In the past when I’ve traveled I’ve stashed items in ziplock bags. They are not very attractive or reusable, so before our most recent trip I made some zip bags. I used this pattern and it’s the first time that I’ve gotten repeatably great results. I am excited to try more projects with zippers. What […]
My first ever strawberry rhubarb pie! Very yummy. Very messy in my oven despite a cookie sheet under it. Totally worth the effort and mess.
Look what my sister posted to Facebook – Brianna in the dress I made her. She is so cute. I can’t wait say hi to her in person this November.
Dots (54†x 54â€) Quilt guild meetings are motivators for me to finish at least one project. I finished two quilt tops and a few dresses for the little girls in my life before the last meeting. Whirly Squares (54†x 54â€) I struggled to finish the quilt tops. I had parts of them done
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I had a tin of dyed fabric scraps and free time. I challenged myself to only use my free-motion foot to create this. I even used my free motion foot and a zig zag stitch to attach the button. The base is cotton batting. All of the pink fabrics, trims and crocheted square were dyed
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I’ve been happily stitching and finishing lots of projects. I managed to slow down a bit to photograph a few non-quilt items I created late last week with fabric paper and scraps of fabric: covers for my work notebooks (they are no longer boring) and postcards with texture for a quilt guild member who is
My final handmade holiday gift has been received. Our friend loves mustaches and my husband and I wanted to find something for her new apartment to reflect her style. After a bit of searching we opted to make her some art. She’d been out of town for 3 weeks so she didn’t open her gift
Table Runners Remember the WIP from late October? The gifts have been received with high praise. While in Seward this summer, we stopped at the quilt shop. My husband saw the templates and the patterns for the bear and moose table runners. He thought his mom and grandma would like them. I wasn’t sure, but
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My favorite part of the holidays is gift giving. I enjoy searching for or creating a gift, wrapping it and hoping it brings a smile to the recipient. I spent the weekend finishing the last of my shopping and sewing, wrapping presents and packaging them for shipment early next week. All the holiday cheer has
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Ornaments It’s holiday crafting time at my house. First up is an ornament exchange with the Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild. I can never make just one ornament and I had empty glass bulbs in my craft room. I filled them with bits of antique lace, trim, ribbon, buttons and yo-yos. They look festive and if
