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Valley Fabrics Quilt and More Mitts

As promised, photos of the quilt for my daughter. I don't remember the fabric line but I purchased them when Valley Fabrics of Northampton closed its doors last year.

I kept the machine quilting in very simple lines since the fabrics were so busy.

 

Nearing the finish line with the binding.

I still plan to do some more swirly machine quilting (like my technical jargon?) in the four corners and embroider the names and dates on the back. 

A little Begonia sunshine.

 

Basic, hardy  mittens for my niece Hailey.

with a little personalization in pink.

 
 
 
 

Mitten Love and Heartfelt Thank You

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Thank You All for the Many Kind Words

 They were Truely Appreciated

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Absolutely love this finished knit! The pattern is Bella's Mittens.

  

They are for my niece at Moravian College.

 

This is a little Gardenia plant my husband brought home form a retirement party, of all things,  last spring. It bloomed profusely all summer and into the fall till a frost signaled it into dormant mode. I guess the lengthening of the sunlight hours has triggered it to bloom again, Yeah!

 

 

Sad News

 

Just wanted friends to know... my father passed away quietly early Friday morning. We were all sad but relieved for him. It was a fitting ceremony, where my son was able to do the honor of playing taps for his grandfather, something we know he would have been proud.

Diane

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Harvey R. COLEMAN

COLEMAN, Harvey R. Harvey R. Coleman, 78, of East Hartford, beloved husband for 55 years to Lois (Strong) Coleman, passed from this life on Friday, (January 29, 2010) after a period of declining health. Mr. Coleman was born in East Hartford and had been a lifelong resident of the community. Prior to his retirement he had been employed by Northeast Utilities for 35 years. He was a proud former U.S. Marine and served during the Korean War. He cherished his home and family life and was an avid outdoorsman with interests in fishing and hunting. Mr. Coleman is survived by his two sons; Richard Coleman and his wife, Shay, of Chatham, N.J. and David Coleman and his wife, Em-on, of Sitka, AK, and his four daughters; Diane Edington and her husband, Scott, and Susan Rosa and her husband, Michael, all of Mansfield , and Carolyn Burke and her husband, Kevin, of Jackson ,WY. and Beth DePietro and her husband James of Higganum. He also leaves behind 11 grandchildren. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to gather at the Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home, 318 Burnside Ave. ,East Hartford, on Monday, February 1, 2010, from 10 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. funeral home service. The interment will be held at a later date in the Memorial Garden of the South Congregational Church of East Hartford. Memorial donations may be made in his memory to the Connecticut Audubon Society at www. Ctaudubon.org. Please visit online to share memories and express condolences at www.newkirkandwhitney.com.
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