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In My Studio Now
I have some of my favorite fabrics on my studio shelves now. They are calling my name, waiting for samples to be made. It’s Lily & Will Revisited in pink, gray and Bunny Hill Blue. Pretty in pink, Beautiful in blue, Elegant in gray, Put them all together and it’s a Lily & Will Revisited Bundle! I feel like I should order bolts for my own personal stash building, because this fabric won’t come again. What if I decide several years from now, I need to make curtains from this beautiful gray Cottontail Toile? Or, maybe a duvet cover from this Cottontail Toile? And a dust ruffle from this beautiful stripe? Did…
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Applique All Day with The Fat Quarter Shop!
The best way to learn how to applique is to start with an easy block and jump right in! The Fat Quarter Shop’s made that “sew” easy for you! They carry all the applique tools, Aurifil 80wt. applique thread and of course hundreds of fabrics to choose from. Today you’ll find block six from the Applique All Day Series, exclusively on The Jolly Jabber blog! The Applique All Day blocks are a series of little 6″ blocks I designed using assorted fabrics and different methods of applique. If you’ve missed any of them you can still get the patterns for free on The Jolly Jabber Blog. Today’s Jolly Jabber blog post…
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Milkshake Update
When I look back over the past week, I can’t believe we’ve made it through. Thursday of last week I took Milkshake back to the vet convinced it was time to say goodbye. She was so weak, she hadn’t eaten in 4 days, and she could hardly walk. Our vet said to let her have one more day to see if the new drugs would start working. By Friday, when I took her back to the vet, I had some hope. She was a little more alert when the vet came into the room. We decided to let her go through the weekend. On Saturday I was desperate for her to eat,…
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For The Love of a Dog
I posted this picture and story about Milkshake on Instagram last July, but in case you missed it here it is again… “The love from this old dog has taught me so much: It knows no end, it has no limit and it will always be there. She’s my senior rescue (13) and she has congestive heart failure. We’ve known about her heart since July 2014 and she’s still with me. I don’t think her heart has finished teaching me yet.” I have the hardest time writing about her on this blog. Somehow if I write about it here, it will make it come true. I’m not rational when it…
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Happy New Year Everyone!
I love doing a giveaway, especially to start a New Year! Just imagine, some Sugar Plum Christmas could be coming your way before it even ships to the stores! Are you ready for the winners of the New Year’s giveaway? If you see your name below, you’ve got a goodie coming in the mail as soon as you email me your address! Just click on the “contact” link at the top of the blog. Annette Crain: you win a fat quarter bundle of Sugar Plum Christmas Lace Faerie: you win the Sugar Plum Christmas Aurifil Thread kit with the new 80wt. thread. Beth Reilly: you win the Sugar Plum Christmas fat…
