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Hello! I’m Anne.

…and I’d rather be sewing. Or quilting. Or enjoying a cup of tea and some laughter with friends. Or maybe doing all of these at the same time.

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Using a Visa Gift card balance as partial payment on Amazon

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Ann Wood Stitch Book begins January 19, 2024
Early Onset Alzheimer's - It's Not Fair

Early Onset Alzheimer’s …that’s not fair. But, it is what it is, and this is our story.

How Long are you Really going to “Do That Thing?”
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“Rightsizing” after Caregiving
Give Yourself This Gift
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How to Use A Cotton Rope Sourdough Proofing Bowl
Why I didn’t use a sourdough basket or banneton for many years.
Impossible Coconut Custard Pie
How to Rehydrate Dried Sourdough Starter
How to Rehydrate Dried Sourdough Starter

Getting Prairie Woman Arts dried active sourdough starter ready to use is simple. Just follow these steps to wake up the dried starter in 5 days.

Learn from past mistakes. Tired? Set something up to sew tomorrow and tidy up the studio a bit, shut everything down and go make some tea. Write down a plan for the coming week. #quiltingtips
My “studio mouse” stitching memoir is taking shape. @windfallarts 😁
My “studio mouse” stitching memoir is taking shape. @windfallarts 😁
Not likely I’ll forget the studio mouse invasion, but just in case… @windfallarts Look. A dream come true.
Not likely I’ll forget the studio mouse invasion, but just in case… @windfallarts Look. A dream come true.
This was my project yesterday afternoon; clean off my old drafting table. This is a vintage drafting table that I got from a tech school sale. The top is a piece of leftover countertop. But, I’ve had this for over 30 years, using it in my sewin
This was my project yesterday afternoon; clean off my old drafting table. This is a vintage drafting table that I got from a tech school sale. The top is a piece of leftover countertop. But, I’ve had this for over 30 years, using it in my sewing room with my cutting mat. I have a new rolling table (currently piled) with cutting mats, so this one has been my collector table…whatever I didn’t want to put away or didn’t have a good space for. In our #soothingstitchcircle with @ekta_kaul , our prompt was a little different this month. Ekta encouraged us to prepare our spaces for creativity. I loved seeing how different members stored stuff and how they transformed their spaces to work better for them. My space…while very big, is small disaster right now, only partly because of the mice. I almost have that situation under hand…just a few more loads of wash and a few hours of untangling and folding. But, I’m very proud of this surface. It’s going to be my writing and planning surface, in front of my studio’s picture window. One surface at a time, friends. I’d really like to wave a magic wand, but I’m afraid I have to go old school on this one. :) #creativespacestudio #creativespaces #minimizeclutter
Six dolls made exclusively for @thelittleredfarm.mom on the way to the farm shop today! #clothdollpattern #rusticdolls
Six dolls made exclusively for @thelittleredfarm.mom on the way to the farm shop today! #clothdollpattern #rusticdolls
Sourdough is so resilient. I forgot I had this loaf shaped on the counter, got ready for bed, and oh dear. So, I reshaped it, popped in the hot oven and pulled it out at midnight. It’s the loaf I made from the dried sourdough starter I tested l
Sourdough is so resilient. I forgot I had this loaf shaped on the counter, got ready for bed, and oh dear. So, I reshaped it, popped in the hot oven and pulled it out at midnight. It’s the loaf I made from the dried sourdough starter I tested last week. Speaking of which, I just restocked at @thelittleredfarm.mom , south of Palmyra, Ne. #driedsourdoughstarter #activedriedsourdough #prairiewomanartssourdough#shoplocal#farmshops
Little chick is ready to go to the @thelittleredfarm.mom shop this week. Doll pattern modified from @heidiandfinn My bestie named her Gretel. :) #chickendoll#handmadedollsofinstagram
Little chick is ready to go to the @thelittleredfarm.mom shop this week. Doll pattern modified from @heidiandfinn My bestie named her Gretel. :) #chickendoll#handmadedollsofinstagram
#lincolnslineup @saltdogsball
#lincolnslineup @saltdogsball
Learn from past mistakes. Tired? Set something up to sew tomorrow and tidy up the studio a bit, shut everything down and go make some tea. Write down a plan for the coming week. #quiltingtips
My “studio mouse” stitching memoir is taking shape. @windfallarts 😁 Not likely I’ll forget the studio mouse invasion, but just in case… @windfallarts Look. A dream come true. This was my project yesterday afternoon; clean off my old drafting table. This is a vintage drafting table that I got from a tech school sale. The top is a piece of leftover countertop. But, I’ve had this for over 30 years, using it in my sewin Six dolls made exclusively for @thelittleredfarm.mom on the way to the farm shop today! #clothdollpattern #rusticdolls Sourdough is so resilient. I forgot I had this loaf shaped on the counter, got ready for bed, and oh dear. So, I reshaped it, popped in the hot oven and pulled it out at midnight. It’s the loaf I made from the dried sourdough starter I tested l Little chick is ready to go to the @thelittleredfarm.mom shop this week. Doll pattern modified from @heidiandfinn My bestie named her Gretel. :) #chickendoll#handmadedollsofinstagram #lincolnslineup @saltdogsball