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By 8 pm last night I'd had enough of lovin' up my sewing machine. I moved on to lovin' up a bottle of wine and a bag of potato chips. I was the advance guard, it seems, because soon I was surrounded by many wine glasses and many more bags of, um, bad munchies.
I am tackling things FRESH today.

I haven’t spoken about this project for many years. I actually looked back, and I had written about I on my very first blog in 2007. Steve gave me several of his old Hawaiian shirts many years ago.  I thought that I would make a quilt out of them.  I actually pieced them, but I was never quite happy with them.  I saw a pieced tunic top on a friend at work.  I decided to make a pieced garment.  Here is where I am now:

I always seem to work on a more summer focused project around this time ...

Totally happy that I completed another project from my Finish Along List, this time its our wedding quilt, I created especially for our wedding May 31, 2014. And so happy its finished just in time, to display it there. After finishing I decided to stitch the date on it too, but this didnt happen yet. First time I tried something else than just loops with FMQ. I did woodgrain on the background, so it will look like the heart is carved in a tree, its a bit hard to see on the pictures.

Quilt Stats:

Measurements: 25” x 28.5 ...

   I made one of these door decorations last year with the same fabric but I added a very ugly stem and leaves in premade dark green binding fabric which I wanted to remove.   When I tried to take off the ugly stem and leaves off it wasn't working out and it was way too messy.  Much easier to make a new one and have it the way I wanted. 

    I broke all the applique rules with this one.  I cut the petals out with a template I made myself.  I didn't use any fusible web, I just placed ...

   I made one of these door decorations last year with the same fabric but I added a very ugly stem and leaves in premade dark green binding fabric which I wanted to remove.   When I tried to take off the ugly stem and leaves off it wasn't working out and it was way too messy.  Much easier to make a new one and have it the way I wanted. 

    I broke all the applique rules with this one.  I cut the petals out with a template I made myself.  I didn't use any fusible web, I just placed ...

drum-roll…… the winner is:

Side note: I love it when Mr. Random gives a low number – less counting!

Congrats Michele, you’re the winner! I’ve emailed you for your address.

Thanks to everyone who reads my blog (or just skims the pictures even :)). Here’s to another year of fun makes to share!

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I could say that my goal for this month is to finish my city sampler, but I would feel a bit like I’m cheating as it is already finished. You must be sick of hearing that by now, but no … Continue reading →

On Friday, with buckets of rain pouring on us, my friend Darly and I started unloading for my first vendor booth at a quilt show.   It was raining so hard, the rain drops were so big and my umbrella was too small.  Yes, I was trying to unload my stuff  and hold an umbrella with only two hands!

The dolly was the tiny one with a 6″ base.  Even though it held 300 hundred pounds,  I really needed a 20″ base and more hands.  We both had coats on, however, I had the longest sweatpants.  They didn’t seem long ...

The other day I wanted to do some improv sewing.  I had been doing a lot of “work” sewing and just wanted to sew, no rules or measuring, no precise cutting or making sure it was perfect.  I decided to fussy cut some Tula Pink raccoons and use my scrap bins to make some fun borders.  Here is what I came up with!

I haven’t had a chance to make any more, but when I do pull all this out again it will make a really fun quilt I think!!

Do you like to improv sew?

Happy Friday!

Thank you so much, Joanne, for interviewing me for your article on 5 Ways to Fund Your Passion.  It was a great look at craft-to-business planning.

I'm working on building up my new home-sewn wardrobe and I thought I would start of with t-shirts. That makes sense, right? My every day go-to outfit is a tee and comfy jeans so, I did some research.

While doing my homework online I found a gazillion t-shirt patterns for women, many of which were free. But sometimes the freebies only come in one size or they haven't been tested thoroughly enough. I'm trying to save myself that hassle. I want a TNT (tried and true) pattern that I create again and again. You know, a wardrobe ...