This past weekend I had the pleasure of presenting and teaching to the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. It was a fun and busy weekend and I loved getting to know the women and men of the guild. I had some of the crazy tales of travel including a mad dash across an airport to […]
I don’t know if anyone is still looking for gift ideas for your teachers for this year, but hopefully this will help someone. I searched and thought and searched and thought about what to do for my daughter’s teachers this year. I know everyone says to just get them a gift card and be
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Well what can I say? Life has been busy and then exhausting. I feel I have so many things to blog about but I just haven’t had the time or energy. I hardly know where to start. But I figured I should share one of the bigger trips that I’ve been on lately…and perhaps you’ll
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I haven’t made too many items for the year long birthday swap I’ve been a part of since July. But every once in a while there is a project that I want to tackle…and it’s usually crafty and involves paint and glue rather than thread or yarn. So when Anna had a striped canvas with
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
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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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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