January 4, 2012
by Julie
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I’ve been planning to do a Farmer’s Wife quilt for some months now. I first got the book at the library, then bought it, then coerced a few friends into it as well and then proceeded to start stockpiling fabrics … 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 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
November 11, 2011
by Julie
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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.
November 10, 2011
by Julie
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Block 13 did eventually submit but there was a fair bit of ripping and resewing to do. The pesky little 4 squares seemed always to be oriented incorrectly. And when I fixed those, I sewed my larger units together wrong. … Continue reading
November 8, 2011
by Julie
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Stash party block number 12 went together very quickly and easily and I’ve added it to my tentative layout. Each new block seems to change the balance so I won’t have the final layout until I finish block number 13 … Continue reading
November 7, 2011
by Julie
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Pretty pink roses, just because. I’ve started on the Falling Leaves table runner which I have been avoiding since it has some new-to-me techniques. One of those is curved piecing but I’m not sure why I’m worried as I’ve done … Continue reading
