The last time I sewed potholders was back in 2018, and they are now in pretty bad shape. It was time to make some new ones. They also make quick and easy gifts.
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Christmas Gift Ideas
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for gift ideas; things I can make that won’t take a lot of time but would hopefully be welcomed. I thought I’d share today a few of my favorite gift ideas and tutorials.
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Temp Quilt: It’s done!!!
I finally finished it. Well, to tell you the truth, it’s been done except for some extra stitching and the facing. So this past weekend I made it my goal to finish it. Here it is hanging in the living room.
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
With the new month comes some major decisions. But before I tell you about them, I have to show you the beautiful cards I received from Kathy Schmidt of Quirks Ltd. I love everything about them, including her interesting signatures on the back. I’ve been following Kathy for some time, and this month she hit…
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More Progress
It’s slow going on the temp quilt, but here is where I am now. I have 5 decades on five strips. Each day shows the low and high temperature for that birthday. They are just mistyfused down. I am not sure yet how much space will be between the rows or how I plan to…
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Making Roving Fabric
Been playing a bit. When I cleaned up my studio I found some wool roving that I’ve not used in awhile. I thought it might be fun to try to make some roving fabric. This process is just like when I made the Scrappy Fabric awhile back in this post. However, this time instead of…
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Just a little progress
In the last post I told you about the temperature wall hanging I’ve started. Well, it’s kind of slow going. One reason is because I am getting new windows for my studio. The window guys had to come out and measure inside, which involved me moving both tables and lots of stuff. Well, while I…
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Ukraine Spotlight Auction Quilt
The SAQA Spotlight Auction is coming up soon, and I thought I’d like to donate a quilt for this event. The size for these quilts is 6 x 8 inches, which would be easy for me to finish. They will be displayed in mats with a 4.5″ x 6.5” opening, and placed in clear cellophane…
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Wonderfil Variegated Splendor Thread Grab Bag
I usually don’t fall for this type of promotion, but recently Wonderfil had a promotion of grab bags of 10 spools of thread for a great price. I don’t have many variegated thread in my stash so I though I’d grab one of these bags. What’s interesting about variegated thread is you never know how…
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