January 31, 2012
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I finished up the first Oriental Baltimore block, Maple leaves. I really saw a lot of improvement as I worked on this and am pretty please with the result. I have to do applique in small chunks as it really … Continue reading
January 3, 2012
by Julie
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This pincushion has been on my todo list for awhile. It’s one of the Christmas gifts I’d planned to make but now I’m glad I went another route. It’s cute but not quite what I’d hope for. I’d like a … Continue reading
December 20, 2011
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Two more holiday gifts made it off the sewing machine but I’m not sure I’ll get all the way through my list so there might be one or two last minute purchased ones. The leafy table runner worked out … Continue reading
December 12, 2011
by Julie
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For the most part I store my files digitally but some of them I use over and over and those are useful to keep in printed form, particularly the pattern pieces. When we trekked down to the Container Store for … Continue reading
December 9, 2011
by Julie
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When we last visited this project it wasn’t going so well. Despite having sewn all sorts of curves for clothing, this curved piecing just wasn’t working for me so I went to plan B. I cut new muslin blocks and … Continue reading
December 7, 2011
by Julie
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Yesterday I worked on birthday gifts instead of Christmas gifts. I’ve been meaning to make some of these shopping bags for a friend of mine for ages and this year I finally got it done. I’ve been using my own … Continue reading
December 5, 2011
by Julie
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It’s not ALL holiday gift sewing around here. On Sunday afternoon, I took a break in order to attend a class at the Quilted Crow on invisible machine applique. It was an excellent class with very clear instructions and quite … Continue reading
December 4, 2011
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I’ve wanted some elfa drawer storage for the sewing room for awhile now and when Daniel asked for some flat totes for under-the-bed storage I had just the excuse I needed. I bought two elfa “start a stack” units and … Continue reading
November 14, 2011
by Julie
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Here’s another finished table topper. I had some trouble with the quilting and after the fact I realized I should have run my bobbin thread through the “finger” for a little added bobbin tension.
November 11, 2011
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I was excited to find tea towel yardage at the quilt shop now at very affordable prices. I picked up a redwork book and plant to embroider these for yet another holiday gift.
