Purse in Hand

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I found this "Purse in Hand" at an antique market here in Connecticut, and it's really growing on me. I added the silk cushion and it's now listed in my Etsy store. The possibility of finding things like this is what drives me to search the antique markets. Okay, flea markets. :) I used to really dislike stuff like this; what's happening to me? First selvages, now this. What's next?



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Category: Beaded Pins, Karen Griska Quilts, pin cushion, pincushion, Pinsies, Pinsy

I’m Strip Tubing!

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Strip Tubing is a quilting technique developed by The Cozy Quilt Shop out of El Cajon, California (my hometown!) which uses a special ruler and a jelly roll.  It's quick, it's easy and it's beautiful!  Right up my alley!  We just placed an order for more rulers AND some patterns that use the Strip Tube Ruler!  

SHOP OUR STRIP TUBE ITEMS HERE!



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I’m Going to Be on (Renee) TV!

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I am excited to announce that I will be on ReneeTV, the live chat feature of ReneePearson.com this Wednesday, April 25, at 9pm Eastern U.S. time, as part of their Meet the Pros series. I’ll be talking about A Field Guide to Fabric Design and about color and digital textile printing, and doing a live tutorial of Illustrator’s Recolor Artwork tool (a tutorial that is in the book). We’d love for you to join us! It’s free and easy, and you can log in as a guest,



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Category: a field guide to fabric design, color, illustrator, meta, The Book, True Up News, tutorials  Tags: , , , , , ,

April FMQ Challenge

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Here is my sample of the FMQ motif (with some background filler practice too)
This month's expert in SewCalGal's Free Motion Challenge is Don Linn. Here is the link to see the video where Don explains and demonstrates his technique. He shows us how to make a tulle template for transferring a quilting pattern.  I tried this method and I really liked it. I did heat set the permanent marker on the tulle but



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Singer 401 cover

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I had just enough of the fabric I’d pre-quilted to make the Featherweight cover left over to make a matching cover for my 401, so I did!

I’m not sure I’ll ever bother making full sides for my covers anymore, I think these are every bit as cute and much, much faster to make.  The Soft and Stable by Ann is just really terrific for adding lots of body!  No more slouchy covers!

This morning I had to run to town for straw bedding for the chickens and geese, along with a



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Category: By Anne Soft and Stable, Craft Sewing, gardening, sewing, singer featherweight, Vintage Singer

Aunty Cookie: New Colorways

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Shannon Lamden of Aunty Cookie has just released her popular hand-screenprinted fabrics in two fresh new colorways, navy and yellow. They’re all available through her
Etsy shop along with other fabulous screenprinted goods.

{ Papercuts }

{ Cranes }

{ Letterhead }

{ Papercut Blooms }

Related Posts



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Category: Aunty cookie, Australia, Designer and Store Spotlights, hand screenprinted, indie designers, shannon lamden  Tags: , , , , ,

Long Lost Friends

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An old friend that I had lost track of reappeared while I was organizing my studio last week.

Tucked away amongst the boxes and bins in the storage area under the dormer window, I caught sight of this old basket.  My heart started to beat just a little bit faster.

I couldn’t wait to open the lid to catch a glimpse of what was inside.



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Fat Quarter Shop Giveaway Winners ~ California Girl Jelly Roll

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The winners of the Fat quarter Shop California Girl Jelly Rolls are :

Molly and...
Brenda!

Thanks to all of you who entered!



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Best part of eleven hours

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Eleven hours, minus breaks and meals. What a luxury! I was able to lavish most of the day on my quilt. I finished the baby, his baby quilt, the arms reaching for him, and his mom’s clothes and hands. Tomorrow morning, when I’m fresh, I’ll tackle the mom’s face and hair, and then I need to go to the drawing board to plan the background sky. I feel good about how much I got done so far. I feel so much less pressured, although I confess I did quite a



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Category: Surrender, Work in Progress

The bind is done…

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