Shirley Temple, child movie star, dressed up as a fairy. From a Shirley Temple collection photo C.D. Photographer unknown.

'Nearly Insane' Quilt - August 2015 Well here it is. The Nearly Insane Quilt in all its glory. Once I started those Dear Jane blocks I knew they would be difficult to put down, so I put them aside and made sure that this weekend was a Nearly Insane Quilt finishing weekend. I actually finished all the blocks, sashing and cornerstones last August (2014) and got them all together last November.  Tour de France - July 2015 The last stretch was the hardest. The border really tested my resilience, but I set myself a target and it was finally completed and stitched onto the quilt on 26th July 2015 - the final day of the Tour de France as the cyclists were cycling up the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The removal of the papers took longer than anticipated (doesn't everything ...) and I estimate that it took me about 7 WHOLE days. The final pieces were taken out yesterday. 'Nearly Insane' Quilt - Detail Now it is done, I am delighted with it. It looks really lovely now all the tacking thread has been removed. Without the paper it is also much lighter! Would I use English Paper Piecing again? Yes, I think this quilt done on a machine would have really driven me insane, some of the pieces are really tiny. Perhaps I would have removed the papers as I went along ...  'Nearly Insane' Quilt - reverse I have recently purchased a photographers studio stand to display quilts from, which you can see in the top photo. I took this photo from behind the quilt with the light flooding through which makes it look like stained glass. The real joy of this quilt is that I am looking at the blocks and remembering all the different places around the world where I stitched my portable sewing project (France, Switzerland, USA, Buckingham Palace!), so it has a lot of good memories. If you are just visiting my blog for the first time you can go back to February 2013, where my journey started. I cover every block, using Electric Quilt software and you will see what a great contribution Suzi the cat made along the way. I guess the next question is 'How am I going to quilt it?' If you pop over here, you might just get a clue. Joining up with Connie at Freemotion by the River. and Crazy Mom Quilts.

These Patrón Ruby Spritzer cocktails make for a wonderfully refreshing, jewel-toned drink perfect for the holiday season.

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Gathering together and decking the halls – it’s the jolliest part of the holiday season, right? And boy, did we do that with gusto here at Weatherstone and in New York City! I’d host everything from elaborate seated dinners with a choir or a talented musician performing to

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