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This has been an emotional week for my family and me. I’ve hesitated whether or not I wanted to write about it, but I feel deeply that what our family experienced was a miracle and by telling the story, I hope to express some of the gratitude I feel for the gift we were given. [...] Read Full Story
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I’m sharing just a photo today. It’s a photo of the sunrise above the mountain just east of my home that I took last Wednesday, February 1. When my girls woke to see the amazing red, pink, and purple sky that morning they hurried me outside to go see it with them. Luckily, I grabbed [...] Read Full Story
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It’s been a wild week around our house so we’re all looking forward to a fun, relaxing weekend and can’t wait to watch the big game this Sunday. I’m pretty sure I’ll be watching with one eye on the game and the other on my sewing project. There’s four things I really love about the [...] Read Full Story
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I thought I’d share a little gift I gave my girls for Christmas this year. The tomato pincushions are from a tutorial found here on Martha Stewart. The embroidery scissors, while not the world’s best scissors, are a big step up for my girls. They are great at cutting embroidery floss and yarn, which is [...] Read Full Story
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First of all, for the random winner of Tanya Whelan’s beautiful book Sew What You Love: The Easiest, Prettiest Projects Ever Congratulations Enid! Send me an email with your mailing address so we can get your book sent out to you. – - – - – - – - – - – - – - [...] Read Full Story
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I’ve been trying to deep clean this month. Nothing feels better than making a room really shine. As I go through each room, I’ve been dusting thoroughly, including my picture frames. They say that half the battle of any cleaning job is using the right tool. And nothing works better at getting into the crevices [...] Read Full Story
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My New Year’s Resolution: Don’t buy fabric unless I KNOW what I’m using for and how much I’ll need. It hasn’t taken long, and I’ve kind of broken that resolution already. I stole a piece of this floral fabric (Karen Snyder from Timeless Treasures) from my mom last month for a few projects. I loved [...] Read Full Story
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Last week I received a lovely surprise in the mail. It was a copy of the new book by Free Spirit fabric designer, Tanya Whelan. Sew What You Love: The Easiest, Prettiest Projects Ever I love Tanya’s fabrics so I couldn’t wait to read through her book. There are 30 projects ranging from wonderful bag [...] Read Full Story
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January is one of my favorite months to read. Maybe it’s because I’ve been too busy to pick up a book in what seems like an age. The chance to read seems like a gift come January. Nothing’s better than reading a good book on a cold and stormy afternoon under a warm quilt. And [...] Read Full Story
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It’s a wonderful thing about mothers, sometimes they teach you how to do something… and then they teach something infinitely even more important by their example. Yesterday I spent the day with my Mom working on a quilt. We almost finished my quilt and I love sewing and learning from her. - – - – [...] Read Full Story
