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Back in the Saddle and a Give Away
Hello friends, hope you all had a great weekend and are getting used to Daylight Savings Time. As I write this, it is only 3:00 in the afternoon and I am thinking I should turn on the lights inside. It always takes me awhile to get used to the time change. Ozzie, not so…
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Do You Bullet Journal?
Have you been caught up in the Bullet Journal craze? In a nutshell, bullet journalling is all about tracking your habits, making lists, planning for the future, and writing down anything that is important to you. It is a combination of keeping a journal or diary, plus a calendar of your activities. It combines creativity,…
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Too Cute Not To Share
Have you heard of Fat Quarter Shop's Sew Sampler boxes? I have been hearing from various sources that they are a very good value and extremely fun. Supposedly the contents are at least a $65 value, and the cost for the box is $25. I took the plunge, signed up, just received my first box and could…
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Time for Spring Break
Sorry my posting is sporadic this week. It will be next week as well! Can you guess from the photo what is going on here? It's Spring Break and we are headed somewhere warm. I've got my sun hat, my sunscreen, sun glasses, and a selection of good books to read by the pool.…
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Waste Not, Want Not
I did. I cut this quilt up into a rectangular table runner. I just took a deep breath and let the rotary cutter do its thing. If you are just joining in, this is what I had to start with: The quilt is made up of seven rather complicated, labor intensive blocks, which are sewn…
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Run Around
Feel like love is giving you the run around? Don't despair, you can sort it all out by making this cute Valentine's table topper. These flying geese are going around in circles trying to find the hearts, but I think it is a lost cause. We know what to do though. Some sewing has been…
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Moda Blockheads Update and More
I was playing around in the sewing room on Saturday, and decided to add another appliqué block to my Moda Blockheads collection. For the setting I am thinking of, I may need some extra blocks. I have been having so much fun with the appliqué blocks, I thought one more might be just the thing.…
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I Just Had To
When I saw this Feathers pattern by The Pattern Basket, I knew I had to make it. Eva loves birds and these scrappy little cutie pies will be adorable on a quilt in her bedroom. This is not going to be a weekend project, I can tell you that right up front. I think each…
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Sew Along Progress and Journaling for Five Year Olds
I don't have a lot to show for my time this week. Lots of reading and fooling around on the internet, but not a heck of a lot of sewing. The blocks above are Block 33 and 34 of the 2017 Triangle Gatherings Sew Along. I particularly like the block on the right, with its…
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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…