Obese Bunnies

A couple of weeks ago I discovered a pattern for the cutest “Bunny Stuffies” on Kwoozy, a really neat etsy shop and blog.  In need of a gift for my niece and a friend’s little girl, I decided to give them a whirl. 
I chose to use some fleece scraps for the belly and ears which had an interesting [...]

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Trouble With Timtex Part 2

When faced with the dilemma of making this quilted bag into a really weird hat, or biting the bullet and just finishing it – I chose to finish it.  And you can see why!   
       
Man,  I am such a dork.  Definitely not my best look ever!
But, seriously, I did finally finish the darned [...]

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Quilted Children’s Art Bags

After seeing a post for a little crayons and paper art pad for children, I came up with the idea for an art bag.  One side would have slots for markers and the other would have slots for crayons and a pouch for miscellaneous stuff.  The inside of the bag would be perfect for a [...]

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Trouble With Timtex Part 1

Today I have started working on the Madison Bag by Amy Butler.  Up until the point where I turned the bag, I did not have any trouble.  I do find it awkward using a 1/2″ seam allowance as opposed to the 1/4″ quilting or 5/8″ dressmaking seam allowances I am used to.  The Timtex wasn’t [...]

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Quilted Bags 4 & 5

Remember those fun pink, green and brown prints I found?  Well, here are the two bags I made!  Turns out that I way overbought my fabrics and that is why you are seeing 2 of everything.  I figure there is always someone you forget to give a gift to at Christmas, so it is a [...]

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Free-motion Frenzy and Frustration!

Last week, I took my Pfaff 1475 sewing machine to the dealer up in Williston because whenever I free-motion (and sometimes reverse) it will drop stitches. The dealer looked at it, adjusted the tension and said I needed a new bobbin case. All reasonable things since the machine is 15-18 years old, right? She tried [...]

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Two More Quilted Bags!

With each new bag, I have been trying little variations in the pattern.  Here is the second bag, which will be an exchange gift for my husband’s work, and on it I did a smaller band across the top.  I wanted to see what it would do the proportion of the bag and I think it [...]

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First of the Quilted Bags!

TA DA!  Here is the first of the quilted bags off the assembly line!  I really like how it came out.  Totally not to my taste, but I still think it is cute with the chickens and the cows.  My favorite part is the black and white dot I threw in.  It looks great with [...]

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Making Quilted Bags

As the point man for the local Fabric Acquisition Team (FAT for short), I have been having a ball scouring the local shops for the fabric I need to make a ton of Christmas presents.  Be warned – if you are on my holiday list and are reading this post, I WILL KNOW!  Your fabulous [...]

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MSG and Me

As someone with an intolerance for MSG, it never fails to amaze me what you might find MSG in.  In my head there is a running list of what I can and cannot have to eat.  Every time I go out to a friend’s, go to a party, or go out to eat I have [...]

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