouraged? Well, it was much due to the fact that life threw us a curve ball we just didn’t see coming. And the uncertainty of it all pretty much consumed [...]

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June 9th

Giggles and more

Filed under Birgit Schuller, Family, Fun | 12 Comments

First, the giggles…
We went to dinner in the nearby village of Esslingen the other evening. I snapped these photos of our boys clowning around with some local sculptures. They’re just too fun not to share. Hope they inspire a case of the giggles like they did for me:

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Next, the more…
As promised, a spiffy tote bag [...]

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June 8th

Good friends, great fun

Filed under Birgit Schuller, Fun, Simpli-EZ Jelly Roll Ruler | 7 Comments

I enjoyed the best afternoon the other day! Some of my dearest friends and I met for lunch to celebrate and get caught up on each other’s lives. These gals are truly amazing; and did I mention… talented? Trust me when I tell you they are all expert quilters — some of the best I know! So [...]

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June 7th

Surprise! I chose THREE winners!

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Wow – your comments are GREAT! I loved reading each and every one. Thank you so much for taking time to enter the give-away for my new EZ Jelly Roll Ruler!
I had the hardest time trying to decide; all your comments are just terrific. If I were independently wealthy, I would send a ruler to EVERYONE [...]

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June 4th

A new ruler and a give-away!

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The brand new, Simpli-EZ Jelly Roll Ruler is here!
The Fed-Ex man was a welcome sight at my door this morning, because he delivered the first box of Simpli-EZ Jelly Roll Rulers to me!

Introducing a new ruler I designed exclusively to cut jelly roll and honey bun strips, and all those fabulous precut fabric bundles!

When [...]

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June 2nd

A fun surprise in my mailbox….

Filed under American Quilter's Society, Book #2, EZ Pineapple Log Cabin Ruler, Nancy's Notions | 4 Comments

I received two pleasant, unexpected surprises today.

The newest Nancy’s Notions Catalog just arrived in my mailbox. Have you received your copy yet? As I was thumbing through the pages, my heart skipped a beat when I glanced down at page 25. Take a look:

Woo hoo! Nancy’s Notions is carrying and featuring my EZ Pineapple Log [...]

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