This is such a busy season, shopping, making gifts, baking, cleaning, decorating, school programs and all of those things that make the holidays what they are to each of us. I thought that I would share a couple of things that have been happening at my home during this ‘most wonderful time of the year’….. [...]
Filed under: Food and Drink, Giveaways, Holidays, Tutorials, gifts | Tagged: candy, christmas, decorations, giveaway, tutorial | 3 Comments »
I know that his name is not very original, but it really suits him. Ted has been a WIP for quite some time. I finally made the decision that he needed to come to life! It just wasn’t fair to leave him partially done, lying on the sewing table. Ted is 4 1/2″ tall standing, [...]
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Hi! Sorry I haven’t been posting here, but there really hasn’t been much to post about! I’ve been up to my ears in work, some on the house, some getting ready for others to work on the house, a special custom order from my Etsy shop, and a couple of items ready to put in [...]
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I started this pillow awhile ago, and I have been hand quilting it, just a little here and there. And yesterday, I finished! I love the colors in this pillow, and I decided to quilt each square from side to side, in rows 1/2″ apart. It really is more stitching that I had realized. Here [...]
Filed under: Holidays, Quilting, gifts | Tagged: blue, brown, hand quilting, patchwork, pillow | 1 Comment »
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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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 [...]
Filed under: Book Reviews, Etsy, Fabrics, Sewing, gifts | Tagged: Etsy, Fabrics, Swaps | 1 Comment »
