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*Black Friday has come and gone but I wanted to make sure you knew that FabricCadabra is going to continue having their clearance marked 20% off through Christmas! Happy Thanksgiving! We are finally in our new house and I am so thankful for that today.  It has been very busy with unpacking, especially because I had to get everything for the kitchen unpacked before I made Thanksgiving dinner today.  I even got to start painting in my sewing room today, I can't wait until it isn't yellow anymore! I love this time of year because it is a great time to stock up on quilting supplies.  I buy all of my thread, most of my solids, and a lot of my quilt backings during the Black Friday sales.  My sponsors have some great deals going on so I wanted to share them with you.  Lark Cottons :   Save 25% storewide with discount code "thankful" entered on the shopping cart page through   Tuesday November 29th ,    Plus, save an additional 5% on fabric from Denyse Schmidt and Heather B

It has now been about 2 months since I have used my sewing machine. For most of that time I was busy packing, getting ready to move, and moving so I was too busy to miss it very much.  For the past two weeks we have been in Oregon and it is amazing how much I miss working on projects.  My sewing machine is safely at Whitlock's here in Salem where it is getting a tune up and the rest of us are staying in a hotel while we wait for our house to close (any day now, maybe, if we can stop having delays!). Since I don't have any sewing projects to share, but I have a couple free hours in the morning while my son naps and I don't really have anything to do since I need to be quiet while he sleeps, I thought I'd share a few of the things that have helped me stay sane  while on the road and staying in our hotel room. 1.  Diet Coke.  2.  Trader Joe's snacks.  Cinnamon Schoolbook Cookies, cheese crackers, PB&J bars, and applesauce pouches.  I have been packing a lunch for

The winner of the giveaway is . . . OhioLori!  I will be sending you an email shortly to get your mailing info. In the meantime, there is still one more day in the FabricCadabra sale .  They have some amazing deals. I think I am going to have to place an order even though we are living in a hotel right now until we can move into our house and we have no extra room, I can't turn down pretty fabric!