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“Do You Make Blankets?”
I got the dreaded "Do you make blankets?" question yesterday from a woman I work with. Ack. Don't you hate that? You know in your heart what is coming next. They are going to ask you to make a king sized quilt for their daughter's wedding in a duck head and deer antler fabric, or…
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Throwback Thursday
It's been a busy week, with my stash sale, mailing all the goodies out, and having to work two days. Consequently, I don't have anything quilty to blog about, because I have spent no time in the sewing room. I went way back in my archives, to July 2007 and found this post on decorating.…
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I Have the World’s Most Annoying Dog
This makes a pretty perfect Wordless Wednesday post. It's for all of you who have been asking me for Ozzie updates. He certainly isn't maturing or mellowing out with age. I must say he makes me laugh.
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Metro Hold the Lattice
I can't take credit for the clever name, my friend Thelma came up with it first. We are both working on this pattern called Metro Lattice, from Sew Kind of Wonderful, using the Quick Curve Ruler. Thelma made an executive decision to leave out the pieced lattice the pattern calls for and to set…
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Metro Hoops: A Finish and Pattern Review
This finish of Metro Hoops by Sew Kind of Wonderful, using the Quick Curve Ruler is truly a happy one for me. I thought I would share my thoughts on the construction experience and give credit to some things that were helpful to me. At the start I had a lot of issues with the…
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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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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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Kaleidoscope Quilted
I am so thrilled with this quilt! It only has one major problem, and that is that I didn't make it twice as big. It was beautifully quilted by Mary of Quilt Hollow, and I don't think I could be any crazier about how it turned out. Zoom in if you can and take…
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