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A Zelda Birthday!
Earlier this summer when Addy was looking through a catalog and trying to decide on a theme for her birthday party (she ultimately chose Ariel), she found some Zelda plates, napkins, cups, etc. She had...
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Playing The Name Game!
Did I ever tell the story of how I came up with my blog name? Hop on to over to The Name Game at my friend Cindy's blog, Live a Colorful Life, today and hear all about it! Don't forget to linger awhile...
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Flying North!
I was thumbing through Sunday Morning Quilts one day at a local shop and I saw the Up, Up, and Away quilt. I had the idea to recreate a wonky version of this quilt using charms. This is what I came up...
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Not so traditional dresdens!
The Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild is hosting a challenge using a dresden ruler. Over the summer when the challenge was first announced, I had a few ideas pop into my head. As I played with the ruler and...
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Watch out kindergarden, here we come!
Today is Addy's first day of school! I'm a little bit sad (and man is the house quiet!), but also excited to have all day to focus on my projects and hopefully feel a bit more centered. Lately I've...
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A Mod Christmas!
When I was playing around with ideas for the Dresden Challenge, I came up with this mini. It was ultimately set aside, but I do still love it! I like the wreath shape that resulted from all of the...
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Woven Ruby
This quilt started with just a layer cake of Ruby by Bonnie and Camilla for Moda. I love the prints in this line, and I didn't want to chop them up too much. I ended up cutting each layer cake into 5 -...
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Scrappy Blocks Tutorial
I've been slowly making these blocks with my scraps, and I thought I'd share my process! I cut notebook paper to 8" squares and use that as a foundation for my blocks. This is my preferred method of...
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Wow. I don't talk about this much, but I love my blog readers! You guys really keep my going. Some days I find it hard to get into my creative groove, and your awesome comments always bring me back...
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Purple and Grey Goodness!
Last year I made this mini quilt for my coffee table. We've been using it ever since then, and I really like it. It adds a bit of color to the room and it's a great coaster/table mat! Unfortunately...
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Baby Whales
This silly little baby quilt sure has done some traveling lately! I sent it off to a friend in Seattle, but had a small error in the address. The quilt was sent back to me, at which point I corrected...
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Market Square Tote Pattern!
Last summer I sewed up this tote bag, which I still use every day! My blog post about the bag brought in a ton of positive feedback, and even a custom bag order:With a little more free time now that...
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Pattern Giveaway!
The lovely Felicity over at Felicty Quilts was nice enough to endure the torture of testing my tote pattern. Check out how fabulous she is:Here's a close-up of her bag:And a great shot of the lining...
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Beautiful Disaster Quilt
I volunteered to make a quilt for a benefit recently. I actually thought that I had a quilt finished and ready to donate, but the quilt that I had in mind wasn't really in proper condition to donate....
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More totes, and another pattern GIVEAWAY!
I have two more totes to share with you, both sewn up by my awesome pattern-testing friends! The first tote was made by Meaghan, who I met through blogging and got to hang out with IRL last year when...
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Modern Quilted Tote
Have I mentioned that I have a ton of sewing to do for my sister's wedding? Well, I do. And as a true procrastinator, I decided to start a new project in lieu of working on the wedding quilt.A few days...
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Modern Dresden Plate Tutorial
A few weeks ago when I blogged about my Mod Christmas wallhanging, I had a request for a tutorial. It's taken me some time to put this together, but better late than never, right? This is the process...
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And then, this one time....
I blogged!Wow, November just flew by in a flash! Here's what I've been up to:For Halloween, I made a "Blue Fairy" costume for Addy: Bodice detail:I like to take the extra time to create well-crafted...
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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day! - CLOSED
Welcome! It's Giveaway Day over at Sew Mama Sew today! Hop on over to their blog to see all of the goodies that are up for grabs!And if you're visiting for the first time, I hope you stick around for...
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SMS Giveaway winner!
And the winner is comment #28: jruminski said...I usually make jewelry, table runners or placemats.I love that fabric and I really love camping!!The winner has been notified via email.Thanks to...
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