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My Easter tabletopper is ready and waiting. . . and waiting to be quilted. I am home from work today and no excuses. Just need to go and buy milk. Write a cheque. Mail the cheque. Decide on Easter dinner. Sweep kitchen floor. Okay, okay, you get the idea! I can get THIS close to…
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My design wall has been full for a week. Time to blog about it and take it all down! I gave in to the *S* blocks! They are now my leaders and enders project. So far I’ve only been sewing together leftover hsts. I can’t wait to start some new projects and play with…
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This is the second design process post for the Joy Quilt. The first post is here. This is the theme fabric for the quilt. I’m using it for color cues as well inspiration for the design. This is what I’ve come up with for the design of the quilt. The middle will be a panel…
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Warm Congratulations to Sharon who won my scraps! Sharon commented I like all kinds of how-to, techniques, and tutorials on quilting. So, any that you do is much appreciated. 🙂 Thanks, Sharon! And thanks to so many who took the time to leave thoughtful comments, follow my blog, sign up for my newsletter and ‘like’…
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This is the beginning in a series of post as I start working on a quilt for my daughter. The fairy sprite fabric above, a mere fat quarter, is our inspiration piece. Sprites of Tillbrook from Alexander Henry 2008. Pretty much gone from the quilt shops. Behind it in this photo is some Denyse Schmidt…
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A surprise birthday present that I might or might not get done on time. I got distracted on my sample project. More to come! With Joy, Sarah Vee *giveaway post comments open until tomorrow, March 23. Comment here!*
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Yes, THIS is my Blue Light Special! {attention K-mart shoppers!} A funky, bright, light for my sewing space. 3 bucks. I think it goes great with my {$12} orange desk! I put it altogether myself. And I mean all. of. it. The tall post the lamp is attached to came in 2 pieces. The instructions…
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I really can’t believe that after finally being happy with this basket block arrangement. . . that I sewed the rows together *WRONG* and ended up with this and I think I even like it better! What do you think? I took some time on Saturday night and again Sunday to visit blog hop party…
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The kids had me thinking outside of the box to make their creations. A record for a circle template! The stuffing holes were stitched closed before midnight so officially, these pillows were made in one day! They are already being treasured:) With Joy, Sarah Vee *Remember the Blog Hop Party Giveaway is OPEN until March…
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shhhhh. . . not sure how I did it, but success! I sewed on a Friday night! I started these baskets earlier in the week on a whim. I was so happy to get 3 blocks out of 2 fat quarters! I played with my layer cake tutorial for this block and changed how I…
