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Little Fall Place Mat
It is fall, Eva needed a new placemat, so here we are. I made it with a charm pack of Hello Fall (by Sandy Gervais for Moda) in no time flat. I pretty much made it up as I went along. Cut 2 1/2 inch squares to sew on the corners of four charm squares…
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Pretty Darn Cute
I have been working away on my orange and black checkerboard blocks for "Lucy", and have worked myself up into a fine Halloween frame of mind. I took a break from checkerboard blocks this weekend and stitched up this cute little Halloween table topper in one day. I have been thinking of making this…
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I Broke Up With My Thread Catcher
I made this little thread catcher a couple of years ago. (Tutorial here). It is cute, makes a fun little gift for girlfriends, and is fine for hand sewing or to take to classes or on retreats. The problem is, it is too darn small for general purposes. We haven't really quarreled, but the bloom…
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Favorite Beauty Products
I am doing a different kind of post today and hope you might enjoy it. From time to time I like to do a post on beauty, fashion or decorating, and some of you have told me you think it's fun. If that isn't your cup of tea, I am giving you fair warning to…
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1500th Blog Post
I know. Can you believe it? I have been blogging since 2007, and have reached the milestone of my 1500th post. Crazy. I started blogging with the idea of creating a record of my quilting projects, my decorating schemes and entertaining. I started commenting on other blogs, and in return started getting comments on my…
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Happy New Year, and My Most Popular Posts of 2013
Staying up til midnight? I don't think so. Happy New Year to you and your families. We saw the New Year in from our beds, I must guiltily admit. Staying up until midnight is just not in me, no matter what the occasion. I woke up this morning, in a bloggy mood, and decided to…
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Great Idea
A few days ago, I came upon something that I thought was a very appealing idea. I was browsing away on the Fatquartershop.com and was intrigued by this Floral Gatherings collection. It is a little box of Auriful thread that coordinates perfectly with the latest fabric collection by Primitive Gatherings. How pretty is that? I…
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Baby Burp Cloths
Next time you make a baby quilt, you might want to make a few burp cloths to go with it. When Eva was a baby, goodness, did we ever use a ton of these. I buy the prefolded diapers that have a thicker portion down the center. You can find them at places like Target…
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Erin Go Bragh
This little table runner is what I made with my green and white flying geese. I don't know what came over me–I am so easily distracted when I am down in my sewing studio. The fabrics were just so fresh and springy, and who doesn't love working on a seasonal project, right at the time…
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Mini Cherry Baskets
This is my little homage to Thelma's Door County Cherry Basket Quilt. I used some of her leftover black and brown triangles, and some of my beautiful red charm squares from Primitive Gatherings. The patterns for the basket blocks came from Miss Rosie's "Picnic" Schnibbles pattern. The blocks are 6 inch finished. My offering is…