I made a Christmas tree skirt that first winter after I learned how to sew. It was bright and colorful in some novelty holiday fabric that stole my heart...
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I've used melton wool, bugle and seed beads, ribbon, novelty fabrics, yarn, wool felt, canvas, metallic thread. A little sketch stitch applique here, a little quilt-as-you-go there...
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It's finished! This Moody Strings scrap quilt was so satisfying to piece. The idea was born out of practicality, because I really needed to use up my scraps...
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It's almost Friday! I'm popping in to congratulate the winners of our Summer Crush mosaic contest, who will be receiving their mosaics in fat quarters from Quilt Sandwich soon!
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Her summer has been sweet: swinging under the oak tree, watching the kitties play, discovering toys and movements of all kinds, attaching to her different people...
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I was up late last night perusing your mosaic entries. I think you upped your game after all that 30 Days of Fabric Stacks practice! I like to open each mosaic in a separate tab...
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It's so funny that I took Garment Sewing 101 in college. Yes, really! I was enrolled in a fashion college for a few semesters and actually dropped out partway through that garment sewing class...
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This weekend I had a lovely crafterday making string blocks while Rora slept. On a project like this, I become fully immersed in the Choosing - which color, which pattern...
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I have a crush on summer. It is a mirage, distant and glistening, its horizons wide with possibility, its colors fresh and pure. In this dream-summer there is youth, brazen and playful...
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Today I made a new one for Elora. I chose to cut into that Red Letter Day duckie print I've been saving for about five years for a baby. I only had enough for the front...
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Do you know what I think when I buy a new dining chair with a padded seat? I think Patchwork. It's so easy to wrap and staple a dining chair cushion with quilted patchwork.
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Drum roll please... But can you keep it rolling all weekend long? That's how much time is left for those of us wrapping up the 30 Days of Fabric Stacks challenge. I recently posted...
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String-a-ling-ing-along. That's me. All week I've caught moments in the early morning or just before dark to stitch at my string blocks. I'm doing them quilt-as-you go...
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