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Feeling Overwhelmed 2021

By: Lynda June 3, 2021June 3, 2021

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It’s kind of weird that I’ve been really feeling overwhelmed. But why?

2021 Iris Parade

By: Lynda May 20, 2021

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I love irises, and if you’ve been following me you know I post them every year as they appear. This year I decided to wait until they all had bloomed so I could put them all in one post. So here are the 24 irises that bloomed this year.

The last of the colors

By: Lynda April 26, 2021April 30, 2021

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OMG! It’s been so much fun to get back into dyeing. I dyed 61 colors. So here they are!

Firsts and More Colors

By: Lynda April 19, 2021

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I’ve continued on with my low immersion dyeing of my dyes. What has been really challenging is to photograph the browns. They’ve been dyed for a week, but still not able to get a good picture. But that will come.

Dyeing and More

By: Lynda April 12, 2021April 16, 2021

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I’ve been wanting to make a dye sampler book for years, so I can tell exactly how the colors look when low immersion dyed. Some I’ve know, but the majority I have no idea how they will look dyed without ice. I purchased most of my dyes (fiber reactive dyes) so students of my Icy…

Challenge is over, now what?

By: Lynda March 29, 2021

Feb/March Challenge, gardening, genealogy, Lace ClothChallenges, doilies, gardening, genealogy, vintage quilt blocks3 Comments

The eight-week challenge is over. I want to thank Luann and Sherrie for linking up to my posts, and sharing the challenge on their blogs. I’d also like to thank those who commented, and those of you who emailed me privately to tell me what you were doing. So glad we could do this together.…

Feb/March Challenge Week Seven

By: Lynda March 15, 2021

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Another week has come and gone. I believe I’m making progress!

Feb/March Challenge Week Six

By: Lynda March 8, 2021

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The weeks sure are going fast on this Feb/March Challenge. I seem to have gotten distracted about what I wanted to accomplish.

Around Here

By: Lynda July 6, 2020July 12, 2020

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Where has this year gone? I can’t believe it’s July already! I’ve been spending a lot of time outside in the gardens, but let me tell you what else I’ve been up to.