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Crafty Sewing

April 1, 2009

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LittleOne’s favorite color (at the moment) is blue and she loves anime, so when the lovely Kathy at Pink Chalk Fabrics got this Alexander Henry print in stock, I knew we had to order some. We spent a lot of time trying to figure out what exactly to do with the two yards that came [...]

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12 Ways to Recognize Bias in Your Fabric

March 20, 2009

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When you’ve oh, so carefully sewn two pieces of the exact same size together, yet one of them overhangs the other by yards at the bottom of the seam. When you’re trying to cut a simple thing like 1½” strips, and every time you move the ruler, the fabric twitches like it’s alive and you’re [...]

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If the Shoe Fits

March 6, 2009

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If the Shoe Fits

File this under “Possibly silly, but pretty cool:” Will you lookit that?!? Hmmm…where have I seen that design before? Hey, it’s my quilt, on my shoes! How. Cool. Is. That?!? I discovered custom Keds shoes at Zazzle.com a couple of weeks ago, and just had to try it out! I took bunches of new pics [...]

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Love Match

March 4, 2009

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Shadow’s found his perfect mate: It’s not even like it’s that cold in here today, but he certainly thinks it is since he’s hugging “his” heater! And look at that tummy, all healed up and covered with fur again after his surgery in December. Life is good!

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Spring Fever

February 25, 2009

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Today feels a little bit like spring here in my part of the world. It’s only 45° but looking and feeling much warmer because the sun is shining! When it looks like that outside, you just get this “I want to go out feeling,” though sometimes once you get out there, it’s colder than it [...]

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The Invasion

January 12, 2009

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We were invaded at Christmas: Mario Kart Wii,by Nintendo Mario Kart on the Wii rocks, even more than it did on the Game Cube or the DS. Just sayin’. It’s also the only game all four of us can play together, and one of the only two that I could play for hours if I [...]

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A Picture of Christmas

December 25, 2008

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We spent Christmas morning opening eating enjoying smiling napping wishing wondering believing From our family to you and yours, Merry Christmas!

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