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Just Thinking…
No sewing just yet. Hand and wrist sprain are healing and I am definitely on the mend. Hope to try some cutting today and get started on the Viola project. I did have to go to work yesterday at the shop and just have to share an interaction I experienced with you all. The shop…
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Have You Got Yours Yet?
Your first Frivols that is? Mine came in the mail last week and I could not be more thrilled. I ordered the accompanying "finishing kit" as well, which comes with background, binding, and any extra fabric required for making the project. The Frivols is contained in the little tin box with see-through window, and the…
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I Changed My Mind
I am still fiddling around with fabrics for the Viola project. I want those flowers to be really colorful and happy, and wasn't embracing my red/yellow/orange palette so much. I remembered that I had purchased these fat quarters of a collection called Mimosa by Robert Kaufman from Fat Quarter Shop some months back, and when…
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Viola Sew Along
I am excited about a new project I plan to embark upon soon. The pattern is Viola, a recent release by Miss Rosie's Quilt Co. (Carrie Nelson design). Carrie's patterns are now being published by Moda, and have a slightly different format. Same chatty instructions a la Carrie, but the patterns are now in a…
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Surfacing
Hi everyone. I have to say I am overwhelmed with the kind words and expressions of sympathy I have gotten from my blogging community in the past couple of weeks. To say that I appreciate it doesn't quite express the level of gratitude I feel towards all of you who took the time to say…
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Little Distractions
First of all, a heartfelt thank you to all of you who sent me emails and messages of condolence. Your thoughts and prayers are much appreciated, not just by me, but by everyone in my family. This loss was terrible for all of us, and your encouragement and comfort just means the world. I have…
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And Then There Were Four
We have always been known as the five Shyne girls. Our mother once called us her "Five Graces". Forever a close family, we often said to each other "who needs friends when we have sisters?" We formed a tight knit little group, and shared many experiences and adventures. We got together regularly, laying…
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Stars in a Time Warp Blocks Done
Last weekend (it seems like a lifetime ago) I finished my star blocks for the Barbara Brackman Stars in a Time Warp Sew Along. I have my blocks all laid out, but have not yet had a chance to sew them together. Just to let you know, so you all don't worry, I may…
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Bow Ties, an End
I won't say I finished my Bow Tie quilt. A more precise statement would be that I ended it. Those three inch finished blocks were fun to make, but my goodness, there were so many of them. 324 of them in my quilt. And I was done. The finished quilt is about 66 inches square,…
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Zen Chic
Zen Chic I want to focus today on a designer who I am really enjoying. Brigitte Heitland designs for Moda under the name of Zen Chic. Her designs are modern, gorgeous pure colors, and I think, unique from what other designers are doing right now. She incorporates symbols such as punctuation marks, numerals, text and…
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