Patchwork Times by Judy Laquidara

It’s Friday Again

JudyL — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:06 +0000

Can you believe how quickly the weeks are flying by? Every day . . every week . . just flying! Yesterday I happened to look at the sticker on my car for the oil change and the last time it was changed was December! And I’ve gone almost double the miles I should’ve gone. I [...]

I Spotted a Button

JudyL — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:40:06 +0000

Tonight while reading blogs, and going from one to another, I found the Patchwork Times button on the Timber Hill Threads blog. Thanks Angie! You will be receiving a little Mighty Bright light. I love mine and hope you love yours too. I’ll keep watching for those buttons and in a week or so, there [...]

The Boat Builder

JudyL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:35:26 +0000

Last summer Chad built a boat. He had no plans . . he just started building and it ended up weighing a ton. They put it in someone’s pool for a few days but it eventually ended up being dismantled. This summer he’s building another boat and he ordered a set of plans. This boat [...]

It’s Hot! Miserably Hot

JudyL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:53:46 +0000

Maybe I’m just old and having too many power surges but it is so hot this year. Having lived most of my life in southwest Louisiana, where it never got very cold, it’s hard for me to believe we get this in the winter: Or this: Or these icicles: Or the frozen fog: Or Chad’s [...]

The Binding Video

JudyL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:52:50 +0000

Posting a picture of adding binding seems to have generated interest in my binding video. I do finish my binding by machine and you have to look very closely to know that it’s even done by machine. I do sew the folded binding on to the front of the quilt first, then flip it over, [...]