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Treasures from my Granny’s House

My mother’s house is full of boxes of things that were removed from my grandmother’s house after she passed away.  It has been a slow and sad process to go through them all and decide what to keep and what … Continue reading

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Secret Sewing – Sandcastle Quilt

Click here for my May giveaway! I am so excited to (finally) be able to share with you my top-secret quilt! It is the Sandcastle Quilt and Baby Beach Ball from Sew Fun patterns.  Like all of the Sew Fun … Continue reading

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Pocket Quilt

Here is one pattern test revealed!  This is the “Pocket Quilt” pattern from Puking Pastilles.    Once again I found her patterns easy to follow and fun to make. I had so much fun picking out these fabrics.  I had several … Continue reading

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Secret Sewing Revealed – Sew Fun Quilt and Plushie

I’ve been pattern-testing again.  Remember this fabric?    Here it is turned into a baby quilt: And here is my very first pieced back (I wish I could say I planned it that way, but it has more to do with the … Continue reading

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Perseverance – or how to make a quilt from hundreds of triangles

  The dictionary defines perseverance as “the determined continuation of something especially despite difficulties or setbacks.”  I don’t think I have a lot of perseverance, and I think I need some.  Looking back on events in my life, I can … Continue reading

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Summer Shirts and Quilts Sneak Peak

                As promised, here are the pics of the two shirts I made yesterday.  I am overall quite pleased with them!  For the first time ever I actually sewed on the buttons using … Continue reading

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