2knitwits

Two sisters, Nancy and Mary, exchange family news and photos and dream about knitting, quilting, books, birds and life in general.

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Working on Bonnie Hunter's Chilhowie mystery

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You may or may not know that Bonnie Hunter, the queen of  Quiltville , does a mystery quilt every year.  She starts with color swatches and ...
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Thursday, September 8, 2022

Dragonflies at the Toga

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   Dragonfly pattern by Jen Daly This is the dragonfly pattern I will be teaching at the Virtual River Rat TOGA on September 17th.  I will b...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Another scrappy quilt!

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Hello sisters! This quilt has a designer! Unlike many of my recent quilts.  Of course I am changing it.   I am modifying a Bonnie Hunter pat...
Friday, July 29, 2022

Hollyhocks

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I know you have hollyhocks in your garden, Nancy. I have just successfully moved mine to the front of my house which makes the front look So...
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Monday, July 4, 2022

J. D. Salinger's popcorn salt recipe

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I was listening to NPR one day several months ago and they were talking about J. D. Salinger and at the end of the bit they gave his popcorn...
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Sunday, March 20, 2022

Embroidery on my new (to me) Willcox and Gibbs handcrank.

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My first piece sewn with the Willcox and Gibbs. I did it! I ordered an antique sewing machine on the internet.  I have heard all the horror ...
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The Lunch Box mayonnaise recipe

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The Lunch Box book Mary makes her own mayonnaise.  She has been coaching me on making it also.  I've made it once. I wanted to share thi...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Playing with a miniature block

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The finished 5" block A friend challenged several of us with a tiny little block that she found somewhere online. I don't know wher...
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