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Vintage Linen Scrappy Quilt: Pt. 2

25 May

I said I would post photos of the back of my vintage linen scrappy quilt, so here they are!   I am really excited to see how it all looks quilted and bound.  The floral panel is a vintage Hanae Mori sheet that I found at American Way Thrift Store in Burbank (not nearly as clean as Goodwill, but ... View Post

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Crafting, Sewing
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pillowcase quilt, scrappy quilt, Vintage linen quilt

Vintage Bed Linen Quilt

23 May

Do you remember that stash of vintage bed linens that I purchased off Etsy awhile ago? Well, I found the perfect project for them!  Oh Fransson was teaching a quilt along on her blog and I was inspired to make a scrappy version of the quilt she was demonstrating. This was only my second quilt (I ... View Post

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Crafting, Sewing
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oh fransson, pillowcase quilt, quilt sampler, quilting, vintage bed linen quilt, vintage bed linens

Bird Mobiles and Baby Quilts, oh my!

18 Feb

My fabric arrived and I have been busy sewing my little fabric birds for my baby mobile!  I will post the finished product once I am done.  I have already been thinking about what I can make to coordinate with the bird mobile and I am considering making a baby quilt.  I have never quilted, but I ... View Post

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Baby, Crafting, DIY, Sewing
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baby quilt, baby quilt pattern, bird baby quilt, bird mobile, bird quilt, fransson, kitty baby quilt, oh, quilting, simple modern baby quilt, Spool bird mobile

The Camera Camera Case

17 Feb

  I came across these unique camera and iphone cases by Hine Mizushima on Etsy and they are so cute, simple and obvious.  I mean, shouldn't your camera case look like a camera and your phone case look like a phone? Duh.  I also love her vibrant color combinations and careful details such as buttons ... View Post

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Crafting
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camera case, Camera-shaped camera case, felt camera case, felt iphone case, hine mizushima, phone shaped cell phone case, phone shaped iphone case

Tutorial: Needle Felted Wool Bird

11 Feb

Bird wall hanging from "Fuzzy Felted Friends" by Saori Yamazaki I finally had time to play with my needle felting tools and try it out!  I wanted to start small, since I am new at needle felting and this project seemed perfect.  The pieces are small and simple and it doesn't require a wire ... View Post

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Baby, Crafting, DIY
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"Fuzzy Felted Friends", bird mobile, felted animals, how to needle felt, how to wool felt, little felted animals, needle felting, needle felting instructions, needle felting projects, needle felting tutorial, Saori Yamazaki, wool felted bird, wool felting, wool felting instructions, wool felting projects

Sewing with Fabric Scraps

10 Feb

After blogging about the vintage fabric scraps I purchased yesterday, I found a few clever projects that other crafters have made completely from fabric scraps. You can use new scraps, but I love vintage scraps, because the prints are so yummy and I feel like each piece tells a story. Below are ... View Post

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Crafting, DIY, Sewing
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fabric bird mobile, fabric covered thumbtacks, fabric ornaments, fabric remnants, fabric scrap necklace, pincushion pear, projects with fabric scraps, retro fabric, sewing with fabric scraps, vintage fabric scraps

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