Donna Young

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A couple of days ago I redid the pages that have geosafari resources. I spread the resources over several pages and I added some images and a few more codes. Additionally, I changed the location of the geosafari pages, but I did leave behind a link at the old address.
Here is the new location and [...]

There are several ways to miter quilt borders. Getting the miter right is important. A miter that is off will result in either a tight corner that cups or a corner that is wavy. For this big wall quilt, I will need to be picky about the corners. I’m using an angle to help me [...]

This border layout is close to the first one that I tried last year. I could write about why I chose this border layout over the second one, but I really don’t want to. I will just show a photograph of it and say that the border strips are pinned and this is about how [...]

For me, it is time to work on a quilt again. I have a 7 day opening to work on it. Last year on June 21, I wrote a blog entry with photos showing where I was at with the quilt. The blog entry is here: As the Petals Unfurl. Shortly after that, I put [...]

My helpers the sewing machine, the iron, and the cutting board were my companions today. Later I visited my tiller and hoe. Lunch, plain chicken and a large apple, was called sustenance because that best described it. I did not have to cook, just warm the cooked chicken and slice the apple. The other [...]