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A holiday "cheer-me-up"!
I hope everyone is enjoying the bustle before the holidays! I've been working away on gifts, a little further behind than usual this year. I'm hoping to have packages shipped out in time, but I'm not...
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Christmas Sewing!
I have a few handmade Christmas gifts to share, but I'm going to start with some custom work! A few years ago I created these family tree quilts, and a friend of mine really loved them. This year she...
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The one where I realize that 2012 *was* a productive year!
I love seeing my friends' year-end blog review posts. I also stumbled upon a few new-to-me blogs today, and was instantly drawn in by the fabulous year's end wrap-up photos! Feeling as if I haven't put...
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9-Patch Puzzle Quilt Pattern - For Sale Now!
I'm so excited to finish my second pattern! You may remember last year when I created this quilt for my good friend's daughter. Since then, I've had several requests for a pattern.I wrote the pattern...
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Blog news and Christmas sewing!
I'm a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I've spent the last 9 days working on my blog. I decided to buy my domain name, and it is now officially all set up! Feel free to continue to visit my blogspot...
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Japanese-y Pillows
When we moved to upstate NY last year we knew 4 people. My husband had become really close friends with a coworker in Seattle, who was from upstate NY and left Seattle to move back to NY just months...
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The last of the Christmas gifts!
When I was in Seattle last fall I found a great Echino print that reminded me so much of one of my best friends. I grabbed a 1/2 yard cut, not knowing what I'd do with it. I must have had pillows on...
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QuiltCon Intro and Bloggy News!
The Modern Quilt Guild is having a linky party to get to know each other a little bit before QuiltCon! I love this idea, because I'm really bad at remembering names. I really should do that thing where...
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February Challenge Link Up!
In an effort to challenge myself in my quilty life and connect with more quilting friends, I've decided to start a monthly personal challenge + linky party!To join in, write a blog post (or include the...
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9-Patch Puzzle Tester Quilts!
I'm so excited to share what my pattern testers came up with for their 9-Patch Puzzle Quilts!Cindy at Live a Colorful Life tested the the pattern using solid (unpieced) blocks. She was so sweet to...
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The random winner for the Febraury Link Up was participant #6: Michelle of Factortum of ArtsThanks to everyone for linking up! I can't wait to see what we all get done this month!
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Frane Wedding Quilt!
I'm finally able to show off my sister's wedding quilt! I actually have a few projects that are safely with their new owners, and now ready to share. Unfortunately, I'm also consumed with getting ready...
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Constellations for my Valentine
I finished up this quilt just in time to gift it to Matt for Valentine's day! I've always been a fan of Lizzy House's designs, and I was especially excited for her Constellations line because it is her...
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March Challenge Link Up!
So, how did everyone do with their February Challenges?My February Challenge was to open up to people at Quilt Con, and I think that I did pretty well! There are lots of people who I should have...
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Google Reader will be extinct soon! I'm so sad to hear that, as I love to have all of my "stuff" (i.e. blog, reader, email, calendar, etc) in one place, and I'm a big fan of most google products.A...
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The one that I almost didn't blog about...
A few weeks ago I sat down to write about QuiltCon: the people I met, the classes I took, the tattoo that I got (true story!). Then a good friend arrived for a long weekend visit, and I saved what I...
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For my little Valentine...
Thanks so much for all of the support in my last post! I really, truly wasn't digging for compliments, nor was I trying to bash the Modern Quilt Guild. I simply wanted to share my quilt and how I was...
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Baby Ric Rac Charm Quilt
I picked up a charm pack of Noteworthy a few weeks ago at my LQS. I set it aside, because my to do list was a mile long. And then one night I needed a fresh new project to play with, so I cut all of...
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Field Study for Easter (a bit late...)
A friend of mine asked me to make her two girls matching Easter dresses and a coordinating bow tie for her son. I gave her a few fabric ideas and crossed my fingers that she would choose Field Study in...
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The Wall Street Freaking Journal!!!
I know it's been really quiet around here lately, but trust me when I say that my quilting studio is anything but quiet right now! I'm getting ready to head back to Peoria, IL for a quick visit with my...
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