christmas giveaway

Image via PurlBee
I saw this project on PurlBee and immediately thought, this is perfect for our family! The only problem is, I couldn’t narrow down the color choices to four. So I already bought five Kona Cottons, red, tangerine, bright pink, lime, and sable. Two more is on the way, pomegranate and chocolate. I couldn’t [...]

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a pillow and a mouse

Well, technically only a pillow cover since it’s to be sent away for a swap. It would be more expensive to ship a big pillow, right? This for the Pillow Talk Swap over on Flickr, made from Denyse Schmidt’s Single Girl pattern. I used Kona Cotton and a bunch of my scraps. The backing is [...]

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show and tell

Stash and Dash bags from an Amy  Butler’s pattern. I get to keep one and the others are for my mom.

Pincushions made totally from scraps. Yay for scraps!

Big sister’s mess and little brother at three and a half weeks.

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bags galore

My mom’s staying with us for a month to help out with the new baby. She asked me to make her some wristlets, four to be exact! So I might as well make one for me too. No photos yet because I only finished two of them. In return, I asked her to make Abby [...]

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heather ross quilt swap

Here’s my share of the Heather Ross Quilt Swap over on Flickr. The quilt is about 20×20″ with another Marimekko pillowcase for the backing. I also had to make a small accompanying gift. Michelle said that she needed a card wallet so a card wallet it is. I looked for some tutorials online but couldn’t [...]

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mass production

Just a plain boring thing, a reversible tissue box cover, but made in fabrics that will make me happy seeing them scattered around the house. The orange/light blue one  is going to a friend’s house for a housewarming gift. Next project will also be mass produced.

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every day in may – the finale

First, happy birthday to my girl who turned two on Saturday!

And these are the sights of the small corner of our front door. The two are final products for May, framed Echino fabric and a nine-patch doorstop. I just need to add a small table between the two and it would be perfect, sigh…

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every day in may – 13 through 26

Whew, I have been gone for so long! The main reason is my camera cable is missing, and what’s the fun in posting without photos? Then it magically showed up yesterday so we can get on with the regular programming. I did finish a lot of stuff and start a few others which most likely [...]

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fiddly little thing

Weekend Away Travel Bag from Heather Ross’ book. Whew! So much labor went into the making of this little thing. I have one big problem making it, the inside pocket’s elastic won’t gather for me. You are supposed to sew it with regular thread on top and elastic thread on the bobbin. Then steam generously [...]

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quickie project

I made this in one day! That’s an accomplishment I tell you, considering the toddler here. I do miss the all day sewing marathon, no toddler caring involved. It’s Elizabeth’s project for Sew Mama Sew. I know it’s dangerous to tempt a toddler with a hanging pocket filled with a scissor, seam ripper, and pins [...]

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