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Creativity Day at A Work of Heart
I went to A Work of Heart on Sunday with a group of friends to belatedly celebrate my birthday. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that place! I love the space, the creative energy, Andrea (the owner). I want that creative wonderland … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Inspiration, Off Topic: Crafts, Other Artists, Quick Projects
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Citrus Holiday and Decorating
I get a Janome email periodically and when I have a chance to look at it, I am usually impressed with something. One thing I like about the photos below is the different colors – not the usual red and … Continue reading
Sorbet Blocks
The above blocks are the blocks I made over the weekend. Except for the one in the lower left hand corner, which I made last week. I put it in to make the photo square and so you wouldn’t see … Continue reading
Sorbet Color
In a recent post, I posted a partially colored view of the patterns I had created in EQ6 for the Quilt Sorbet Quilt (not sure whether I will call it Sorbet or Quilt Sorbet or something else). Here is a … Continue reading
Longarming FOTY 2008
I spent time yesterday machine quilting the Fabric of the Year 2008 quilt at Always Quilting. It took me 3.25 hours from the time I started pinning the piece to the machine until I took it off. It was the … Continue reading
Crazy Quilt Test
I talked about Barsha’s silk crazy in a Sept. 16 post. I kept not posting about this project for some reason. I think I just never got around to it. Here is the finished top. I still need to make … Continue reading
Another Bag Complete
I started this bag a month ago and was finally able to finish it today. It is really fun. Detail.
Posted in Off Topic: Crafts, Projects
Tagged Off Topic: Crafts, Quick Projects, Tote Bags
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Gifts to Give Using Fab Fabric
One of my favorite blogs is Be*mused blog (link on clip). She puts fabrics together beautifully and shows wonderful pictures. This link to one of her old posts from a current post discussing Christmas gifts dovetails nicely with another fabric … Continue reading
Make Lounge Cushion Cover
I was randomly surfing blogs and websites today (studiously avoiding the laundry, the Christmas cards and the Pineapple!) when I came across Make Lounge via Juju Love Polka dots blog. I saw this cushion cover and thought it was very … Continue reading
Posted in Gifts, Off Topic: Crafts
Tagged Gifts, Off Topic: Crafts, Quick Projects, Teacher Pillows
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Using Liquid Paper to Satisfy a Child’s Halloween Dreams
How to Make a Halloween Costume Supplies and Tools Picture of child’s dream costume Felt (of appropriate color(s) Sewing machine Scissors Shoelaces Timtex Liquid Paper (correction fluid) Aleen’s Craft Glue The Halloween costume, except for some decoration, which are drying, … Continue reading
Hanging on By My Fingernails
As you can see, messy crafting runs in the family. I went to a scrapbook night with my sister Friday night. This is her work area. She does gorgeous pages! I created about 10 pages and they were all very … Continue reading
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Tagged Off Topic: Scrapbooking, Piecing, Quick Projects
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As the UFOs Turn
As you can see from my previous blog posts, I have been sewing and making progress. Still, these seem to be new projects, so I thought I would inventory my UFOs and see what I was facing. One year (1996, … Continue reading
Laume and the Gift Bag Redux
Laume, one of my five readers, she of Beach Treasure Blog, wrote in the comment box: This whole gift bag thing – I’m on the fence with it. On the plus side, the gift bags in the photos are so … Continue reading
