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Resilient and Adaptable

I am going to apologize for the length of words and no pictures ahead of time. Also, this post is not quilting or sewing related, just life related, so move along if you want. I just needed to put my thoughts on paper, and I figured if I was going to write them down, IContinueContinue reading “Resilient and Adaptable”

Marta

So this is a really special post. I have been wanting to do this quilt for a really long time but wasn\’t sure of how to go about designing it. I have the best dog in the world. I know other people think their dog is better than mine but its just not possible. MartaContinueContinue reading “Marta”

Hand Quilting High

I am stuck in a hotel for close to a month so I have sworn to finally finish hand quilting my best friends wedding quilt. She got married almost a year ago and I have been in the process of hand quilting her quilt for about 18 months now. She has repeatedly given me aContinueContinue reading “Hand Quilting High”

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes

Can you say OMG. Chocolate chip cookie dough stuffed cupcakes are awesome. I found this fabulous recipe at The Girl Who Eats Everything. The recipe is good, but a made a couple of changes. I made my own cupcake batter from scratch, and since I didn\’t have any condensed milk, made the cookie dough partContinueContinue reading “Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Stuffed Cupcakes”

Orange and Teal

Orange and Teal have been the thing lately haven\’t they? I remember when this thing first started and I didn\’t have any \”teal\” so I HAD to buy some. Duh. I have one or two good teals, but I still could use a couple more to add some variety. Anyways, the whole point behind thatContinueContinue reading “Orange and Teal”

Iterative Identification

So I am going to QuiltCon this coming weekend and there are TONS of people that I know that are going. Literally so many people I don\’t even know if I will be able to keep up with who\’s who, especially since the way I \”know\” these people are through their blogs and their work.ContinueContinue reading “Iterative Identification”

Beginning of Two

One of my best friends from college is getting married. Yay! She is also pregnant! Yay! And she is also having twins. For reals?! So that means I get to make two quilts for her daughters to be. I\’ve been wanting to make a wonky pinwheel quilt for awhile now, but have not had aContinueContinue reading “Beginning of Two”

Doll Quilt Swap 13

I finished my Doll Quilt Swap mini this past weekend. I wanted to do something fun and whimsical and my partner liked bright and cheerful colors. I also challenged myself to not cut into any folded fabric, to work completely from my scrap bags, because probably like you, mine are always overflowing!I started with aContinueContinue reading “Doll Quilt Swap 13”

Sew Sew Modern Mini

I moved in January and traveled a lot in January and I was scared that I was going to have a time crunch on my Sew Sew Modern piece, but luckily I didn\’t. The partner that was selected for me, I had already had before in a previous swap so I knew her style, colorContinueContinue reading “Sew Sew Modern Mini”

How Exciting Is This??

So I couldn\’t help but post about this because you all will understand, no one else does!! So I\’m in Minneapolis for a couple of days for business and on one of the blogs I follow I saw a mentioning of the Minneapolis\’ MQG meeting being this week. I thought to myself that it wasContinueContinue reading “How Exciting Is This??”