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Goodies From the Trip
Of course my friends and I went shopping while on the trip. There were several shops we throroughly enjoyed. One shop in particular, Charming Lulu seeemed to have a very clear idea of who they were and who their target customer was. The shop was full of bright color, spaciousness, and energy. The owner had…
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I Am Obsessed
I tell you, I am obsessed with this Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful! I keep wanting to try it out on pattern after pattern. Just so you know, I bought my own Quick Curve Ruler and am not being compensated by Sew Kind of Wonderful in any way. My opinions are going…
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The Design Wall is Filling Up!
I have completed 16 hoop blocks for my Metro Hoops project, using the Quick Curve Ruler by Sew Kind of Wonderful. I have to admit I earned a few more grey hairs when I started this project, but am happy to say I persevered and with the help of a smarter-than-me reader, licked the issues…
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Urban Winter Is Now a Flimsie
After a super busy week, I was able to sit down for a couple of quiet hours on Sunday and sew my rows together on Urban Winter. The quilt top is now a flimsie. (Is that how you spell flimsie, or is it flimsy?) I am very pleased with how well this pattern went together.…
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Once More With Feeling…
I know I have posted on how to make flying geese in the past, but I continue to get requests from readers on what my favorite method is. Without a doubt, my favorite method is to make the flying geese units larger than necessary, and to use Monique Dillard's Fit to be Geese ruler to…
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Lighting Question
Help! If you look closely at the photo above, you will see my current sewing machine set up. I just don't have enough proper lighting. I have an overhead light that is useless. The ceilings are super high and the light bulbs in the ceiling fixture aren't very high wattage. I have an Ott light…
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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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Essential Tool for Antique Star Blocks
The Antique Star pattern was put out a few years ago by Bonnie Blue Quilts (now Red Crinoline). You can still buy the pattern on their website. This quilt requires 85 blocks in two different value placements. Each star block uses four hour glass blocks, for a total of 340. In the past I have…
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Antique Star Progress
Since I am house bound with this silly head cold, I took advantage of the down time and sat up in my sewing room for a few hours making Antique Star blocks. Doesn't it make a difference to place them on the diagonal? I do love the look of a diagonal set quilt. Observe that…
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Made in China
I have been a pretty loyal Rowenta customer for years. I go through irons really fast, due to keeping them on for hours at a time, and steaming the dickens out of things. A good iron lasts me a year, maybe two, and then I need to replace it. My last Rowenta, gosh, I bet…