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| there has been some rearranging in my crowded work room...i now have this quiet space along with my longarm and it feels so good |
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| i moved all my personal sewing to the spare room just down the hall...thanks to nick i now have a 7' x 8' design wall and soon i will have a cutting table , a BIG ironing board and better lighting...i love having a separate room for selfish sewing |
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| moving the STASH was the most work...xo |
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| my very first self binding receiving blanket...great tutorial here at @missouri star quilt company |
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| the special mitered corner works so well and i love the decorative stitching ...i am definitely in baby mode with our first grandchild due in may xo |
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| and i picked these blues from my stash to make my first jelly roll race quilt at my featherweight class at keepsake last week |
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| it finished up ok considering i DID NOT follow the simple rules...i used smaller scraps of fabric when it is important to use the full wof ~ and it is important to cut 18" off your first strip ... that is why a jelly roll is perfect...i also sewed mine into a tube by accident so a seam ripper was involved... great tutorial the proper way here missouri star quilt company |
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| i found this sweet elephant flannel for the back.. i am going to finish it up along with a few other baby boy quilts real soon |
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| i have a lovely pile of finishes from our semi annual hen party quilt retreat |
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| we arrived at the wild rose in orting for our quilt retreat on friday ~ this view of mount rainier is from our balcony |
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| the sewing space was awesome |
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| i finished my proverbial quilt by denyse schmidt...fun fact ~ it took 3 retreats to complete this quilt ~ i like BIG quilts a LOT |
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| i made a simple checkerboard quilt with thirties fabric for baby xo |
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| i also finished up this sweet quilt for baby ... it was inspired by a red pepper quilt years ago... |
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| and this was also a rescued quilt...started and abandoned in 2013 ~ i love the simple softness of it and will also finish it up for baby ~ can baby have too many quilts??? |
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| i squared up and admired these wonderful wedge blocks ~ inspired by the 15 degree ruler and material obsession ~ i am looking forward to playing more xo |
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| we were a small group this time...5 of us in a space that fits 10 ~ and we had approximately 28 awake hours of wonderful uninterruptible sewing xo |
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| kay spent most of her time on this beauty |
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| judy rescued this beauty and managed a few other finishes too |
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| patty worked on this thimble blossom sweetness and spent many hours on applique |
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| and faith finished this beautiful indigo quilt among other projects ~ these fabrics are gorgeous |
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| and i returned home to a wet garden but lots of new blooms |
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| met my girlfriends here at horseshoe bay on saturday |
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| lucky us, we got to stay in my firend's mother's apartment in ambleside , west vancouver with this view xo |
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| and enjoy a few sunsets like this xo |
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| best part was having time with these girls xo |
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| i love that my friend's 88 year old mama is a beautiful weaver |
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| this is attached to her loom |
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| this is her lovely pile of threads |
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| it was a very peaceful weekend catching up with special friends and it was pretty hard to say goodbye to this xo |
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| finished up christi's beautiful annamariahorner quilt with botanical blossoms by anne bright...she loves amh and i love "working" with it xo |
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| this is also christi's kate spain christmas quilt done with my favorite loop the loop by patricia ritter ~ this one loves the camera |
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| and vada made a sweet little quilt for her granddaughter ~ she picked paper dolls also by patricia ritter ~ i love this fun panto xo |
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| and i got easy peasy new curtains from ikea...love the design |
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| and i am loving the daffodils right now...only only 17 more sleeps til spring xo |
