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New Ironing Station
I have a new ironing station! I shamelessly copied an Instagram photo Thelma (Cupcakes 'n' Daisies) shared last week. I dragged my husband to Lowes and we easily found what we needed to create this ironing board and storage shelf. The entire project took less than a couple of hours to complete, believe it or…
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Friday Finish–Raspberry Cocoa
Here is a fun Friday Finish. This is a little mini quilt called Raspberry Cocoa, designed by Kim Diehl for one of her more recent Simple What Nots Club offerings. I wasn't a member of the club in the past couple of years, but managed to buy the kit from someone on Etsy. (It is…
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Is This How It Works?
I read a review of this Sewline fabric marking pencil recently, and the reviewer just loved it. She went on and on about how easy it was to use and how when she has to draw diagonal lines on fabric there is nothing better etc etc. It wasn't very expensive, so I added one to…
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Look Who’s Home
Yes, my Diva Bernina 740 is back from her two month vacation in Illinois. She was shipped back to the Bernina headquarters where the master technicians could work their magic and fix her up. The last time I used her I was sewing through two layers of quilting cotton and using no pins and suddenly…
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Barn Stars
I started a new project yesterday, called Barn Stars. These little blocks are the cutest things ever. They are only 4 1/2 inches! It is a Simple What Nots kit I never got around to finishing, and now that I have time on my hands, I can finally get to it. I am simply loving…
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Rhubarb Crisp
You cannot have too many fall themed table toppers in my opinion. So I started another one. This is Rhubarb Crisp, a design by Jo Morton. Over the weekend, before my mechanical problems occurred, I got a grand start on the project. I got my ten sawtooth stars made, and got a good amount of…
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Pins and Needles
I had to share this new "tool" I purchased last week. I heard about it on Moda, the Cutting Table blog. Carrie was doing a post on new and useful sewing accessories and mentioned this magnetic pin holder. I already had a magnetic pin holder, but was getting tired of getting my fingers pricked each…
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Mini Oak Patch Quilt
This is my completed Oak Patch variation quilt. The pattern is by Kim Diehl from the book Simple Friendships, a collaboration by Kim and Jo Morton. I recommend the book, which has recently been published. It is full of patterns I would love to make, not all of them involving appliqué. I wish I didn't…
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Birthday Bounty
I was fortunate to receive a few gift certificates for my birthday last month and thought I'd share what has been arriving in the mail. I ordered several Pam Buda fat quarter collections; the one in the photo above being Cheddar and Friends. This one is On Maple Lake. Those fall colors that I love.…
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Bee Inspired
I was pretty excited when this beautiful fat quarter bundle of Deb Strain's Bee Inspired fabric arrived in my mailbox. And I didn't even have to pay for it. You see, my son Ahren, who lives in Ireland, asked me to make him a quilt, and purchased the fabric for it. He had been inspired…