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Growing the Avantgarde Garden…

Hey there friends, How's winter where you are? Over here in western NY we have it pretty mild and... Almost boring? He he, don't kill me all of you who either have tons of snow or don't like it, but we are used to it and, dare I say, love it?…
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AvantGarde Blog Tour – my AvantGarde Garden

Good morning friends,Today is my turn to celebrate beautiful new fabric line, AvantGarde, by oh so very talented Katarina Roccella, for always inspiring Art Gallery Fabric. Let me confess right from the start - yes I am very partial to…

Fresh start in 2016

Hi everyone,and first - wishing you a happy, healthy, creative and joyful New year! I hope that 2015 was a great year for you and that 2016 will be even better. In my case, 2015 was a truly wonderful year full of deep family happiness,…

Wonderland Blog Tour – almost finished!

Hi everyone,can you say playful, imaginative, whimsical and just plain - gorgeous?MEET WONDERLAND!!Yeah - this is new, gorgeous fabric collection by extraordinary talented Katarina Roccella, for Art Gallery Fabric. Colors are dreamy, designs…

Love and stitches – the story of the wedding dress

Hi everyone,I am back from a sort of a sabbatical, if I may call it so.Our daughter's wedding was at the end of August, on wonderful Topsail Island, NC, where they live. Oooh it will take many words to describe the beauty of it all and all my…

Today is LEON DAY!!

Hi everyone,So do you know what Leon Day is?Would it help if I write it like this: leoN dayYup, if you read it backwards it is Noel! So... if you didn't know, here it is:I will be completely honest here - I did not know this before!Until,…
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It’s pita time!

...but not one you might think!Hi everyone,hope your summer is going well!You see, in my motherland, Serbia, anything called pita is made with phyllo pastry sheets. It's used for either sweet (apples, cherries, pumpkin...) or savory (cheese,…

Oh Summertime….

Hi everyone,not sure about you, but here in western NY we waited for the summer for a while and after that long and cold winter - enjoying every day of summer is a must!We got to do that in a big way by  visiting our daughter and her fiancee…

Celebrating with joy and pride – our little Peaches in ONE today

Hi everyone,today is such a special day for me. I woke up early and  promptly went from smiles and excitement to tears of joy, to reminiscing how amazing and beautiful was last 365 days - our precious, beautiful granddaughter is ONE today!!!…

Sewing in Grandmaville – twirly skirts, head bands and bows…

Hi everyone,April showers did bring May flowers!I hope you are well and surrounded by love and beauty this May. Our garden is finally awake and it just makes me smile every time I look at it!Color is such an amazing thing, isn't it? I really…