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Blackbird Basket Weave- finished quilt

This commission has been in the works forever!  My client wanted a quilt that was mauve and sage green, which aren’t my usual colors.  When I have a commission, I always want to put quilts out there that I love, … Continue reading

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Blueberry Cake

Another finish, based on the Moda Bake Shop tutorial.  This was a commission for one of my client’s mom’s Christmas present.  By the way, if you are wanting a commission, I only have 3 more slots for 2012. (FYI– Cindy … Continue reading

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Pin Cushions for the Seamstress

My friend Sara, from the San Antonio Modern Quilt Guild, is making the cutest pincushions, and you just have to see them. She opened an Etsy shop, so convo her if you have to have one. My friend Jessi, also … Continue reading

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What the quilting books don’t teach you…

I’m grateful for the blogging community, and the sewing community in general.   I really find that people are helpful and are willing guide, teach, or help wherever needed. A couple months ago, I was at a longarm quilting club … Continue reading

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Love at first stitch

It’s no secret that I love thread.  All kinds of thread for all different machines and projects. For sewing and piecing on your domestic machines, many of you probably use Guterman.  Not a bad thread until you try Metler Silk … Continue reading

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Wordless WIP Wednesday

Well, almost wordless.  I won these blocks at the guild’s last meeting.  I’m kinda lovin’ them, too.

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Studio Nook

I love looking at other people’s studios and seeing how they are set up and what works for them.  What you are about to see is my most efficient use of space in one little nook of my studio.  (FYI– … Continue reading

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McTavishing

My son and I watched a dvd together.  No, not Elf.  We watched that three times the other day.  I needed something new, like Mastering the Art of McTavishing. So we watched it. And then I gave it a whirl. … Continue reading

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Pillowpalooza

I found my new hobby.  Making pillows. It all started with these two Dia de Los Muertos pillows. This led to the largest hunt for jumbo pom-pom trim ever.  I’ve scoured most nooks and crannies trying to find more for … Continue reading

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La Dolce Vita

A finish!  And this one has a story… This is a commission that has been a year in the works.  Maybe even longer.  It started as a cute little pile of Dolce by TanyaWhelan.  One of my clients, (let’s just … Continue reading

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