Author Archives: sandi

About sandi

Knitter. Spinner. Quilter. UFO Wrangler. Sometime bead artist and weaver. 2 year-old kittens, 1 permakitten, 2 grownup cats, 1 beloved dog angel, 1 spouse, 1 crazy life. I suppose that the 5 cats make me 1 crazy cat lady; OTOH, apparently, yes, I do need that much feline supervision.

Upgrading to New Year 2.0

Posted on December 31, 2016

Upgrading to 2017 I don’t know about you, but I am completely upgrading to the new version of Year 2.0: Version 2017. Because, trust me: 2016 has GOT TO GO. All in favour, say AMEN. Goodness. I ought to have … Continue reading →

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Good Grief. I Finished Something.

Posted on December 17, 2016

Yes I did! I actually sort of finished something. Well, OK. I finished one part of something: I finished appliquéing the tree to the quilt top! WOOT! I also ripped out about 90% of the basting stitches. There are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Appliqué, Making Things, Quilting | 12 Comments

Adjectives, verbs, nouns: A curated collection 🎁

Posted on December 10, 2016

After the semi-blizzards of the past few days, yesterday morning was a glorious surprise: one of those crisp-cold sunny blue days of winter, where the snow sparkles and all things white are almost too white to look at head-on. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Appliqué, Knitting, Quilting, Writing | 5 Comments

Red sweater

Posted on December 8, 2016

One paragraph, I am saying to myself. Just write one paragraph. (Technically, this is paragraph two, I believe. Whatever.) I will say a couple of things. First: If you don’t know this from personal experience, then allow me to enlighten … Continue reading →

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Summer Vacation, with Chickens & Ben’s Ring of Mordor: Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2016

Overheard in a Syracuse kitchen earlier this week: J: Thanks for doing that, I really appreciate it. S:  What are friends for? J:  Running out to the feed store for chicken poo medicine, apparently. You need to have the sound … Continue reading →

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The Welsh Gardener

Posted on July 22, 2016

I got up early this morning, determined to Be A Responsible Home Owner and do some much-needed weeding and shrub-trimming in the front yard before it got too hot. Quick but satisfying breakfast (Melody’s Maple Granola, yum), soul-empowering Morning Coffee, … Continue reading →

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New Pattern #2 Posted: Baby Hat!

Posted on June 27, 2016

Hang on, folks! Technical difficulties with posting the pattern….. I will fix it asap. The blog software sent this out a day early. Life is soooo fun sometimes! Sandi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AAANNNNDDDDD…it should all be fixed now! Please let me know … Continue reading →

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