Posted on September 26, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
As I promised, here is a look at a book that I recently purchased. I had actually been looking at this book online, and decided that I wouldn’t purchase it. But then browsing through the sewing books over at my local Barnes and Noble, (just try to keep me away from them!) I ran across [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
It’s been a few days since I sat down and visited here. I’ve been buried, which is my usual state. I am working on my next swap item, here is a peak at the materials.. I am participating in the Friendship Bag Swap going on over at the Quilting Gallery. Stop on over at the [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I don’t know about you, but I have a hard time passing by any books about sewing! Especially ones by authors I like! Loving quilting as much as I do, and thinking of myself as a beginning quilter in many ways, I decided to check out Emma Hardy’s new book, “Quilting in No Time.” There are [...]
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Posted on June 3, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
I kept looking at the Chocolate Lollipop fabric setting in my stash…the same fabric that I used to make the bucket for the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway. I really grew attached to that fabric after I used it to make the bucket. So I decided to make a sofa quilt with it! This sofa quilt is from Emma [...]
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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 1, 2009 by thestitchinchicken
Well, here it is! I have to admit that I was pretty excited to see that Martha Stewart had a new book about crafts out! This is a hefty book, with a wealth of information, done in Martha Stewart impeccable style! If you are at all familiar with Martha Stewart’s craft books, you’ll know exactly [...]
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