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My granddaughter's Fairy Quilt

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I'm proud of this quilt.   So proud, I'm bragging on two of my blogs, even my writing blog! LOL!!  I got the pattern from AllPeopleQuilt.com: http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/projects-ideas/baby-quilts/easy-panel-quilt_1.html Next time, I'm going to challenge myself to do this quilt: http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5696618433555351838 Did you know quilting and other needle arts can be charms? Yup, and they were for centuries. With love and blessings in every stitch, how could they not be? That's why there are wedding quilts, quilts for baby, and the latest trend-- quilts for soldiers. National Quilting Day is March 20, and you can bet I'll be at my machine after I get off work. Here's the best free pattern I've found for all those charities (pink ribbons instead of yellow, for instance): http://nqaquilts.org/nqday/nqday2010.php That pattern is merely squares sewn together, so it's easy for anyone. You can do it! Need help? Go to any good ...

USE ALL Your Pumpkins This Year

Carving a pumpkin this fall? Don't throw any of it away! By Jeff Yeager Posted Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:44am PDT Related topics: Food and Drink , Holidays , Veggies More from The Green Cheapskate blog "Jeff, can't we at least celebrate the holiday before you eat the decorations?" I've heard that more than once from my long-suffering wife during our 26-year marriage. You see, cheapskates like to celebrate Halloween and other holidays just like everyone else. But we grimace at wasteful rituals like throwing away a perfectly good pumpkin after using it for only a few days as a decoration. Americans buy more than one billion pounds of pumpkins at Halloween, and the vast majority of those end up in the trash. But at the Green Cheapskate's house, we eat our jack-o-lantern, every last bit of it. While some particularly meaty varieties of pumpkins are specifically grown to be eaten (including Sweet Jack-be-Littles, Cheese Pumpkins, Sugar Pumpkins, and some delicious heirl...

Halloween Creatures, Part Two

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My favorite is the banshee. What's yours?

Halloween Creatures, Part One

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Who doesn't love a good creature? This list gives you scary things from around the world to do. More tomorrow!