Category: sewing
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Granny’s Garden.
Is this my Everest? Perhaps. It feels like I’ve slayed the beast. Cosi feels the same way, we’ve been revelling in our victory. My Granny’s Garden quilt top is finished. Can you believe it? Two and a half years in the making, a solid 60 hours of prep, and probably around 150 hours of hand…
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Happy Year of WIPs!
In typical style, I’ve been brainstorming lately about what my new year should be. My 2021 year of minis got a bit derailed by moving and all and I still have those big projects I wanted to finish. I was chatting with my SILs about it the other day and we went down to take…
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Househunting socks and many other updates.
Ok, I’m just going to come out and say it – we found a house! We closed this week and move in early August. I finished these socks right after we found out our offer was accepted and I’ve been holding on to them for good luck ever since. I’m so pleased with that contrast…
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Bias tape is a lesson you never truly learn.
Since I’ve had the extreme good fortune to be able to work from home since March of last year, my wardrobe needs have drastically changed. I went from dressing business casual 80% of the time to dressing zoom casual at every moment. For me, this means jeans, wool socks, and some sort of video call…
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A little of this, a little of that.
Happy Sunday to you! I’ve been crafting up a little storm around here so let’s jump right in! First things first, I finished up this little cutie last weekend. This is the Thimble Basket pattern from the book Rainy Day Sewing by Amy Sinibaldi and Kristyne Czepuryk. The pattern is well written and pretty easy…
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In no particular order.
Sometimes I struggle with writing a blog post. A crafty blog is an interesting thing – sometimes I have a finished object to talk about, sometimes I have a theme or idea that has been popping up in my making, and then, sometimes not. Sometimes I’m just putiting time into projects and there’s no take…
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Catch-all.
As I’ve started thinking about my end of year review and next year’s plans, I realized that there a few projects that never made it to the blog. Some are finished objects and some WIPs and a few gifts that have now been gifted. Back in the dim and misty receses of the past, one…
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A Year of Christmas
Well, we’re here. The holiday season is upon us and I am happy to report that I did one of the things I set out to do this year. I pulled out my stash of handmade holiday items. My stash! Way back in January, I had the idea to dedicate some time over the year…
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Little by little.
At work, it honestly feels as though the end of the year is just careening towards me and there is still so much to do. It’s been a host of busy days, so I am making a concerted effort to slow it way down in my personal space. In most years (feels like I’ve been…
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Joining in, sewalong style.
Whew, the year is just flying by! How are we almost to Thanksgiving? I’ve been working away on holiday gifts, but today I’ve got a fun new project to share. My love of Lori Holt’s quilt designs is well documented, so I had a hard time resisting the new sewalong for Lori’s Prim & Proper…
Knit 1, Make 2 