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2nd Snow Dye Result
I got a second snow dye in yesterday. Here it is in the tub in its ‘snow cone’ stage… This was Lemon Yellow and a very small amount of Fuchsia. I think it was just enough Fuchsia to make some nice orange tones. This will be great fabric for sunsets and applique. I’m just about […]
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What’s That You Say? Keep It Shut Ch. 7&8
Welcome back to the blog miniseries on Karen Ehman’s book, Keep It Shut. Click here for previous posts. Today we are on chapters 7 and 8. Chapter 7 – But I’m Just Sharing A Prayer Request This chapter is all about stopping gossip and hearsay (passing on information that did not originate from you and […]
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Snow Dye Result & My QW Interiew!
Happy Thursday! This has to be the fastest week in history! 2 snow days can really speed things along. As promised, I did a snow dye yesterday. I piled up the snow on my fabric and loaded the top of the snow with pink, turquoise and yellow dyes. It looked like a giant snow cone! […]
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Some Fun Fabric Blizzard Dyeing!
We survived the Blizzard of 2015 with two feet of snow! I’m hoping to get outside and get some pretty snow pics later today. But here’s a taste of what we got…we can’t find the patio set today! LOL! The kids had yesterday off and today as well. I got the hankering to pull out […]
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Baby Play Mat Finish
I finished up the quilting on the baby play mat I was working on over the last few weeks. I really love those soft colors from the Riley Blake Girl Crazy collection. I enjoy working on these little baby quilts so much. I’m sure it’s because it reminds me of my own girls when they […]
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What’s That You Say? Keep It Shut Ch. 5 & 6
Welcome back to the blog miniseries on Karen Ehman’s book, Keep It Shut. If you missed the post on chapters 3 & 4, you can find it here. You can find links to weeks 1 & 2 on that post as well. Chapter 5 has everything to do with Motives and Manners. Ah yes, we […]
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A Finish!
I had a finish yesterday! I completed my six redwork embroidery mitten ornaments!! I received this kit for Christmas and I was so looking forward to having a new hand project to work on over the vacation. I spent each night working on the stitching while I watched tv or chatted away with my […]
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Finally Friday
It’s Friday again! Yahoo!!! This week I put together a baby play-mat top that will go in my Etsy store. I’ll finish it up over the weekend or early next week. I love the cheery colors and those yellow polka dots are insanely cute. This is the window pane charm quilt tutorial from Missouri Star […]
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What’s That You Say? Keep It Shut Ch. 3 & 4
Welcome to the Keep It Shut miniseries on chapters 3 and 4 of Karen Ehman’s new book, Keep It Shut. Click here for week 1. Click here for week 2. Karen is a self professed ‘gap filler’. Do you know what that means? It means that from the time she was in grade school she […]
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Friday Progress
The week has been fairly productive. I finished up the quilting on this pretty angel wall hanging for my aunt’s friend. My aunt pieced it and then I basted it, stitched down all the gold leading and background quilted the whole thing. My aunt will finish it up with a binding! I’m happy to have […]