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High Chair Cover ~ dining-out events

Posted in baby items, fabric, gifts, sewing, Tutorials, tagged baby items, dining out with toddlers and babies, Sandi Henderson, Tutorials on January 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Well, there will be a new girl in the family soon ( June to be exact!) and I am gearing up with some projects for our new Georgia Peach! A niece and nephew are both also having babies this spring. So, I am cranking out some baby gifts and the best part is that we know the May [...]

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Baby Doll Carriers/Slings Tutorial

Posted in baby items, fabric, gifts, sewing, Tutorials, tagged baby doll slings, gifts for little girls, Soiree on January 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Here are my latest projects: I have had this printed out for a couple of years now and finally took the time to make it. Here is the link to this tutorial. It is really a fine tut, but I did choose to make a couple of changes. My 2 granddaughters (1 1/2 and 3 yrs old) [...]

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Tea Wallet made with Joel Dewberry fabrics

Posted in fabric, sewing, Tutorials, virtual swaps on January 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Here is a small project I tried to complete before the holidays. I had the entire wallet completed, but was stuck on the closure. I purchased it as a kit from my LQS in South Carolina – The Quilters Cottage and really liked it. It is a simple and fast project. I just was not happy [...]

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Handmade Holiday Poll Results

Posted in gifts, quilting, sewing, virtual swaps on January 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Well, over 100 responses has resulted in: 63.7% of crafters who said _ yes, the efforts were absolutely worth it! 33.67% of crafters who checked _ some yes, some no and only 3.06% of responding crafters who were apparently disappointed and did not think their efforts were appreciated &/or worth the effort. A big thanks [...]

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Tutorial for Angel Pillows

Posted in fabric, gifts, linen, Tutorials, virtual swaps, tagged 100% linen, angel pillows, free motion quilting, Tutorials on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

KarrieLyne from the blog Freckled Whimsy is writing a tutorial for the pillow which will be out on the 26th. In one of her emails to me she mentioned that she was working on something for “Stash Manicure”, so be on the lookout. I am sure that once you read over her tutorial, you will [...]

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Angel Pillow Reproductions

Posted in fabric, gifts, linen, quilting, sewing, virtual swaps, tagged 100% linen, Amy Butler, Ana Maria Horner, free motion quilting, Midwest Modern, scraps on January 2, 2011 | 6 Comments »

I have joined several swaps on Flickr and one that is particularly rewarding is the pillow talk swap. In round 3 I was sent an angel pillow by KarrieLyne and my daughter really loved it. So, here is the story of an Angel Pillow that blossomed into 3 different pillows for Christmas. When my daughter stopped [...]

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