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- BillieBee (billiemick)
- Texas, United States
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Hidden Figures...ohhhh go and see it....and be PROUD to be a WOMAN with BRAINS! - I had a date with the man who makes me smile every day! He said this to me when we were holding hands walking through the market... *" The sun waits for...
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New Roommate - In 2014 I had to put my little dog down, then a month later my dear husband passed away. It's been very lonely and I've been thinking of getting a dog. The...
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Where have I been? - I thought I'd do a brief update. I've missed my blogging friends. I haven't been quilting, blogging or reading blogs. It's been a life changing year for...
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Happy Father's Day! - Happy Father's Day to all dads near and far, those who are step-dads or who stepped up when needed, even mom's who had to be dads. It's all family and tha...
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The Seaweed Is Always Greener... - ...in somebody else's lake. This quilt was so incredibly fun to make. Maybe it was the fun, asymmetric design that I'm not used to. Maybe it was the beauti...
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Open Wide Quilted Bags - Hello and happy Monday! Just before the weekend I was able to finally get my sewing room thoroughly cleaned up from all of the crazy quilt market sewing! ...
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BOMs Away in the Heat - Yesterday it was --------------------------------> Today not much better - 107, ugh. I may have to scout out a second home to help me get through this. ...
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Glorious Summer - So far, this getting up before the crack of dawn is working quite well for me. The only other time I can remember being able to rise so early is when I...
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A visit to Hat Creek Quilts! - A few months back I surprised Fee with a visit for her birthday. I flew to Tasmania on the Thursday and stayed till the Monday. It was a fabulous time of re...
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Back to blogging.... - CROSSWORD LOGO These are my first 2 Dutch Treat blocks for the month of June. I apologize for my little "break" from blogging the past few weeks. I'v...
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She still sews. - Three months later, my boxes arrived in Los Angeles. My sewing machine presented a bit worse for wear. Her frame is now warped. She wobbles a lot. I sewe...
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Any measurable progress is good, right? - Well, I’ve finished one languishing quilt UFO so far. That’s progress, right? This started as a Merry Mayhem New Year’s Day Mystery Quilt-along. 2015. I th...4 days ago
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Laundry Room - My washer and dryer die! It was so sad for me, I get attached to my washer and dryer like I do my car, favorite chair or even my cat. Its very hard to g...
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Monday Morning Walk - We met Matthew for breakfast yesterday morning, and then walked a loop around the Portland waterfront. We parked our cars at the Oregon Museum of Science a...
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Thrill of the Hunt #52 - [image: thrill of the hunt #52 keyboard and cactus] I've got just a few finds for you this week. Not because I don't have any to show you. It's just that I...
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Sale! $27 All Moda Jelly Rolls & Layer Cakes - [image: On sale! $27 All Moda Jelly Rolls & Layer Cakes] Click here to shop the sale!
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Sleepy Sunday - It's the end of daylight savings here in Tasmania today so it's almost 4.30pm here and already the sun has gone, the sky is becoming dark and there is a ...
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I'm calling it... - ...Free Form Ice Dyeing. I don't know what anyone else would call it but that's what I am going to. The other day I want to try my hand at dyeing som...
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Scrap Happy Saturday - It's all about the color indigo this month. I do not have a lot indigo in my scrap stash but I managed to come up with these few blocks. They are as clo...
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WOW: Winter Warmer - WOW = WIPs On Wednesdays It's winter down my way and everywhere I go people are coughing and spluttering with a cold or flu, so I've been replacing my morni...
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HOOP QUILT Along with me! - [image: HOOP QUILT ALONG LOGO 2017] I put out some feelers on Instagram to see if you would be interested in a HOOP QUILTS Quilt Along - and I received a ...1 day ago
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Do you buy or subscribe to quilting magazines - For years I subscribed to American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. I have quite a collection of their earlier editions. But then something changed. Heidi ...
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Enjoying Summer's Bounty - Crossroads quilt by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts*This is one of those times when there's a whole lot going on in my studio, but it's for future work that ...
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Welcome to Hollyhock Quilts!! - Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoy browsing through this site and seeing what's up at Hollyhock Quilts. Although this website is in blog form...
10 months ago -
The Leah Day Project - Whilst testing my blocks for my latest Block of the Month Project ‘In The Good Old Days’, I decided to use one right here to send to Leah and see what she ...2 months ago
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Time for Borders - This is the wonky charity quilt I made to help keep someone warm and get me out of a rut. I made the border separately and will add it later today. This ...
4 months ago -
Fort Worth Fabric Friday Bundle, I get to play!! - Happy Friday everyone! How honored was I when Jodie from* Fort Worth Fabric Studio *asked me if I would like to play with one of her Friday Fabric Bundles....
9 months ago -
Don't Miss our June Special - *Going, going....*Don't forget to check out our June KT Special - Crazy for Minis Booklet & kits and all Mini Charm packs, 20-25% off thru Friday. That's j...
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New Block - *It's been a long time since I posted anything but I finished a Botanikal block awhile back and am just now getting around to posting it. I've taken a bre...
1 year ago -
The Road Back to Sewing Again... - Hello again..There has been so much death in my family in the past four years that it has left me stumbling. Grieving has been a very difficult process, bu...
1 year ago -
Fabric News - Plush Addict is now stocking London Revisited by Makower featuring timeless, iconic British designs in traditional Union Jack colours. Take a trip to Londo...
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holiday breakfasts for guests {with pillsbury grands!} - I love this time of year! There are several holidays on the horizon and I always get excited to host special guests that come to visit. It’s such a specia...
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New Quilt Pattern: Belville - Belville is a fun and easy triangle quilt pattern with a mid-century modern vibe. Inspired by the colors and prints in Good Hair Day by Kim Andersson, I de...
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Stitching with Lorelai Tutorial - Last week, I shared this little teaser over on Instagram and promised fun was to be had. And now, the fun has arrived. If you have anxiously been countin...7 months ago
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Once Upon a lily PQ challenge 2 - Project Quilting Season 8 Challenge 2: Carolina Lily *Have you taken the process pledge? When I was a reborn quilter in 2010 I came across a button called...5 months ago
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Seaside Town.... - The 'Seaside Town' mystery has begun and all over the world there are completed blocks from month one appearing :) If you haven't seen any blocks yet then ...1 month ago
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Cha Cha Cha Cha CHANGES - It seems like last week was an amazingly crazy one! We put a down payment on a fifth wheel, found a truck to buy to pull it, and adopted 2 kittens into ...
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Dead Head slow stitching - There comes a time when you just can't stitch very much both hubby and I are down with colds I call this the "achy breaky" cold each bone can be felt. so I...
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Austin Bluebird - Custom Machine Quilting by Natalia Bonner - I recently custom machine quilting this beautiful Austin Bluebird quilt for Barb! The quilt is stunning and Barb did a fantastic job piecing and appliquei...
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It's a Beauty of a Pageant Contest (starts today) - It’s a Beauty of a Pageant Contest and it starts today! The designers-contestants are now done blogging and you have seen all of their rows and their versio...
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hi. - hi. i have tried several times to write this post. sometimes, i hit the backspace button so often, it's all the more discouraging. today, i feel like it'...10 months ago
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My June OMG goal is a finish... - I really didn't think I would get it finished....I pushed myself to the last day. I put the first and last stitch on the binding while travelling to Canada ...
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quilt monday - A few years ago, I made grad quilts for some of my friend's children. I than realized how many quilts I would end up making over the next few years lol. U...
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Welconme to 2016! - *(Queen size, French orange peel back from longarm quilter, waiting for binding)* Okay, so you lost me for a while. Things got a little crazy when I sq...
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Spot Dyeing a Maine night sky~ - While working on my rug "On The Edge of a Dream" I realized that I needed quite a bit of nighttime sky to hook in and around the fireworks...so off to the ...
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CROCHET: Granny Squares - How great are crochet granny squares for a portable craft?!? Before we left on our Hawaiian holiday a couple of weeks ago, I was having a last minute ...
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Football Shirt & Accessories Roundup! - With football season fast approaching, now is the time to pick up some unique shirts for the family and some great accessories to go with them! This shirt ...9 months ago
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Continuing on with trying the Shave Foam technique .... - *I had two lovely friends join me yesterday to get messy and we created some great papers for our card making etc, it's hard to stop mixing more colours wh...
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Four Grand - I've been sewing up a storm, and have a new pattern available for a set of really cool table mats. The design was inspired by this gorgeous,mostly black ...
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Last Minute Gift Idea...Swiss Roll Towels - It's crunch time!! Christmas is just days away. If you are looking for a hostess gift, party favor, teacher gift or just a little gift to tuck in with some...
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A little this and a little that! - We have returned to the cabin and I have worked on a few new projects. This is a pattern from 1894 Cottonwood House called 'Charmed.' I love the rusted jingl...
11 months ago -
Good-Bye - Dear friends and fellow bloggers, I am officially leaving the blogging sphere for a while, maybe forever. I have such limited time, and inspiration has bee...5 months ago
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Let's See If I Remember How to Blog - Well hello there (especially to Dianne who reminded me that I need to blog and read my emails more often). I guess it's been a over a year since I posted...
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Catching up! - Two more quilts quilted!! Woohoo! So since I've actually started using my machine again here's what I've done - pieced tops 1 (it's a baby quilt but ...
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Grow Your Blog 2015 - Welcome to the 2015 Grow Your Blog Party! I hope you are excited to visit the wonderful blogs out there. It's time to make some new friends and reconne...2 years ago
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Faded Memories Blog Tour: Nantucket Holiday Quilt - Hello and Welcome to Day 3 of the Faded Memories Blog Tour! I'm Susan Guzman . . . Today I'm your host, and I'll be showing you something pretty you can...
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Merry Christmas to YOU!! - Wishing you all a VERY Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Here's what's been keeping me busy and out of the sewing room these days...little 8 week old ...
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Reposting a Project for Later: Scrappy Swoon Quilt Along - Facebook can be a wonderful tool for sharing ideas, but after a while, I lose so many ideas that I "post for later". That incredible new feature "Memories ...1 year ago
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Nine of Twelve - It was a very quiet quilting weekend here. That was what I needed after last week. On Saturday, it was miserably hot and the humidity was high and I stay...
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Woof! - Recently the Mini Quilt Trading Swap Flickr group held a swap with the theme Village, Town or House. What a great theme! This swap was a secret partner r...
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OUR GRAND ADVENTURE; Katherine of Michigan; 1929 - Dear Farmer's Wife: "My Boy" and I started out fourteen years ago, he, fresh from a bank job, and I, from the schoolroom. We knew almost nothing about farm...5 months ago
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An announcement and a giveaway! - [image: https://auribuzz.wordpress.com/2017/01/29/basically-patrick-by-patrick-lose/]
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Splendid Sampler - By now I'm sure you know... Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson are running the biggest star-studded quilt-along ever and it's called The Splendid Sampler. They ...
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Hands2Help - Hello everyone , and Happy Mother's Day... I'm in a 'finishing fit' today... how fun is that? Two quilts , both twin sized, for the Hands2Help Initiati...
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"In a Fix" - the Front Yard Transformation - Hi there! Thanks for joining me this week as I share the next installment of "In a Fix," which is the journey through living and working on our cottage. T...
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Celebrating Canada's 150th Birthday! - In honour of Canada's 150th Birthday this year I designed a mug rug pattern to share. The finished piece is about 9"x14". It uses appliqué and piecing tec...
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Heart to Heart Runner Quilting - I've had a couple of questions regarding the quilting design on the Heart to Heart Runner, so I thought I'd share the process I went through. I'm pretty ne...
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Monday Making - delayed - *Monday was a non-sew day as I was attending a Catskill Mountains Quilters Hall of Fame event in Windham, NY. And just up the road from where we were i...
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Love and hugs x
Thanks for passing that along!
Lovely song, thanks.
Thanks for sharing this song.
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