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Cushions and More Cushions
My son-in-law asked me to make 16 cushions for the outside area of his wine tasting room. He bought the fabric ages ago, and I used some of it to recover the cushions on his own home patio. I have been putting off making the tasting room cushions because the weather has been too lousy…
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Christmas Craft Projects and Dinner Shortcuts
Who can resist this face? Archie seems kind of chilly since his haircut Monday, so we put a sweater on him. At first, he wanted to eat it but has thankfully given up that notion. I laugh every time I look at him with those fuzzy floppy ears. He is adorable. You can probably tell…
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January Mug Rugs
Since I was excited about the idea of the Mug Rug of the Month Club, I got cracking on the January offering. I had a tub full of Primitive Gatherings Snowman Gatherings fabrics that are perfect for that month. I had a couple of false starts, but ended up with four mug rugs that are…
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Christmas Mug Rug
I managed to get two little holiday mug rugs made. One for my daughter Sara, and one for me. The one I kept came out kind of funny. All the colorful mittens ended up on one side of the piece! The one I gave to Sara has the print more uniformly distributed. That is something…
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If You’re Not Convinced Yet…
If you're not convinced that you need to make the Centerpiece Table Topper Mug Rug, maybe this one will convince you. I swear it turned out so darn cute. I have a friend who is a little bit "witchy" (she would be the first to say so) who will love this. Sewing the rounds around…
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Quick Home Made Gift Idea- Microwave Bowl Cozies
This, for those of you who might not know, is a Bowl Cozy. Specifically, a padded bowl surround that can be used in the microwave while heating up leftovers in a bowl. You know how when you heat up your soup in a bowl in the microwave, it is too hot to handle when you…
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Another Fiber Art
Every year or so, I get the urge to knit something. My knitting skills are basic, at best, but I love to crank out a scarf or two every now and then. I am someone who would really benefit from taking a knitting class, or joining an informal knitting group. I can knit and purl…
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Fabric Baskets
This past weekend I was experimenting with various designs of fabric storage baskets. I have seen so many cute ones lately on Instagram, by people who are participating in 2017 Triangle Gatherings Sew Along, or the Moda BlockHeads Sew Along. They use the baskets to hold the fat quarters they are using for their sew…
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DIY Fabric Boxes
I can't tell you what my inspiration was for these little fabric boxes, but I got a notion that I wanted to make some storage boxes out of fabric, and started playing around on Pinterest. Hours later, I had a list of tutorials and was totally jazzed to get started making something. The first one…
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Microwave Bowl Cozy
How clever is this? Don't you hate it when you microwave your leftovers and the bowl is too hot to handle when you take it out of the microwave? Me too. I found two tutorials on how to make these clever little bowl cozys just before Christmas. Too late for me to make for gifts…