Tag Archives: Sewing

Autumn Cross Project – 1-17-17

I realize that today is not January 17th, but that’s when I took my last progress picture. So, here where I was on Jan 2nd: That was all stitched while I was off of work right after Christmas. Man, those … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

I, for one, am glad to see 2016 in the rear view mirror. I know a lot of people who feel that way. It just seems like 2016 was extra hard. I sure hope that 2017 is a lot kinder … Continue reading

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An Apron Present

I’ve wanted to post on my blog, but everything that I’ve been working on are Christmas gifts. It’s really not fair if I show off the gifts before the recipients get to see them! Here is one present, though, that … Continue reading

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My Civil War Fashion Patterns

When my parents came over for Thanksgiving this year my mom brought me a bag of patterns. She had been cleaning out her pattern drawer and came across a bunch that were mine. The other day I took them out … Continue reading

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Dresses for Missions Update – 11-4-16

Dress #35: I was looking through my pile of fabric for dresses and realized that I have a lot of busy material. As I was trying to come up with a dress in my head I realized that I was … Continue reading

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Dresses for Missions Update – 10-12-16

Now that the weather has cooled a bit and my sewing room isn’t oppressively hot I’ve actually managed to get a few more dresses made. Dress #33  10-1-16 This dress has been in my head since I bought the material … Continue reading

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Corn Hole Bags (and Board!) – NSM

As the neighbor kid was helping us with the shed this summer there was talk of playing Corn Hole. If you’re unfamiliar with Corn Hole, it’s a lawn game that’s played using ramps with holes into which you try to … Continue reading

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Quilt Show – Part 3 – NSM

This will be my last post about the quilt show that my mom and I attended. I apologize if it gets really long. I have a few more random quilts to show, plus a technique that I find to be … Continue reading

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Quilt Show – Part 2 – NSM

In Part 1 of my quilt show postings I showed you some quilts and how just the quilting made it look different. I also showed you how interesting it can be to get a close-up look at the material that … Continue reading

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Quilt Show – Part 1 – NSM

This past weekend my mom and I attended a quilt show. My mom is an avid quilter and I’m an avid user of quilts so we thought it would be a good time. And it was. I took a lot … Continue reading

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