This week finds me checking many things off of my to do list. In wanting to get my house ready (ish) for the holidays, tackling projects in our new-old house comprises much of my list. (I realize I’ve promised you house pictures. Here are some!) When we were moving my father in law gave me some good advice: tackle one…
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This week: Foyer redo
I’m never throwing away my selvages again
Ok, not that I threw my selvedges (or any piece of scrap fabric) away ever… but now I have a reason not to. MOAR selvages! I was featured on The Selvage Blog! If you haven’t, do check out Karen’s blog for crazy cool ideas to use your selvedges. Thank you Karen! 🙂 Related Tutorials Explore my…
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Finish: A Vintage Christmas
Ok, my insanity now is over. It’s time for serenity later. A Vintage Christmas, 68″ by 88″ Before there was pinterest, there was me, clipping out photos from magazines. One such photo was of two cute golden retriever puppy dogs sleeping piled upon each other on a bed decorated for Christmas. And under the puppies was something that drew my…
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Tutorial: Making binding from selvedge
Updates to this Tutorial Hey there! I’ve updated this with new content and new videos. The original tutorial below. Explore my entire series of selvage quilt tutorials: How to cut and store fabric selvages How to make Selvage Fabric The Criss Cross Selvage Block Tutorial How to make Selvage Binding 25 Creative Ways to Bind your Quilt…
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WIP Wednesday: insanity now, serenity later
A couple of weeks ago I promised a photographer friend (find her here Houston friends, she takes great pictures! Great!) a red and white quilt for her upcoming Christmas photo shoots. It was a large committment to undertake with a small window to finish it. So, the title “insanity now, serenity later” seemed appropriate. The quilt has 480 HSTs. I’ll share…
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