The first week of daycare and work is done. Granted, it was only 3 days, and many of my friends have been back at work for a while, but it was big for me. I'm pleased to find that my mind still works in the “worky” way. My dearest had noticed that my quilting was getting a little obsessive technical. I think spending...

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Sometimes words fails me and othertimes it seems the right words haven't been found yet. I think we need more words. Has anyone found a word for those moments when you wake at 2 in the morning, thinking the oven might still be on? And those bits of sausage that escape while frying, making little sausage meatballs? Today I'm introducing domestic irony to...

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My life is often a series of lists. There are the mental lists of things to get done before the end of the day. There are the written lists of things to do while in town and often a grocery list or two. Then there are the larger lists of things to get done before important milestones. This weeks list is things to...

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This week was my first Mother's Day as a Mother. It was my husband's first Mother's Day without a mother. It has been a week of little moments in our house. My husband celebrated his birthday this week. There was cake, phone calls and many moments taken to remember his mother, who loved birthdays. This week Little e taught us about innocence as...

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I like to think of myself as an accurate quilter. I also like to think of myself as a brilliant singer, but anyone who has heard me singing in the car knows that one is a bit of a stretch. If the points don't match up I have been known to resew them. Sometimes I will just let is slide, knowing that it...

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Meet Stella. She is a youthful 30 ish and loves to travel. She sews beautifully and packs up tiny. Last week I packed up Stella and went to a Midnight Madness Class. I have been meaning to get along to a local class for some time. An evening class with takeaway dinners and a quilt top finished in an evening sounded just right...

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Just briefly, blocks one and two are done. Some are blocking ahead, some are racing ahead. Me, I'm hanging out for the next one on Monday. I'm loving the anticipation - just what one will it be this week. And how is she going to do it? Block 1Block 2I have been using the quick piecing method for flying geese that you can...

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Two weeks ago I singed up for Amandajean's Star Quilt Along. For the first week I thought I really should get the colours chosen soon. For the second week I thought I really should get the blocks started soon. There's a lot of “really should”s around here, but now I'm caught up and loving the look of the blocks so far. The size...

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This lovely lad was found munching on the magnolia tree. He is all set to go to his new home with a friend of little e. The first birthdays have been rolling by for at least a month now. After much discussion our antenatal group decided that we would draw names and between us, buy one present for each child. The discussion got...

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Hello to those who are new to reading Seven Stitches. It was an epic tutorial month at Sew Mama Sew. I was delighted to have my tutorial featured in one of the days of tutorials. I've been blogging since January this year. The title comes from both my favorite number and a certain constellation that the title sounds like (more about that in...

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There is a saying that the cobbler's children go without new shoes. I think there may be more than an ounce of truth in it. I have still to make little e a quilt. I might be living proof of this saying in more ways than one. My father is an electrician and has always been determined that he can and will fix...

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