*Pushes… giant … elephant … out an average size door…. dusts hands off* I made a lot of quilts since November. Whew! I did it! I turned in everything for my book deadline. (And everything arrived safely! Praise the Lord!) I’m so excited to share my book and all the quilts with you next year. But for now, I feel…
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Operation Recovery {WIP Wednesday}
Crafty Traveler Blog Hop {Art Student Tote}
Hi there! Today I’m reviewing Anna Maria Horner‘s Art Student Tote as part of the Crafty Traveler Blog Hop Photo credit: Amanda Faucett Photography Whenever I consider buying a pattern, I always scour the internet for reviews before I invest my time, fabric, and money. Well to get ready for her Sew South retreat, my friend Jennifer of Ellison Lane is hosting the Crafty Traveler Blog Hop which features a series…
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Love a Challenge {Color me Happy!}
Back at Fall Quilt Market, my friends and I were (loudly) taking in all the wonderful sights. We ran into Vanessa Christenson, who is lovely and witty and had a lovely booth with a lovely new fabric line Color Me Happy (yardage ships in March!). She challenged us to come up with projects using candy squares from Color Me Happy. Someone joked…
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Closing out the Dresdens
Hi everyone! Good news, I survived my first deadline! Sorry for leaving you hanging last week. I had to focus. Would you believe the laundry mountain I have to fold after weeks of neglect? That’s next on my to-do list today. (Yah! I try to be thankful for my little gifts, but it is hard during the folding!) The last…
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Even more antique Dresden plates
I’m really enjoying sharing these Dresden plates here with you. Showing a few pictures at a time makes me feel that this beauty is getting it’s due. And I don’t feel like I am over-tiring ya’ll too much. 🙂 I think the saying goes, “they don’t make ’em like they used to.” And I think that is absolutely true here….
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