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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Fair Rapunzel

So, she’s really happy with the way Rapunzel turned out.  I’m happy too though she doesn’t knock my socks off.  Avery wants one too now.  She picked out something nice and soft for the body so hers should be extra cuddly.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

In the Works

Chase has been bugging me to make her a doll for a week or two.  I took out the Martha Stewart Craft Encyclopedia that I have, not surprisingly, never used.  The doll, of course, is a princess.  She wanted her clothes to be silver, for her to have a crown, and a new dress afterward.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Saturday, June 11th, 2011

I Made Something

It’s been a while friends, it’s been a while.  But I did it.  After many weeks of thinking about it I got back on the horse.  It’s a modified version of a dress that I bought for Chase over Memorial Day Weekend.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Saturday, April 9th, 2011

I Heart Art :: Contemporary Quilt Design

IMG_20110405_204445So some night this past week, probably Tuesday, I held off changing into my pyjamas and went back out after dinner.  And I sure do love my pyjamas but it was totally worth putting off.  I have lots of big ideas about quilting but traditional quilting is for someone way more detail oriented than I am.   Which is why the workshop about modern quilt technique was totally perfect for me.   Read the rest of this entry »

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Sunday, February 27th, 2011

A Project

Finished.  One Strawberry Shortcake style nightcap!  Well, it’s supposed to be a nightcap but when you’ve waited two whole days to have it in your hot little hands you just might wear it all day too.  Tomorrow I’ll try to get a picture of its intended use.  She’s cute that girl.  And she sure does love Strawberry Shortcake.

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Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Paperback Pocket Duo

I haven’t been working on much of anything lately.  But I have been keeping my eye on the One Yard Wonders Sew Along at Pink Chalk Fabrics.  When I saw the completed week three projects (these are actually supposed to be for mail) I thought it would be perfect for a girl just totally swimming in books.  It took me weeks to complete the project between all the hemming and hawing, digging out just the right fabric, cutting and then actually putting it together. Read the rest of this entry »

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Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Cache-Cou

Loosely translated it’s a neck hider.  I’m still trying to work out this crazy scarf idea.  (No need to explain the look she’s giving me in the picture, right?)  I’m using the turtle part of the neck of a felted wool sweater.  This is at least its third incarnation and it’s still not quite right.  Things I’ve learned: no matter what you say it’s impossible to sell a four year old on wool as not scratchy.  If you line a knit fabric with a woven to make it feel smooth and wonderful on the inside it won’t stretch anymore.  Sigh.  Lessons learned. Read the rest of this entry »

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Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Happy Christmas

We survived! Hope yours was a good one.  We’ll talk again soon!  Lots more pictures here.

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Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

The Mermaidens!

And I’m officially done!  I did everything I could to sabotage this project.  Everything.  I started by not reading the instructions.  After reading the instructions I decided not to follow them.  Then I committed a series of sewing sins.  But there they are and, at the end of the day, I decided not to hate them.  They kind of don’t look anything like the picture in the book but the girls will never know that.

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Thursday, December 16th, 2010

A Tuft Of Feathers

Suddenly it’s hard to keep up here.  I’m totally sucked into Damages.  Has anybody else watched this series?  I started seeing these weird commercials that really didn’t tell me much of anything.  After watching the commercials for a few weeks I couldn’t contain my curiosity anymore.  Anyway, now I’m committed.  I guess that’s ok because I’m working on the very last panel of these blocks.  I hope to get them done in time to put them under the tree. Read the rest of this entry »

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