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About Quiltmouse

I am retired. I love to quilt. I make charity quilts as well as quilts for my friends & family.

What Every Quilter Needs….

OK, maybe not ‘needs,’ but more like ‘wants.’ Tools of the Trade and things that help keep us organized. Tailor’s Clapper: Used by tailors many years ago to set in a sharp crease in a hem or pant’s leg.  This … Continue reading

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Block of the Month Mystery–January 2014

 I’ve wanted to make a Red, White & Blue quilt for me.  This year will be the time to make the top.  Quilters Newsletter is sponsoring a Block of the Month Mystery Quilt, Ooh-Rah, which was designed to support the … Continue reading

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5 Can Soup Makeover

It has been cold this week and I’m guessing before the winter is over we will have more cold days!  Earlier this week snow was on the ground and wet stuff was falling. Tuesday the temperatures dropped into the single … Continue reading

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How to Keep the House Warm When the Temperature Drops to 5 (I don’t want to know the Wind Chill!)

Well, it looks like we’re getting some winter weather.  The temperature was 44°F late Monday afternoon, but it has rapidly fallen to 12° F at 11:30 pm.  With the Wind Chill, they say it feels like –9° F.  I’ll take … Continue reading

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Happy New Year–2014!!

Ok, well I’m a couple of days late.  Hope everyone had a Blessed Christmas and a safe New Year celebration.  It is hard to believe that another year has passed. Many of the bloggers I follow have spent the past … Continue reading

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