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A New Crafty Obsession // Crochet
I was looking back at my posts and realized I haven't really blogged much. My posts are basically just tutorials. I blame it on Instagram. It's just so easy to use Instagram to share projects I'm working on and things happening in my life. Blogging seems so formal to me these days. Anyways, I really want to make more of...
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Making a Concerto Crib Quilt
This weekend I finished my first quilt of the entire year. I used to bust out about 12-15 quilts a year, but this is my first completed quilt in 2015! If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you may have seen all the videos and photos I posted as I worked on a Concerto crib quilt for a baby...
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Rainbow Coin Quilt // Quilt Finish
In January of this year my family moved to a new home, after unpacking my sewing room and almost all of the house I was in the mood to sew something really fun and easy. My daughter Gwenyth asked me to make her a quilt for her bed and I decided to make a classic coin quilt. Gwenyth hand picked...
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Working on a Christmas Celestial Quilt
Remember last week I shared about my work in progress projects? Well don't tell, but I just added another project to that list. Now that the seasons are changing I am in a holiday sewing mood, this weeks Christmas themed stash bundle pushed me over the edge and now I am making a Christmas quilt. As much as I love designing my...
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Clara Dress // Reveal + Review
This week I realized that being a quilter has drastically made me a better general sewist. I began sewing when I was about six years old. My mom would make us Halloween costumes every year and I started to help her. I made a renaissance dress in middle school, various sweaters, skirts, shirts, pajamas and later I made my wedding vail. I was...
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Kona® Cotton Genetics Quilt
What is the longest work in progress you have ever had? Almost 2 years ago I started a Kona® Cotton quilt. I blogged a little about it in 2012, but somehow this was that one quilt that just always got pushed to the way side when I was busy. Finally, 271 colors later, I am happy to say that it...
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I'm Alive!
I have been itching to blog and finally had a moment to break away so I could say, I'm alive! Here is what I have been up to… I have been working on the Skill Builder BOM 2014 machine quilting lessons. Here are my finished, quilted Ruler and Thread Spool blocks. For months I had been working on the...
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2013 in Review and Changing Seasons
Well friends the year is coming to an end. My family is about to embark on a new season of life. We are preparing to move to a different home this Saturday (hence my lack of posts). Moving can be such a pain but I am excited for the chance to start fresh and hopefully establish a bit more order...
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Christmas Gifts and 2014 Planning
What have you been up to lately? Are you making your gifts for Christmas this year? I started working on my handmade gifts and wanted to share. My niece is a huge Vera Bradley fan and specifically asked me to make her a quilted cross body bag. I decided to design something from scratch, which actually came together very quickly....
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Holiday Sewing Ideas and Planning
My guess is you are much more organized than myself and have already started sewing your holiday gifts. Every year I have the intention to begin working on gifts early in the year, but here I am less than two months ‘till Christmas and I am only beginning to plan. Considering our tight financial budget this year I will need...
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Where is the pause button?
This entire year has been on fast forward and it is blur. Skill Builder, Quilt Con, launching Aria Lane, Retro Rubies, just one thing after the next on turbo speed. These last few weeks have definitely been the busiest of my life. Right now I have "MOM" syndrome, Maxed Out Mind. I'm not sure I can fit anymore data in...
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Bombay Tote Reveal + a Special Fabric Giveaway // Legacy Collection by Angela Walters
This week I had the wonderful opportunity to play with a beautiful fat eighth bundle of Angela Walters new fabric collection, Legacy. The Legacy collection was inspired by the legacy bestowed upon artist Angela Walters. Angela dedicates this collection to her beloved Grandfather. These designs range from new quilting designs to those handed down. The colors used in Legacy are...
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Oh how I love bags! // 241 Tote's
A few weeks ago I purchased the 241 tote pattern from Noodlehead. I made two totes for each of my sisters for their birthdays. Cutting all the pieces out of the templates was a bit time consuming, but I really love how these totes came together. I plan to make a quilted version next for the Sew Sew Modern swap....
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Not your Granny's Quilt // Finished Quilt!
I have recently become a HUGE fan of Instagram. I really love the ability to use it to "micro blog" projects I am working on, but the downside is that I tend to slack on sharing those project here on the blog. One of the projects I have been actively working on and sharing on instagram is my Ain't your...
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Sew, Mama, Sew! Block of the Month
Over the last few months I have really enjoyed quilting along with you all in the Skill Builder BOM. I absolutely love seeing your blocks and hearing about the growth your making as quilters. Doing the BOM has definitely made me realize how much of a love I have for teaching others and I plan to really focus on that. I want...
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Now that's pink! A finished quilt…
This weekend my daughter walked into my sewing room while I was working on a quilt. She shouted, "WOW, now that's PINK mom!" So without furthur ado here is the finished Now that's Pink Quilt.In December it was my turn to choose the blocks we would make for my Wish at .do Good Stitches quilting bee. Having a super girly...
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QuiltCon Recap: Part 1
I have been itching to write this post for days! When I thought about what I wanted to talk about in this post, I realized I have about 2 or 3 posts worth of stuff. So I decided I will break the posts up over the weekend to share about my trip.I had a fantastic time at QuiltCon and I...
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WIP Wednesday ~ Sew Sew Modern Project
Well I rarely get to participate in WIP Wednesday, because I am always too busy working on my WIPS to actually write my post haha, but today I wanted to share some WIPS and if you follow me on instagram, or flickr you may have seen some of these projects already. I am participating in Sew Sew Modern handmade swap....
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A Few More Finishes for 2012
Well its officially the last few hours of 2012 here in Arizona. There are a few projects I finished for Christmas I haven't got to share yet, and I figure I better fit them into 2012 before its over! I also wanted to share a little year in review. The Secret Garden Quilt Details | Finished Size: 48" x 60"...
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Finishing touches on my Christmas Sewing
Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas weekend! I don't know about you, but I have a pretty jam packed weekend ahead, which I am really excited about. This evening is an annual Christmas party with my moms side of the family, and then tomorrow were going up north to Prescott to visit my Dad, and my husbands family. Today...