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Get Creative!
Many of you may have already made my Jelly Bag pattern. Now think about making it again and get creative like Catherine Kessel did! Here’s the original pattern… …and here’s what Catherine did! She cut the strips and made it scrappy! She made one for each of her friends…aren’t they cute? Thanks for sharing your version of Jelly Bags Catherine. What lucky friends you have! If you’ve been patiently waiting for your Hello Kitty Sewing Kit to arrive, I’m happy to announce that they shipped this morning. We’ve been waiting on the pink embroidery hoops and they finally arrived. You should have them this week! If you ordered the Henrietta…
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Have you tried my Petite Patterns?
Petite; don’t you love the name? These little patterns from Bunny Hill are exactly that…petite in pattern size (they fit into a card), petite in project size, and petite in price ($5.99). They’re perfect for those times that you just want to stitch a little gift or surprise for a friend. Bunny Hill Petites are designed for fun! After hours of working on block of the months and applique, my petites are pure sewing joy for me. Look at the Bunny Hill Petites we have now! Just tuck them inside a card and you have the perfect little gift… …dress up a present… …or dress up a Christmas tree!…
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What’s on the back of your quilt?
Do you remember this photo? Many of you were trying to figure out how I was going to use the alphabet panel you see in the background in my quilt. Just so happens this panel comes in red, blue and gray. I fell in love with the red and here’s what I did with it! It’s been stitched into the back of my quilt The Night Before Christmas! You can have a panel on your quilt too! You’ll have to buy a panel of course and some fabric to go around it. Choose your favorite color! I’ve included instructions and measurements inside the pattern as an option! While I was…
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Alyssa’s New Pincushion
Last week I started teaching my youngest grand-daughter Alyssa to embroider. We spent a couple of hours together with me sitting right next to her. She had my full attention and loved it! This weekend she came over to finish her first project. There’s a lot to embroidery you probably don’t even think about! Alyssa’s learned the quilter’s knot, how to thread a needle, which end of the thread to put through the needle, how to put the embroidery in a hoop and how to end her embroidery when she runs out of thread. These are big steps for an 8 year old. She’s pretty proud of her results! We’ve been working…
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A Little Snuggle from Moda!
I put it off as along as I could. Saved it for last. I’ve heard so many stories about “Minky” and how hard it is to work with that I was dreading sewing on Snuggle. But guess what? It’s SEW easy! Really! I should have known Moda would do it right! Cream Snuggle backed with my cream fabric! I’m using Snuggle colors that look great with my new fabric line, and I’ve been snuggling all week! It’s wonderful! Snuggle gives you the soft, plush feeling without all the problems. It’s wide, so I wondered how on earth I was going to cut it to the size I needed. Onto the…
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Garden Markers
I love growing herbs! Every year I pick a few of my favorites, set aside a few hours and plant an herb garden in a sunny corner of the backyard. I mix in lots of heirloom tomatoes, some squash, and my favorite thing of all…lemon cucumbers. I’ve ordered my herbs and vegetables already from White Flower Farm. They have the best selection of quality plants. They hold your order and ship when the season is right for the area you live in, and if a plant might not grow in your area they will tell you! Last year I ordered the windowsill herb garden from White Flower Farm and now I’m ready to plant it again with fresh…