Tag Archives: Sewing

Needle Tatting… Free Video Tutorial

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

Several years ago my oldest son grew quite excited by the art of needle tatting, came to our house and brought a needle and some thread… and the rest is history.. lol  I ran out and bought some thread and … Continue reading →

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Ipad Cover.. a little quilting pleasure…

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

I’ve had my Ipad for a couple of years now, but seldom take it anywhere with me since I’m always afraid I will scratch it when I put it in my purse…  Good intentions .. gonna make me a cover..  … Continue reading →

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Making Wrapped Cording Baskets…Free Tutorial

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

I really should stay off YouTube.  But I just couldn’t help myself when I saw the video tutorial for making these adorable baskets.  Just had to do it.  The Crafty Gemini .. otherwise known as Vanessa Vargas Wilson… has a … Continue reading →

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Recycle/ Reuse and Make a Placemat

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

We finally found some sheets with pockets deep enough that the fitted sheet would stay on the bed… only took 5 years.  🙂  That left us with several sets of sheets and while most will given to a good cause, … Continue reading →

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Quilt Backing

Posted on March 7, 2016 by

I found an area on ebay that sells sheeting fabric up to 108 inches wide.  I was actually looking to see about (perhaps) making my own sheet sets… but… I ordered enough to do the backing of my Disappearing Nine … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Nine Patch Update

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

It’s coming along… I need to take another photo.  I have added wide sashing around the quilt top and may add one more.  Then it’s ready to see if I REALLY want to try to quilt it on my sewing … Continue reading →

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Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt

Posted on January 28, 2016 by

It must have been a year ago that I ordered 10″ Layer Cake packs from Craftsy and then sat and looked at them for a long… long… time trying to decide what I wanted to do with them.  So I … Continue reading →

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It’s New Year’s Eve…

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

It’s New Year’s Eve… It almost makes me sad that another year has flown by as if it were rushing to catch a train.  I remember sitting in Sunday School Class in the 7th grade and someone was talking about … Continue reading →

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Catching up… The Blue Quilt

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

It has been so long since I’ve blogged consistently that I find many things I’ve started blogging about and then never followed up… One of those things is my Big Blue Quilt.  I finished the quilt top and then it … Continue reading →

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Over-the-arm-of-the-chair Sewing Organizer

Posted on January 14, 2015 by

No, I haven’t given up on the table runner.. 🙂 .. still doing some hand quilting on it.   But…  this is a gift that I was going to send for Christmas that just didn’t make the cut of things … Continue reading →

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