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Saturday afternoon my sweetie and I visited the Windham Textile Museum in Willimantic, CT also known as Thread City USA. The east coast has a rich and vibrant textile history. Okay some of it is downright ugly but that’s not for this post. Mills were located all over New England where ever the rivers would provide enough power to run the machinery.
We’d passed this place before and finally stopped to visit. On the 2nd floor there are several exhibits detailing life during the time the mill was operational. From mill town to mill town and fashion district ...
read more- Don't forget to cut out the two pieces of background fabric as indicated on the pattern.
- Label your sections, particularly the top section.
- Sew D to E then add the 2 background pieces at the 1.5" end.
- Sew the sections in this order D, E, O, F, G.
- G goes on the bottom.
Today in Australia is the official Biggest Morning Tea to raise money for cancer research.
This week I decided that I would plant some bulbs into some of the garden beds. I started with daffodils (the logo of the Cancer Council of Australia) and yellow jonquils.
Although the soil looks rich and red (see the spot on the bottom right), it is actually quite dry and poor. So I had to do some serious soil improvement using compost.
Step by Step Guide to Planting Bulbs
We were busier than ever for this Spring Quilt Market, not just with our own patterns, but with new patterns from LakeHouse Dry Goods. Starting this Market, we are writing and publishing Holly Holderman’s quilt designs! We are excited to start this venture with LakeHouse Dry Goods as we are huge fans of their fabric.
Pillows are such a simple way to refresh a room. I am replacing all our throw pillows with feather inserts so, it gave me the perfect excuse to create some new pillows.
A pleated accent and an inviting message in french make up this new design.
Supply List:
- 14 x 24 Pillow Form
- Iron-On Transfer Sheets
- *approx 1/8 yard Decorator Fabric - for the Pleat
- *approx 1 1/2 yards Main Fabric - I used 'Dropcloth' fabric for my pillow.
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To print the printable cupcake liners and pickes below right click and save the image to your computer. Double click file to open. I recommend inserting the image into a word document or power point program and enlarging to 8" wide and then printing.
Any of you who read my blog regularly know that I just hate cleaning but really love cooking. That can be a little troublesome especially when I revamp a recipe to accommodate my kids. When our son, Buck, was home recently, I had made an apple crisp. I often make one when he comes home as [...]
read moreShe selected her fabrics, cut her pieces, and put them out on the block layout sheet....then started to sew.
I call her fabric selection, "I think I've died and gone to the south of France." Some of her fabrics came from France, and some are the new Savonnerie by American Jane ... read more
We all love roosters, so I want one for myself too, hope I can find some more of the roosters. read more
And so is my plate…..I always seem to have a million things on the go. Whether it’s quilting, or teaching or babysitting, or baking, or gardening…..oh I’m exhausted already!
My niece’s wedding shower is on Sunday and I hand painted these wine glasses and tray for her shower. I have a few other things wrapped up for her as well, but hope she really likes this set. She loves wine so she should.
Her colors are ice blue and grey and the glasses are painted with these colors. I had the galvanized tray stashed away ...
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Here are a few more of the Amish Quilt Shop Hop Blocks.
There are 13 blocks needed to make the finishing kit that I purchased. Only 10 quilt shops participated that year. In the finishing kit, which I purchased from Mercantile on Main LLC, are 3 more blocks kits for a total of 13 blocks.
Oops—no WIP Wednesday today, sorry! That's because a) I forgot and b) I don't have anything to show anyway, after being gone most of the week.
But come back next week for the usual link-up. I've decided that this is going to be the Summer of No Commitments. I'm just going to spend time with the girls and sew exactly what I want to sew. I've got a few last things to finish up this week, and then the Summer of No Commitments begins. So I should have lots to show in WIP Wednesday ... read more
This summer seems to be filling up with some travel plans and so I decide to make myself a purse/bag that would accommodate all the things needed when out and about on a day trip... like my camera, regular purse items, a bottle of tea, my Kindle, and a couple diapers and wipes for the little one - trying to eliminate carrying the 2nd bag! [There will still be a bag of back-up/extra stuff in the car though! :)]
This is what I finished yesterday...
The Day Tripper bag :)
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