I recently joined the most current pillow talk swap on flickr. We all get to make a beautiful pillow for our secret partner and tease them with pretty pictures while simultaneously being teased with dozens of pictures that just may be for you! It’s a little intoxicating to see all the beautiful pillows being made […]
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Well it’s all complete and actually in the mail to my secret partner! I love how it turned out and I think that my partner will love it too. 😉 She doesn’t know which pillow she’s getting but this is handmade just for her. I’m actually planning on sharing all how I put this together,
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*the giveaway is now closed* I’m so excited to share my second Moda Bakeshop quilt! It’s appropriately (if not obviously) titled Picket Fences and I was thrilled to work with the fabric of one of my favorite set of designers, Sweetwater. Hometown is just fun and I loved searching through all of the names to
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I recently entered the world of technology with a new “smart” phone. I’m having fun starting to explore just the tiniest bit of things you can do with an iPhone…and yes, that means I now play Angry Birds. 😉 But one of the best things about a new phone? Why a new phone COVER! I
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Here is the newest block that I have been working on. I’m naming it Cracker Scraps as it a variation on a quilt commonly known as Crackers or something like that…I’m using scraps and it all kind of sounds like Cracker Jacks. Yep. That’s how my brain works. Aren’t you all lucky to know that.
I’m so excited because I FINALLY was able to make one of those items that has been on my virtual “to do” list for what seems like forever! The item in question? Ayumi’s Patchwork Basket Pattern is available for free on her blog Pink Penguin. It’s super adorable (as are all of Ayumi’s patterns!) and
Today I get to share with you the delightful Krista aka Poppyprint who lives far away in Canada! lol She’s led such a fascinating life and is now an equally fascinating quilter! She does have an aversion to country music but doesn’t hold that against her. 😉 I think country music can get to all
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Hi all! I just wanted to let you know that you can find me over at Angie’s blog today, Stitching by Starlight. She did an interview of me and also has a fabulous giveaway going on (cough*Joel Dewberry Heirloom*). So go read me revealing even more of my quirkiness and enter her giveaway. Hint: If
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I recently bought a new to us play kitchen for my daughter at a consignment store. It was in decent shape and for a decent price. I had been checking out prices for new play kitchens online and I was a little shocked but not surprised I guess to discover that they could easily hit
It’s one of my great desires to learn to embroider. I just love how you can add whimsy to anything by using a premade image and recreating it in the thread. But boy do I have a lot to learn. I’ve always appreciated it, but I didn’t quite realize how little I knew or how
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