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Felted Candle Mat
Isn’t this little felted wool mat cute? I picked up this Bareroots felted candle mat pattern on a vacation to Oregon in some little quilt store on the coast, the name of which I’ve forgotten. I came...
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Felted Jellyroll Trivet
What are those things? Are they weird cookies? Nope. They’re slices of felted wool, drying out so that they can be sewn into this fun trivet! I recently became interested in felting and purchased a...
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Felted Wool Easter Eggs
Just barely in time for Easter, I made these wet-felted Easter eggs using a technique from Christine White’s book Uniquely Felt. As with most felt projects, these are pretty easy to make but they do...
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Crazy for Chocolate
Well over a year ago, a friend and I went to the Houston Quilt Show. We emerged from that show with a personal challenge – create a quilt with words on it by the same time the next year. I missed...
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High Fiber Zero Calorie Cupcakes
How about some high fiber zero calorie cupcakes? I recently made these cupcake shaped oven mitts for a friend of mine who likes to bake cupcakes. I used a pattern by Susie C Shore Designs. They were...
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Bye-Bye Birdie
I love this 10″ hand and fused appliqué chicken block! Sadly, I have to give her up. She’s going to a good home in a friend’s Round Robin Chicken Quilt. I may have to make her a friend to keep for...
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Decorative Dish Towels
I’ve been addicted to making these cute little dish towels lately. The pattern is by Gail Abeloe of Back Porch Quilts and is super simple. In the process, I’ve learned a few important things about...
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Hummingbird Applique Block
I finally finished my homework! It’s only 3 or 4 years overdue. This little hummingbird is pattern from the (soon to be extinct) QuiltUniversity.com class Upside-down Applique by Susan Brittingham....
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Poppy Block
I haven’t been doing much sewing lately, maybe I should rename the blog to Bake N Knit? Anyway, here is a little applique poppy block that I made for my round robin group. Related posts:A Ten Year...
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Round Robin Mariner’s Compass Quilt
It’s been a while since I made a quilt and I didn’t even fully make this one. This is a collaborative effort with my Threadheads Round Robin Friendship Group through the Amador Valley Quilters. Our...
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Christmas Package Placemats
I probably shouldn’t admit this, but I started these placemats a few years ago. But I did finish them in time to give as a gift before this Christmas! It was a pretty easy pattern to make and a great...
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Portrait in Blue
This was actually made as a Christmas present last year, but it’s taken me a while to snap a picture and write it up. Several years ago, I made a self portrait in fabric for my sweetie for Christmas....
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Watching Over You
This year I made a goal to try to work on one UFO, pattern or try a technique from one of my quilt or art books each month. I’m running a little behind since I got carried away with my January project...
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Zentangle Quilting
Last month, I decided to try a fun technique from Pat Ferguson’s book Zen Quilting. Prior to this book, I had never heard of Zentangles but am now fascinated with them. A Zentangle is basically a...
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Zentangle Quilting in Color
I had such fun making Zentangle quilts last month that I decided to make a couple more. This time I filled them in with color using a technique from Irena Bluhm’s book Quilts of a Different Color....
View ArticleAutumn Leaf Table Runner
Isn’t this Autumn Leaf table runner fabulous? I purchased the kit (by Lindarella Dyeworks) at the Tin Thimble in Folsom in October and promptly forgot all about it. Surprising, since I was fondling...
View ArticleChristmas Projects – Let it Snow!
For once, I managed to finish a Christmas decoration project BEFORE Christmas. Although, I was noticing just today that I forgot to embroider smiles on the snowmen. Oh, well. I like it the way it is...
View ArticlePotato Chip Bag Purse
I picked up this Potato Chip Bag Purse pattern at a recent trip to a quilt store. The name is a bit confusing because if you search for it online, you get a lot of purses made out of actual … Continue...
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Customized Tea Towel I recently had a lot of fun turning a recipe of my grandmother’s into a tea towel for a birthday present for my mom. My grandmother had written out this loose recipe for me when I...
View ArticleImpressionist Quilt
At the Museum – Impressionist Quilt panel Years ago, some friends gave me a fabric panel from Exclusively Quilting that had 6 impressionist paintings on it. The panel sat around my sewing room for a...
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