Thrift Find!

I love stopping by the local thrift stores, antique malls, and flea markets.  I really enjoy the prospect of going into a place and finding that one thing (or 12) that I didn’t know I needed.  Yesterday, I stopped by the “Vendor’s Village.”  It’s in the old 3D, on West Broadway in Princeton, and advertises…

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Rooting Roses

My big project this weekend was to take cuttings from my grama’s rose bush, and root them.    My grama passed away this spring, and this rose bush belonged to her mom, and her mom’s mom.  The process for rooting the roses was actually very easy.  I just hope that I get good results. I just wish…

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One Circle Down…

…and 9 more to go.  I’ve finished the 42-inch black and white striped circle.  This section is done with alternating polka dot patterns.  I started by sewing all of my strips together and then pressing them down. When that was done, I had a rather large sheet of fabric that looked like prison stripes. Then…

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Haubstadt Quilt Show

Today, I went to my first ever official quilt show, with my mom-in-law, Mary Kay.  It was actually pretty fun, although it was a bit strange for me to go to an event where everyone else was at least old enough to be my mother.  That either means that I need to find a different…

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My Sewing Machine is Fixed

Yea!  I got a call from DavCo yesterday afternoon, and my sewing machine is fixed and ready to be picked up.  I’m pretty excited.  They are open until 5:30 this evening, so I may try to go down after work and pick it up; but if not, I’ll be going down to get it early…

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Cutting Out the Urban Baby Pattern

I’m currently working on cutting out pieces for the  48-inch circle.  I’m using the “Urban Baby” pattern designed by Valori Wells for FreeSpirit.  I decided on this pattern, not only because it was the right size, but because in black and white should be a nice addition to my quilt.  Download the pattern yourself at…

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How It Goes

The project is going well.  I have a large amount of my fabric cut.  I’ve completed all of the cuts for the 60 inch circle. As well as all of the cuts for the 46-inch circle.  Although, I did decide to make the stripes 2-inches across instead of 1-inch.  Not only was this less cuts,…

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Quilt Progress

I’ve realized today that even tough I cannot sew anything together for my quilt, there is still a lot I can do.  For once I’m actually going to cut all of the fabric out for a project before I start sewing.  Maybe this will be a good thing.  I’ll even know if I have enough of all…

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Project Setback

My sewing machine is broken!  Well… sort of broken.  The bobbin tension is officially so messed up that the threads unravel themselves.  It looks like I’ll be taking a trip down to Davco, afterall.  I was really hoping to be able to wait until after I got my quilt-top done to take it, but at…

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