Joining a bee has been a quilty desire of mine for a while, but I’ve been putting off joining one because of lack of time and a scootch of intimidation. There are a lot of lovely bees and collaborative quilts out there! Naturally an opportunity came up when it was least convenient (on bed rest, newborn, and moving, yawn…) and…
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June Bee Blocks: Think Outside the Block
A little-big finish: smocked dress and bonnet
A tiny finish to share with you today. Funny how such a tiny object could take so long and so much effort to finish, no? The devil is in the details, as they say, and this project was all about the details. I had hopes of finishing Noelle’s smocked dress and bonnet for her to wear home from the hospital….
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WIP Wednesday: Getting my sea legs
After weeks of not sewing with my machine, I’ve been getting antsy. Well friends the time has come for my sewing machine to resume its rightful place: on my dining room table. I had taken down my sewing room and supplies etc. because our house is on the market. It now seems that the Bryan House will be moving soon….
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Baby girl and her (guild) quilt
Look at this precious quilt my guild (Houston Modern Quilt Guild) made for Noelle. I love it so much! It’s all orange and wonky. Love it. bryanhousequilts on Flickr.Baby girl and her (guild) quilt, a photo by bryanhousequilts on Flickr. A view of the whole quilt, and a big brother sneaking up (he is still kind of unsure of her). Thank…
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WIP Wednesday: Christmas in April
Well in the two weeks since I’ve posted, lots of things have happened. Not too much sewing. To be honest I thought I’d have three finished products by now. Someone else had other plans (wink!) so I’ll show you my three WIPs and my (BIG) finish. I started and finished smocking baby girl’s going home outfit. I just need to…
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