I know I already showed you all the finished top for the pillow that I made at Sewtopia in the class by Rita of Red Pepper Quilts. I absolutely love how it turned out! I did a simple cross hatch quilting a la Rita to just play with the lines of the design. I used […]
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Oh I’m so excited! I actually finished a quilt top from my Sewtopia weekend (I’ve finished both projects from our classes but one at a time here…gotta spread the posts out!). The first finish I want to share with you (and disclaimer, by “finish” I mean I pieced the top) is the fabulous curved design,
Goodness! How is it Thursday already? I feel like the week just slipped away from me. But before it goes entirely, I wanted to share with you all my very fun sewing weekend I had this past weekend in Chicago. I attended the second Sewtopia weekend, this time held in Chicago, and this time held
Today I want to share with you a sweet dress that I made for my daughter from one of my favorite Wee Gallery, Dress Me For the Playground, fabrics by Dear Stella. I was so excited when I first saw these fabrics at Fall Market 2014. They are just too precious and immediately knew that
So Lent is over and I thought I would get back to you all with how I did on my 40 bags in 40 days. If you follow me on IG, then this is probably all a repeat for you. But I think it will be fun to see the pictures in one place at
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I’m pleased to be on today’s stop for the blog hop for Heidi Staples new book, Sew Organized for the Busy Girl : Tips to Make the Most of Your Time & Space. It includes 23 Quick and Clever Sewing Projects as well! Oh and let’s talk about how freaking adorable her book cover is!!
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It’s that time again folks! Accuquilt is hosting another competition for block design. I had to laugh when I got the email about this because of last year’s debacle with this competition. But it looks like they have worked out a lot of the kinks from the contest and it will be less of a
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I finally got to do a little deadline – less sewing. It’s been a while, let me tell you. I pulled out the quilt for my friend Cara, meamom, who is part of a traveling quilt group I’m in, #quiltjourney. It’s been a while since I’ve worked on one of these quilts for all number
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When I found out that my sweet friend Penny was writing a book, I immediately knew that it would be a great one. Truly. It may seem like I review a lot around here, but I really try to focus on the items that are definite moments of special work. And Penny’s book does not
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I’m sure you’ve all heard of Stitch Magazine. If you haven’t, then get yourself to a store and get a copy! I was lucky enough to get a copy of the Spring 2015 issue and it’s really delightful. So fresh and full of color! (I can use that in a world with too much snow
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