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Two Tiny Dresses

20 Jul

Emmeline's first birthday was coming up, and every little girl needs special dresses for her special day! I've been making clothing long before I ever began quilting, but for adults, not toddlers.  It's pretty much the same, just tiny (less fabric, yay!)  and kids are an easier fit. I adore Oliver ... View Post

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Baby, Fashion, Sewing
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1st birthday, Baby, child, Denyse Schmidt, Dress, Family reunion, Flea Market Fancy, Hen facing, Oliver + S, Pillowcase dress, pin tucks, pink posies, Toddler

WIP Wednesday: Word Blocks

18 Jul

 I'm in a bit of transition right now.  I'm trying to get reorganized before I start the next quilt and hopefully finish a few UFOs. I am working on these word blocks for my quilting bee.  Alison asked for our name and also a word that makes us think of Alison, our bee, or the LAMQG.  She mailed us ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing

Preppy Garden Fence Baby Quilt

17 Jul

My dear friend Debra was due with her second girl in April.  One of the first quilts I ever made was a stacked coin quilt for her older daughter, Annabelle. When I make a baby quilt, I try to match the personality of the mom, because I can't really tell what the baby is going to be like (though I ... View Post

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Baby, Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing
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Arctic White, baby quilt, Bliss flannel, elephants, FreeSpirit, Garden Fence Quilt, Hyacinth Quilts, Laurie Wisbrun, Pink & Green Quilt, preppy, Robert Kaufman, Tangerine, Urban Circus, Valori Wells

Two Birthday Quilts

16 Jul

You are going to hear me say this a lot, but I think I am in the best darn sewing bee that ever existed.  Bee Happy is comprised of ladies from the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild (though many of us have moved away now) and we are going into our third round soon. Each month these 11 ladies challenge ... View Post

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Finished Quilts, quilting, Sewing

Where I Sew

13 Jul

Pink Chalk Fabrics is spending the month of July showcasing where various crafters create and sew.  I've been positively drooling over the beautiful sewing rooms and lamenting my lack of one. (I was downgraded to the dining room table after the birth of my daughter.  You can see my prior sewing ... View Post

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quilting, Sewing, Uncategorized
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organization sewing table, sewing corner, Sewing Room, space

Christmas in July!!??

13 Jul

Did I scare you yet?  No, no, I promise I'm not doing Christmas projects yet (though Michael's seems to think I SHOULD be).  I am simply VERY delinquent on my blog posts.  I whipped up these bad boys about 2 days before Christmas, when I realized that my children were going to have to use the cats' ... View Post

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Categories:
Crafting, Sewing
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Aneela Hoey, DIY Christmas Stocking, fussy cut, Heather Ross, Munki-munki, sew a stocking, Sew Deerly Loved, Sewing, Sherbet Pips

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