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Press Here by Herve Tullet
★★★★★ “Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reading, Review
Tagged book, book review, children's lit, juvenile lit, read aloud book
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Color Explosion quilt
It started out just playing with leftover Kona cottons on a rainy day, at the cottage. And because my space is in the loft I can just leave it out and add to it when I feel the need to play … Continue reading
Posted in Design, machine quilting, Quilting, scraps
Tagged design, Kona, kona cotton, quilting, sewing
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
★★★★★ “I created the OASIS because I never felt at home in the real world. I didn’t know how to connect with the people there. I was afraid, for all of my life, right up until I knew it was … Continue reading
Posted in Books, movie, Reading, Review, Uncategorized
Tagged book, book review, book spoiler, movie, movie spoiler, reading
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The annual clothing sewing one
After spotting this cardigan on Ebay, and deciding I “needed” it for spring, worrying about the quality and sizing, but mostly not wanting to wait the 6 weeks to receive it from China, I went in search of materials to … Continue reading
Posted in Design, fabric, Review, Sewing
Tagged Butterick6328, drawing template, elbow patches, Elbow patches tutorial, pattern review, striped cardigan, tutorial, ultrasuede, waterfall cardigan
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Setting Sun quilt
Not a great day for taking pictures. As hard as I tried, I couldn’t get the vibrancy, of my Setting Sun quilt, to shine. We, in Michigan, are in the gray days of winter. A flip-flop of a real sunset because … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Completes, Design, fabric, Quilting
Tagged baby quilt, hand quilted, peppered cotton, quilt, setting sun, sunset
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How to Mark a Baptist Fan
With a little help from my friends, I settled in on the Baptist Fan quilting design for my Garden Party quilt, I shared last week. I do mark the entire quilt top before I start quilting and ideally I mark it before I … Continue reading
My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
★★★★★ “You will have only one story… You’ll write your one story many ways. Don’t ever worry about story. You will have only one.” My Name Is Lucy Barton, the new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout, is cause for … Continue reading
Flower Garden II
The second version of the my Flower Garden quilt is completed and gifted to another sweet little niece. This quilt is based on the classic quilt block, Drunkard’s Path, and set with sashing and borders of the same size as … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Completes, Design, fabric, Gifts, Quilting, Uncategorized
Tagged baby quilt, drunkard's path, flower garden quilt, Kona, quilt, quilting, scrap, serpentine
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Garden Party
AKA Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend II I started this (Garden) Party back in 2011. Then it got tucked away until I could come up with a better variety of Kaffe Fassett fabrics. It takes a 6″ square to cut each … Continue reading
Posted in Design, fabric, Quilting
Tagged 60 degree, diamonds are a girls best friend quilt, fabric, jane austen quilt, kaffe fassett fabrics, Kona, quilt, quilting, WIP
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Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
★★★★☆ Not sure when or why this book popped up on my radar but now that I have finished it I see that there is a movie in the making. Cate Blanchett is talk of the leading role. Not sure … Continue reading
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