Category Archives: Things I’ve Made

Polkadot Swoon

Well, I never thought this day would come, but I am finally making myself my very own quilt. When I saw the Swoon pattern I immediately admired it. I was really excited to see a classic block pattern hit the … Continue reading

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Dresden Plate

What do you think of when you heard the word dresden? I have to be honest: I don’t immediately think of the quilt pattern. Thanks to my husband’s influence I have become a fan of The Dresden Files, a popular … Continue reading

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Thumb Life

Well guys, there’s a reason I  haven’t been sewing as much and blogging as much about sewing. Can you guess??? Okay, yes, Children have interfered. Illness. The Holidays. Mouse Wars. Social Life. Working Nights and Weekends. But when I still … Continue reading

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A Citrus Beauty for the New Year

Two years later I have finally finished K’s Citrus quilt.  I gave it to her for Christmas. I really wanted to photograph it against freshly falllen snow but the Grand Rapids skies have only been able to muster flurries so … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Watch it Grow

I’m so close to finishing Isabel’s quilt top! I’ve put on 10 more rows on each side, so 20 more rows total. It’s become an obsession for me. I really don’t have time to be piecing over a thousand squares … Continue reading

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Reva’s Dolly Quilts

I finished the Devil’s Claw quilt. And I made another one for Olivia, to boot. So here is my tale of my first foray into free-motion quilting. For those of you not in-the-know (like I was until recently), free-motion quilting … Continue reading

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