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Have iPad- Will Travel

My husband gave me an iPad as a combination Mother's Day/Birthday gift and of course the first thing it needed was a rockin' case! I purchased this great PDF pattern from Sew Spoiled and it was very easy to follow.  The hardest part was getting my husband to cut the masonite for me. I used ... View Post

WIP Wednesday- Hexy Fever

Sadly, all I've sewn in the last week is this ball.  The sewing machine is packed away.  The fabric is also packed away, but I keep ripping the tape off the boxes to grab just one more scrap. This was my first time making a pincushion and I am really enjoying having a little hand-sewing to work on. ... View Post

Crafty Chloe Fabric Giveaway!

We are moving back to LA in two weeks and my beloved sewing machines are all packed up (sniff, sniff).  I've been weeding through my fabric and I thought it would be nice to celebrate my move and purge by doing a GIVEAWAY! I will be giving away a fat quarter pack of all 5 "Crafty Chloe" ... View Post

Softly Against Black

Yes, I'm still here packing, and packing. I found the best little diversion though! Stitched in Color is hosting a contest sponsored by Fresh Modern Fabric.  The theme is "Softly Against Black".  You can enter by creating a mosaic of 12 fabrics from Fresh Modern Fabric's etsy store that best ... View Post

Modified Bento Box Baby Quilt

You will have to bear with me this month.  I WANT to be sewing, but instead I am doing this: Which is no fun at all. I am also making these: Which is fun, but still not sewing. I do have one quilt I am working on, which should be ready for the week I host TGIFF.  It's for a swap, and my ... View Post