At least once a week I will be featuring an Etsy shop here on my blog. Being an Etsy seller myself, I know how hard it is to get traffic to stop by and see your shop. I feel that we should all support each other, we are all in this together! There are so [...]
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I have been trying to complete some of the unfinished projects setting on my sewing table. I started by finishing these pillow covers for one of my sons….. I took four small printed panels and attached them together with a strip of fabric between them. I then backed them with batting, and a piece of [...]
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This is the mini quilt that I sent to my swap partner, Kim Kiley for the 2009 Fall Mini Quilt Swap. I did a patchwork background in light, subtle colored fabrics, then I did a raw applique tree, which I sewed up and down to create lines (bark). I then did random cutting on the [...]
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I received my package on Friday from the Fall Mini Quilt Swap. There were also some other wonderful handmade goodies! The card is so sweet, and the tablet is just too cute to use! I love just looking at it! Sarah also made this wonderful quilt….. And she added this great label on the back….. [...]
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I managed to fit in a small amount of sewing this weekend. I have taken some scraps and batting spent some time practicing free form quilting with my springform open toe foot. I first maneuvered the fabric up and down (from top to bottom), and then I went from side to side, trying [...]
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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 [...]
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