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An Ebay for Goodwill??!!!

20 Apr

Um, have I been hiding under a rock since 1999?  I had zero clue that Shopgoodwill existed and I am amazed and giddy! I even checked, and this site actually IS set up by Goodwill, so all proceeds go to their organization.  This is fantastic, because I feel like Ebay has become this overpriced site ... View Post

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My New Digs

11 Apr

I got ahead of myself posting the Bee Blocks. Before I did them I had to unpack my sewing room.  As I mentioned before, we leased out our home in LA and we are living in a rental house in Petaluma.  The room that I am using for sewing came with wall to wall shelves, so I decided to utilize them and ... View Post

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Monday Update

5 Apr

I've been a little stressed about finding great sheets for the massive vintage sheet swap going on over on Flickr.  I had to take a few boxes of items to Goodwill today, so I decided to drive up to the one in Santa Rosa and I think I hit the mother load!  I found some great prints and the sheets ... View Post

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Coveted Blue and Green dots

1 Apr

I decided to check out the quilt shop in Petaluma today and when I walked in I found this staring me in the face: The coveted Katie Jump Rope blue and green dots! I am not normally a hoarder, but needless to say, I bought ALL of it (slightly over 4 yards). I am trying to decide if I want to: •be ... View Post

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Giveaway Winner!

31 Mar

And the winner is... Liz B.! Congrats Liz! Thanks so much to everyone who entered.  I was blown away at the amount of entries and I am really excited to check out some new blogs. The move went well and we are settling in.  I am hoping to get back to sewing in the next few days.  I am itching to ... View Post

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Progress

23 Mar

It's NOT white...it's ivory.  I got impatient and I ended up using a Kona cotton that I already had for the solid (is it still referred to as sashing in this case?)  Baby steps...tiny baby steps. This is my first time making half square triangles.  I didn't realize how versatile they are and I ... View Post

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