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Welcome to the Mug Rug Factory
I've been bit by the Mug Rug Bug. These little drinks coasters make such great gifts, and are so easy to whip up. Yesterday I got up at the crack of dawn and got started on making five sets of four coasters. I worked on them for about six hours and completed 20 patchwork blocks…
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Busy in the Sweat Shop
This week is just getting away from me already and it barely started! Hope you all had a lovely Mother's Day. I did! I missed the BOM Rehab Monday post yesterday. So sorry!! Maybe I can get two blocks made this week for next time. My son in law opened up his new wine tasting…
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I Coulda Made a Quilt
I've been so crafty this week! These are sixteen mug rugs I made for my son in law's new wine tasting room. Not to be used by the guests, but to be sold in sets of four. I plan to make lots more, and may do some sets of Drunkard's Path. Which would either be…
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Zippy Bag Bonanza
I've been making zippy bags galore of late, as you can see from my photo above. I think my favorites are the little eyeglass cases! I have also made cosmetics bags in two sizes, large and small. What great gifts these will make! Wouldn't a set of all three bags make a nice presentation? If…
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Zippy Eyeglass Cases
In between minding a fussy baby, I have managed to get in some sewing time. Thanks largely to the use of an electronic baby monitor that allows me to sew down in my studio and hear Evangeline if she stirs from her nap. Great invention. How did we ever manage without these devices that are…
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Hanging Out In the Studio
What a lovely day I had yesterday. I hung out in my studio a good part of the day, puttering with this and that. No deadlines, no pressures, just futzing with whatever my heart led me to do. Since I am working on my Fig Tree Dresden Plates, I decided I needed a thread catcher…
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When Inspiration Fails, Start a New Project
Thanks for all the pep talks yesterday! Determined to shake my fit of blahs, I ventured out to the local yarn shop for a pick-me-up. Of course I saw something fun that I wanted to try! Sometimes retail therapy is just what the doctor ordered. The shop had a new assortment of novelty yarns and…
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Boxy Bags
I am in love with this new zipper bag! It's cute little boxy shape is perfect for just about anything: cosmetics, iPods and assorted cords, baby pacifiers, pill bottles–your imagination is the limit to the usefulness of these little bags! I found a tutorial I really liked on the It's a Pretty Modern Life blog. …
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Make a Thread Catcher in Less Than 30 Minutes
Lisa Bongean's Thread Catcher This is Lisa Bongean's triangular thread catcher. If you don't recognize her name, Lisa is the force behind Primitive Gatherings, one of the best quilt shops in the country. She also has a blog, so be sure to check it out. So, last week, I was blog hopping around, and saw…
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Freezer Paper and a Cautionary Tale
After cutting out your applique pieces from the freezer paper, the next step is to iron them onto the wrong side of your fabric, waxy side to the fabric. The light coating of wax melts just enough to adhere the freezer paper to the fabric. You will be using the freezer paper as a template. …