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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Monthly Archives: March 2011

brown bear brown bear quick quilt

Will’s preschool class made their own Brown Bear, Brown Bear book this fall, so when we were at a fabric shop a few months ago and Will saw this fabric, he wanted it desperately.  I bought it and planned on working to sew it up in a way that would still be a bit modern, […]

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out of the blue

Will: I have a new plan. [whispers] Want to know my new plan? Me: Sure. Will: I’m going to be good all year. Me: Oh sweetie, you ARE good. Will: No–I’m going to be good ALL year. Me: Sweetie–you don’t have to worry. Will: No! I have a new PLAN! I’m going to say “Hurray! […]

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piles

My tumbler quilt is taking shape.  Currently that shape seems to be a giant pile at my feet. I played a bit with my charm pack for our FRMQG solids challenge.  I had decided on my design, and, not wanting to waste any more time hemming or hawing, I sliced it up to commit to […]

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ghost quilter

A friend of mine was asked to make a quilt block for a wedding quilt for her nephew.  She asked me to make it on her behalf, threatening the use of puffy paint if I declined.  So, since this quilt block won’t have any particular special meaning, I figured it better be just plain awesome.  […]

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In other Will milestones

I forgot that we had his pediatrician appointment earlier this week.  He is in the 97th percentile (he dropped a percentile this year)—and is the height of an average 7 year old.  He was super brave for his shots and didn’t even cry during the first 3…it was only after the last one that his […]

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