Posted on April 29, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
My sister and niece were here visiting since the end of last week. We took day trips to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, and I showed them around old town Scottsdale and a nearby old western town called Cave Creek. I’ve posted up a few pictures to share. I hope that you enjoy them! This [...]
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Posted on April 24, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
It’s been busy times around here! First with Easter, and taxes at the same time, and now I have been getting ready for company that is coming in today. I was hoping to get a little sewing time in, and I did a little, but nothing to show you completed! I am so excited to [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I know that there has been more than a few reviews about Heather Ross’s new book, ‘Weekend Sewing’, but I couldn’t let it go by without saying something about it. I love this book! I think what really stands out to me about this book is that it is ageless. What I mean by that [...]
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Posted on April 17, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I absolutely love baskets! I use to teach classes on making baskets with reed that I dyed myself (I’ll show you some in another post). But right now I am loving trying out some fabric baskets. I’ve made a couple lately. This basket is from a book I recently purchased called Zakka Sewing. A great [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I was just browsing my weekly e-mail from QuiltHome.com and I found that I won a $20 gift certificate for their shop! You can win too! Just post a link to their shop on your blog, e-mail them at links@QuiltHome.com and let them know your url and website/blog address. You’ll be entered into a drawing [...]
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Posted on April 11, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I will be taking the rest of the weekend off to spend time with my family. Please have a wonderful Easter holiday!!
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