Author Archives: April
Taste the Rainbow
One of the benefits of not sewing Christmas presents during the holidays (I am assembling two things, but not sewing) is that I have time to do personal sewing. And with that time I finally finished Isabel’s Trip Around the … Continue reading
Posted in Things I've Made
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Cutest way to store books this side of the Mississippi!
Do you love to read? I love reading so much that I don’t read. Does that make any sense? When it comes to books I have no willpower and I know that if I get sucked into a book I … Continue reading
Posted in Things I've Made
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Loulouthi Wall Hangings
It’s getting harder to blog these days. Not because I don’t want to. But because of the cost. Blogging is extremely time consuming (as most of you fellow bloggers know!). Especially blogging about sewing. It takes me 2-3 hours to … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement, Things I've Made
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And the quilter shall inherit the fabric
For those of you wondering, my Grandmother passed away last week. She was 89 and had suffered at the hands of dementia for probably over 15 years. So while I am sad that G’s passing marked the end of an … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric
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Help! I’ve stalled out!
I have several projects in the chute these days, but they’re all stalled or half-finished at some point. It’s aggravating! A few weeks ago I acquired a lot of fabric for said projects, including: (This cool book sling tutorial can … Continue reading
Posted in Random, Things I've Made
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Crazy G
A few months ago I posted about my Grandmother, Crazy G. And the response was overwhelming. Between facebook and email and comments here, I was really touched by how that story touched so many people. So I thought it might … Continue reading
Posted in Life
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FAA: Fabric-Aholics Anonymous
It’s not often that I get to buy loads of fabric. But a perfect storm of JB getting a work bonus, us having lots of home decor projects on our list, and a gift card to a LQS culminated in … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric
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Happy Halloween
Well, I didn’t do any Halloween crafting this year. Not that I had any plans to. Except for my Ghastlies skirt. But that will take a whole lot of figuring and planning and a nice big petticoat. And striped tights. … Continue reading
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Sexy Hexi
I finally completely washed Hexi, my Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt. And, surprise–she’s white, not off-white! Huh. I tried to get a good before-and-after comparison but it’s not that striking. I’ll show what I have anyway. And of course, Hexi got … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques
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Home Improvements
If you know us, you’ll know that our house is in a constant state of improvement. It’s old. It was neglected. We didn’t have $70k to drop into fixing it all at once when we bought it. So here we … Continue reading
Posted in Home Improvement
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