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It’s All About Contrast
See what I mean? I made the block on the left as part of the Moda BlockHeads 3 Sew-Along. Block #37 "Broken Dishes" by Laurie Simpson. My first effort did not have much contrast. It's ok but look at the difference in the block on the right. Greater contrast in the color tones makes the…
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Cupcake Mix Papers
Hello friends. I hope you all are having a good week. I've been busy with homeschooling, so not much sewing action is going on. I did get into the sewing room for a couple of hours, though. Pre-cuts have been on my mind from our discussion earlier this week. I am itching to get into…
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Jelly Rolls
Do you sew with Jelly Rolls very often? Ever? I have a collection of eight or ten jelly rolls and I just do not know what to do with them. I thought we could chat in the comments about what sort of quilts some of us have made using this particular pre-cut. Others of you…
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Sweet Holly
Isn't this pretty? It is fabric from Kansas Trouble's holiday collection "Sweet Holly." I love the Christmassy colors and the not "in your face" holiday prints. Subtle. That is what appeals to me. These low volume backgrounds are just right too. I have three projects I would like to make with the fabric. I wasn't…
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What Was I Thinking?
Well, this is a UFO in all sense of the word. I discovered this little project box in my sewing room closet and just stared at it open-mouthed. What had I been planning? There were the makings for flying geese units, some strips in various sizes, a whole lot of black and orange fabrics. No…
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Wallowing in Fabric
Is that not the most beautiful pull of fabric? It is what I am planning to use for the Comfort and Joy quilt-along hosted by Piecing the Past. I had it all in my stash, and only ordered a few more backgrounds. I love Civil War reproduction fabrics as you know, but I am especially…
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Fabric Bin Organization
Just a quick post to let you all know I am still alive. The weather cooled down to the high 80s over the weekend, so I took advantage of the cooler temps and went out to the garage to organize my fabric storage. We picked up some new bins at Walmart and I was able…
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Birthday Goodies
Some recent birthday shopping has been happening. My birthday was earlier this month and I was fortunate to receive some gift certificate bounty for Fatquartershop.com from various loving relatives. I put the gift certificates to good use (they are probably still smoking) and ordered two fat quarter collections. The one in the two photos above…
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Chateau Rouge Cutting
Didn't we have great comments yesterday to my complaints of not feeling inspired to sew lately? My gosh, so many of you weighed in with ideas for projects that were exciting to you. The enthusiasm just leapt off the page. If that wasn't a shot in the arm, I don't know what would be! I…
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Starting Something
Well, this weekend I started something. And it's been awhile since that has happened. Honestly, I just have not been excited about any new projects lately. None of the latest collections, or patterns or color schemes have appealed to me much. I don't recall ever being in such a creative slump. All the designs by…