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obelisk…

21 Saturday Jun 2025

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the other day I removed the fabric from a squirrel-eaten umbrella…

I expected it to be difficult but it was simply a case of removing some nuts and the top and then pulling the fabric off…

my housemate cut off the bottom of the stand for me…

today, I topped up a planter and added the umbrella frame as an obelisk… then I planted some of the new morning glory seeds…

next year this obelisk will go into one of the larger pots;-)…

carefully…

25 Saturday Nov 2023

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redid the living room table on Thursday…

usually for the holiday season I’ve filled it with glittery purple, silver, and clear ornaments…

this time I decided to change up the display…

first I found a nice piece of fabric and then a a collection of some of my favourite ornaments which would usually be hung on the tree but instead went into the drawers…

I took the glass off the top of the table and filled it with the ornaments before carefully putting it back on…

then three sleighs were set on top… looks good…

fabric…

26 Thursday Oct 2023

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a while back, I removed the cover on one of my IKEA chairs and arranged to have two new ones made…

I used the company that did such a great job on the garden chair cushions…

we picked a pretty fabric and then waited… and waited… and waited…

the first piece of fabric that arrived was defective and it took a while to get the replacement, lol…

got the email advising the covers were done and raced over to pick them up…

then it took us quite some time to get the covers on the chairs as it was snug… good that there were muscles in the room, lol…

but they look great… and I am very pleased with the colour;-)…

rags…

16 Tuesday Mar 2021

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went through my fabric stash and filled a laundry basket with pass alongs…

there was about a ten year period where I collected fabric to use to decorate tables, rooms, etc… enjoyed the memories of when the various pieces were used… laughed as I remembered a colleague who used to call them my rags…

this basket had been filled to overflowing and still has quite a few items in it that I couldn’t let go, including a number of scarves… so happy to also find a few items that I didn’t even know were missing, lol…

visited outside with a wonderful young woman who came by to collect the stash and always makes me feel great…

looking forward to seeing what she produces;-)…

feel…

25 Tuesday Apr 2017

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more fun today…

got to shop right in the office when a client brought in some nighties and pyjamas… she had a lot of purple and mauve, lol…

lovely colours and beautiful work… 

the most important thing for me is the feel of fabric… I have been known to feel an article of clothing on someone else without asking… 

chose a very soft nightie with little purple hearts… it is being shortened for me… seems like my favourite sleepwear is soft like a worn t-shirt but a bit longer… 

then it was off to Nick’s on Broadway…

have heard about this spot before but today was my first visit… been craving grilled cheese so ordered one which came with coleslaw and a pickle… it was okay, but not something I would order again…

great visit with a friend and former colleague… we’ve gone through some very complicated and stressful times together… always a treat to spend time with her…

back at the office had some success with computers and solved a few problems…

a good day…

stash…

23 Monday Nov 2015

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had a wonderful evening with some amazing women…

a delicious dinner where we shared stories and updates on our lives… followed by a few chapters of a very interesting book with some thought provoking questions…

these women have been with me for many years and through many experiences… some quite amazing and others very difficult…

at the end of our gathering out came someone’s stash of fabric for a quilting project… many of these women are serious quilters…

  

I have been a fabric collector for a number of years… I have gathered it, but don’t actually make things… use it for decorative purposes… 

haven’t been in a fabric store for at least five years, but I must say that looking at the stash did make my fingers itch a bit… 

my life has changed and I don’t have a need for fabric at this point in my life, but do enjoy seeing what’s out there…

enjoyed the moments…

searching…

22 Monday Jun 2015

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met with my ReImagining friends tonight…

wonderful group of women who continue to search for new ideas and share deep thoughts and feelings…

  
lovely supper and check-in before we had a great conversation about soup and how it could be a metaphor for life…

had a request for spiral fabric… so once I got home, I dug through my stash to see what I had… 

for years my fabric has been referred to as rags following a comment by a former colleague who once referred to my numerous pieces as rags… made me giggle considering how much I had spent over the years on my collection… and so the name stuck…

I don’t sew or quilt, I collect fabric… used for all types of things, but mainly as a decoration to make spaces look better, prettier, more comfortable…

found a few pieces…

  
hope they will work for the project…

lovely garden chair…

07 Tuesday May 2013

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when I was at Krevco last night getting the water tested I saw a lovely chair… thank goodness it didn’t come in purple is all I can say…

lovely chair...

lovely chair…

I have been watching for new furniture for the back deck but can’t find what I am looking for… so I am thinking of having new cushions made for the chairs and two footstools…

favourite garden chairs...

favourite garden chairs…

having them recovered is quite expensive but I really love how they recline and are a good size… the ones that have been out the last few years are more like sofas and living room chairs that are stationery…

I have been talking about this for years, but really mean to do something about it now… I have to go to the fabric store, find some weather-proof material that I like, find foam for the inside and then find someone to cut the pieces and see if I have access to someone with a commercial grade sewing machine…  I must get on this so that when the pond is done the chairs will be all comfy and pretty to match…

so much to do… need to make the time…