Oh boy, it only took me a full year to finally finish the Granny Floral Chippewa Scrap Quilt! Honestly, I did not intend for it to take a whole year, but I do occasionally suffer from serious squirrel brain when it comes to quilt projects. This can especially happen if a) I get a new …
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In mid-April, I began a cool-toned scrappy Plaidish throw quilt (using the pattern “Plaidish” from Kitchen Table Quilting) for my husband at his request he has a quilt that covered his feet when snuggling on the couch. As a rule, I do not purchase fabrics specifically for quilts to be kept in this house. I …
I would just love, love, love to make any kind of noticeable dent in my scrap bins. I swear those little bits of fabric multiply at night while I sleep. Therefore, I am forever on the hunt for great patterns that focus on the use of those leftover cuts. This month I am was lucky …
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Details and mood board for the Shattered Squares Ice, Ice baby Quilt.
Do you have the inability to throw anything away until you’ve used it to the very last maximum of its life? Me too. Hence, this recycled sweater pumpkin tutorial. I have a bin in my sewing studio specifically for items to mend or re-purpose (fine, several bins) in which this lovely cable sweater has languished since …
Bid on the Writer’s Block Throw Quilt on Ebay for Charity from September 12 to 22, 2019 and help do some good while getting something good! Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. Leo Buscaglia In pursuit of my mission to good works through my …
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Mid-June I began a Chippewa Scrap Quilt using the pattern by Allison Harris of Cluck Cluck Sew. Unfortunately, I haven’t made as mush progress as I had hoped. The plan was to have it finished for family to take along on our lake vacation, but it will not be completed in time. Seriously, I am not sure …
This week I began a scrappy Chippewa Quilt. I am determined to sew more from my scrap bins this summer in an attempt to keep them from spilling all over the room. Back in April I did a round up of some of my favorite scrap-busting projects reminding me how much I love the simplistic, yet bold …
The easy fabric string scrap planter pots do just that. Here is a brief tutorial of how I created these sweet scrap-busting and re-purposing planter pots.
Macramé, that fun ’70s hobby experiencing a vibrant return at the moment. Made from rope woven together in a series of alternating knots, macramé projects are textural works of art for the wall. Perhaps most traditionally, macramé is used to make decorative, yet functional plant hangers for the home. Several of these beauties caught my …