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Stash Busting Purse Project
Being on a tight budget means that I’m continuing to work through my remnant fabric stash for a while. I’m setting aside the corset/jacket projects for now, unfortunately, but I spent an hour or two...
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Quilted Duvet Cover
The stash busting continues! I raided my scrap stash and cut around 70 6″x6″ quilt squares for my next project, a duvet. Math is not my forte, but this is my best attempt at calculating how many blocks...
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Elastic Waist Tube Dress
More stash-busting today! I bought this blue fabric well over a year ago during a crazy online sale. I love it, but I never could decide how I wanted to use it. Sunday was a gorgeous 75 degrees in...
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Top Secret Birthday Project: Ocean Quilt
For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on a top secret project – another quilt! I haven’t been able to post my progress, as the recipient may or may not read this blog. It’s an ocean themed...
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Purrfect Fashions
I wrote about my collaboration with my friend Janet for Purrfect Fashions last November. We’re back on track with new designs, so I thought an update was in order for today. You can find the store...
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DIY Tie-Front Shirt
I wear this tie-front shirt all year. I don’t like to show a lot of skin, so I wear it over some of my more revealing dresses. It also makes a great beach cover-up, as the summer sun isn’t always kind...
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PURRfect Fashions – New Tote Bag Designs
All three of these bags will be available at http://purrfectfashions.ecrater.com/. Each bag has an inside pocket that matches the exterior fabric. Proceeds benefit local animal rescue, which means that...
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Vintage Accordion-Style Sewing Box
Mom has been in town the last couple of days, and we’ve spent some time doing one of our favorite activities: antique shopping! While I’m not an expert on REAL antiques, I love old things in general....
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Twisted Stitches Pig – The End is in Sight!
I still have a several hours of stitching left on this little guy, but I’m feeling much better about my progress. This was last Saturday’s progress: And here’s this Saturday’s stopping point: The...
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Summer Dress Planning
Due to the extra hours I’ve been working lately, I treated myself to two new pieces of fabric for my summer projects. My plan (which is always subject to change) is to make a dress with the safety pin...
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Quilt Planning for Madison
Over the last couple of years, I have been collecting vintage handkerchiefs and napkins. I love a good vintage print, but I have a particular fondness for anything hand-embroidered. I am using some of...
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The “I hope I’m done by Christmas” Quilt Continues
After adoptions on Saturday, I went over to Jen’s for an afternoon of sewing. I get so much done at other people’s houses! I think it’s mostly because I don’t have things like this: and this: to...
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Madison’s Quilt – She loved it!
When I decided to give Madison the quilt for Christmas, I assumed she wouldn’t be very interested in it. It’s not the kind of gift a two-year-old gets excited about. I was pleasantly surprised when she...
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I’m making progress in the dining room!
Remember Chris’s not-so-pretty dining set from my last post? This is where I started: After several hours of sanding and painting… …these are the chairs! I’m not usually into bright colors, but in the...
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Madison’s Dress
This week, I finished a summer dress that I’ve been looking forward to making for my niece, Madison. I used McCall’s M5416, and it was extremely easy. I didn’t love the way the facing turned out, but I...
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Horror-Themed Clutch Purse
My friend Sean’s short film “Debbie Lynn” will be shown at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest in Charleston next weekend, and since I make a little appearance in the film, I will definitely be there...
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Mom’s Quilt
I’ve said it before, but I mean it this time: I really need to take a class if I’m going to keep making quilts! I have made three quilts now – four, if you count a practice duvet that I made for myself...
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New Fabric for a New Job
I haven’t bought fabric in a while, so this is a special treat. Last week, I accepted a new job teaching high school English here in Jacksonville! As many of you know, I was a teacher before, but I...
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Robot Baby Blanket
No, I did not make a quilt! I’m off quilts for a while, remember? This was a very simple baby blanket. I bought this robot print flannel the day after Thanksgiving when flannel was around $1.25 a yard...
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Quick Saturday Afternoon Pillows
Since it’s still about 95 degrees in the shade here in Jacksonville, I’m spending as much time indoors as possible this weekend. This afternoon’s quick and easy (indoor) project was making pillows for...
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