Huh…

I’ve been sewing long enough that I don’t really think much about the actual mechanics of  line up the fabric – lower the pressure foot – back stitch etc. Until I look down and think “huh” There’s something strange about discovering something that you yourself have been doing – like the fact that I never [...]

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Tutorials: Getting Organized

Happy New Year! (I can still say ‘happy new year’ three post’s into 2011, right?) Continuing my not-terribly-regular series of sifting through my long list of bookmarked tutorials, and passing them along to you. In honor of new year’s resolutions to get organized… … a tutorial to sew Simple Fabric boxes from One Crafty Mumma …  a [...]

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Never Ending List: Napkins and Such

Continuing my effort to pass my list of “some day I’ll make that” tutorials off to all of you.   I use cloth napkins: they feel  so civilized, and green, and I haven’t had to buy paper ones in years. I have a more than sufficient supply, but that doesn’t stop me from accumulating designs [...]

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Holiday cards

Now that we’re officially in the pre-Christmas season, I made more of my patchwork cards These ones are all red and white patchwork – I like a card that’s festive, but versatile enough for all the different people and holidays I send them too. And I made enough to put some on sale in my [...]

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Your opinion please (and a give-away)

I’m thinking of a new project, and I’d like your input. Some background: I have a file full of photos of gorgeous local produce, I’ve played around with quality print-on-demand photobooks , and while I use a planner every day, I tend to make my own. This year, I’m thinking of having a photo-filled planner [...]

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Kitchen Spoons

I live on the top floor of a big old Victorian-era house. Sadly, it doesn’t have the gingerbread, turrets and wrap around porches  that would immediately bring to mind it’s origins. What it does have, at least, my part of it, is odd little nooks and unexpected layouts, which I find charming. This is one [...]

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A Gift for YoYo’s mama

Yoyo the puppy wasn’t the only one who got a handmade present this weekend. His human got a voile scarf. I’m a little late to the party, but I LOVE this cotton voile. I made myself one of these scarves a couple weeks ago, and it’s quickly become one of my favorite things. I was [...]

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Yoyo’s Leash

Life has largely overshadowed crafting and blogging , lately. Nothing dramatic, just a busy, busy couple of weeks for me. I did, however, make time for a quick birthday gift for a friend: a patchwork leash for her adorable puppy. I did manage to make something for the human-half of the duo, too, but haven’t [...]

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Flower Pincushion

A cute little project: Flower is based on this tutorial, stuffed firmly, but I also added the button and felt leaf. I use a wrist pincushion mostly, I’m thinking a little pincushion flower corsage is next.

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Patchwork Cards tutorial

A tutorial for the patchwork cards I sent to my DQS partner I made two sets of these, and the pictures are a mix, I hope the changing colors aren’t confusing. 1) Pick a foundation:  I’m using a 5×7 piece of paper. Usually for paper piecing, you’re planning to tear this off, so I look [...]

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