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My Owl\’s

Lynne over at Lily\’s Quilts hosts a Small Blog Meet to help small bloggers meet other bloggers and to get their stuff out there. I certainly qualify with my whole four followers. Stop by and check her meet out:I am currently working on a set of embroidered owls. I have no idea what I wantContinueContinue reading “My Owl\’s”

My first purse/wallet set

My friend Jean requested that I make her a purse after seeing some of the things I\’ve been turning out. I finished the purse quicker than I thought and had some time left over so I decided to surprise her with a matching wallet.This is my first wallet. I probably should have used a strongerContinueContinue reading “My first purse/wallet set”

Blogger Quilt Festival

This is my entry for the BQF. I love this quilt because it was the first one I completed start to finish without months of breaks in between. Since I made this quilt in January of this year I have been sewing continuously without long breaks in between projects.I have met friends, completed a lotContinueContinue reading “Blogger Quilt Festival”

My Troubled Project

So I started out with a beautiful high contrast print that I wanted to show off in large tiles. I picked out several coordinating colors to accentuate the print and started following a pattern I found in a magazine.I just wasn\’t liking the way it was looking after I got all of the patchwork squaresContinueContinue reading “My Troubled Project”

It Grabbed Me.

Isn\’t this door just amazing? While I was in Boston this weekend I was walking down the street with my friend saw this door, stopped mid-sentence and had to take a picture. It\’s gorgeous. I WILL do something with this scroll work as inspiration. Not sure what yet, but I will. Any ideas?

Weekend Progress

So I spent the weekend in Boston and I had an absolute blast. It was Head of the Charles weekend, a huge rowing regatta, and I got to see some former teammates compete and see some friends I hadn\’t seen in a long time. I had been itching to start an embroidery project based onContinueContinue reading “Weekend Progress”

Travel Pouch

I\’m leaving on a jet plane tomorrow and am getting all of my hand work together to work on the plane. I already have a pouch that I use for hand quilting but I felt I needed on for embroidery/hand work too. 🙂 I have had this thing cut out for almost a year andContinueContinue reading “Travel Pouch”

Sweet Scallops Sew Along

Over at See Kate Sew there is a Sweet Scallops Tote Sew Along. I whipped one up this weekend but due to my hatred of turning handles, just put the handles on today. Finally finished. I haven\’t made anything purple in awhile and wanted to break into my stash and here\’s what I came upContinueContinue reading “Sweet Scallops Sew Along”

English Paper Piecing

After seeing lots of people doing the Hexie things around the blogosphere I figured I should give it a shot as well. With some of my new stash I am doing 2.5 in hexies in black, white, and the letter print.I\’m still trying to decide if I want to add a pop of color orContinueContinue reading “English Paper Piecing”

Groupon Fail.. or Win?

So about a week ago I got a Groupon to a local quilt shop, Quilter\’s Stash. First fail, I accidentally got two instead of one. I guess I doubled clicked or something.I was in Dallas Sunday morning so I figured since I was in the area I could swing by the shop, second fail, itContinueContinue reading “Groupon Fail.. or Win?”