Today is day 20 for me (I know the others are a lot further!), but I was able to get fourteen more blocks sewn together this last weekend, for a total of 26. Not a great picture, but here’s the 14! (Quick and dirty!) And the small pile in the top left are the 12 [...]
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Here is a preview of my flag bunting. This isn’t where it will be hanging, but I wanted to hang it to see how it will look, and I want to spray it with a sun protectant before I put it up at the end of the week. I ended up using the star fabric [...]
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I didn’t mention that I won one of the giveaways in the Sew Mama Sew! May Giveaway, but I did! And my prize just arrived today from Portugal! I won the giveaway from Isabel over at Rosa e Chocolate! She does beautiful hand sewing, and my prizes are just wonderful! Look at her stitching! The [...]
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I have been looking at these old quilt tops for a couple of decades now. Yes, decades! They aren’t complete tops, at least not complete enough for a bed. They were given to me because I absolutely love quilts, and I guess that someone thought that I would do something with them…. The lavender and [...]
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I actually accomplished a couple of things that were on my list from last week: The label made and sewn on the Coin Quilt baby quilt, and mailed out today: This was the first time that I used any of the decorative stitches and letters on this machine. And I chose the fabric and pattern [...]
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I made it to the Goodwill yesterday to drop off some donations, and to check out the merchandise! It’s like a treasure hunt, you never know what you’ll find there. I am always on the lookout for anything sewing related. I’ve found some great buttons and trims, fabric, patterns etc. This time I found these: [...]
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