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Weekend Notes 3/2-3/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 18:46:37 +0000

“Mounted over canvas” As per recent quilt-blogger discussions about how to mount certain fiber art pieces: Mary over at Zippy Quilts posted a callout for suggestions on how best to display a ‘map’ quilt she recently completed. The overriding consensus suggested mounting it over canvas. About two years ago, I experimented with this technique. During […]

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Weekend Notes 2/17-18/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 18:40:04 +0000

A few weeks ago, we took to the road to attend my Uncle Dennis’ funeral in Chicago. He was the youngest and last of the three brothers in my Dad’s family. 3 Brothers, 3 Uncles, 3 Dads My Aunt Dolores, as the baby in the family, is now the sole surviving sibling. Most everyone is […]

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Nailing Three Targets with One Hit

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 11 Feb 2024 01:33:08 +0000

The One Hit? The Three Targets? I’m feeling the FREEDOM of moving forward.I completed important unfinished business from 2023 and let go of the unfinished business unworthy of my time, energy and focus. During this process, I realized much of what I hung onto – whether perpetually unfinished items carried over to yet another ToDoList, […]

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Weekend Notes 1/13-14/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:02:31 +0000

While many are experiencing extreme weather across the country, our little corner of the world offered up a few perfect days. My favorite type of day, in fact. Stiff breezes delivering crisp air and enhanced sharpness to the slanty-rays of daytime sunshine… While many have detailed their goals in a manner worthy of the New […]

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MMXXiii – part two

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:30:52 +0000

I finally finished my Cookie Mats the other day. Please allow me to use them as a simple means to illustrate a handful of the many personal revelations/reminders I gleaned during this past year. I started them the day after reading Laura’s post on making her own “Cookie Plate Crumb Catcher”. Like her, I needed […]

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MMXXiii – part one

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 23:08:20 +0000

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 It’s been quite the year, hasn’t it? Played against the backdrop loop of escalating violence, senseless shootings, climate catastrophes, wars, heartbreaking stories of real people – multitudes – changed forever due to man’s inhumanity towards man. It’s difficult to not […]

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RIP: Michael Chapdelaine

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Michael Chapdelaine1956, San Diego, CA – November 16, 2023, Boulder, CO Michael Chapdelaine, a local, regional and international (he)artist with whom I was acquainted, was the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world’s top competitions in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres – the Guitar Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition […]

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Birthday Bouquets’ Insight Unfurled

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:43:32 +0000

Upon waking on the 18th of this month*, flower bouquets greeted me in two of my favorite places inside our home. As I rounded the short distance to my studio, caffeine delight in hand, these Deeply Red Roses nestled within surprised me – lending approval, distinction and beauty to the (he)art I create therein. Both […]

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18-inchers or…

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 12:25:42 +0000

…Cradle Quilts When my quilter buddy Roseanne put out the call for quilt donations in her 9/18/23 post, I realized this was one I could do. I am an admittedly sloooow quilter, so whenever a call for quilts is sounded, I pull myself away from the desire to make one UNLESS I see the requirements […]

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Multiple Meanings of ‘sus’

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:19:35 +0000

Multiple meanings? Who knew? Not me! According to those in the know ‘sus’ means suspicious. When author/editor (and friend) L.Marie posted about current slang used among teens, the term ‘sus’ came up. My comment to that post went as follows: “Sus (suspicious)” HA! Had to laugh at this one. As a musician, ‘sus’ is common […]

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