tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47947421259412192602023-11-15T23:39:00.834-07:00Sassy Bags and RagsStuff to wear, things to use, games to play......and everything in between!Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08892725248157046759noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794742125941219260.post-62810206394970392222013-01-03T13:34:00.004-07:002013-01-03T13:34:41.453-07:00Whole lotta things to make from old drawers!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Merry Christmas to you all in all the years to come........Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08892725248157046759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794742125941219260.post-26477836517560960652012-12-21T08:53:00.001-07:002012-12-21T08:53:26.750-07:00Pillow Cases for Sandy Hook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was my small contribution. Very small. I sewed 25 pillow cases. Such a tiny gesture. But I hope they know that we are thinking of them.</div>
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Collectively, the group of ladies in my town sewed over 900 pillowcases and sent them to Sandy Hook.</div>
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We didn't have a traditional Thanksgiving Day this year. Our youngest son, who has been gone for two years, was scheduled to come home a week after Thanksgiving. So, rather than having two big celebrations so close together, we decided to forego our regular Thanksgiving Day and have it a week later to celebrate his return. What a great way to be thankful, right?<br />
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That gave us THE Thanksgiving Day to do what we have been wanting to do for a long time. We volunteered to work in a homeless shelter. It was an all day operation for them and they only wanted a couple of hours from us.<br />
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The area we were assigned to was the baggage check. Baggage check, you say? Yes, they have a lot of baggage and they take it everywhere with them. To eliminate the concern of drugs or weapons being taken into the massive eating hall, the individuals are asked to leave their things in a safe area where we would tag each bag. They could retrieve them as they left. <br />
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Some would share their stories with us, telling us of their travels and their dreams and where they wanted to visit next. Others were just looking for a hot meal and somewhere to be on this cold morning. <br />
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I am not sure how much we helped. But I was happy to share my day with them. And I thought about all the people I had met that night as I snuggled in my nice warm bed........knowing that most of us, with a bad turn of events, could be in those same circumstances..........<br />
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It is not only a draft stopper. It is a noise muffler and a light stopper. So, when you have kids sleeping and you don't want light and noise going under the door.......</div>
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But the best thing about it is that it opens and shuts with the door. There is no stumbling over it when the door is open. It doesn't make noise. You never lose it. It is lightweight. It is cute.</div>
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There are different sizes of pipe covers. You can buy them in Walmart for just a few dollars. Cut them a little shorter than the width of the door. You still want to be able to open and close the door.</div>
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You want to be able to slide the tubes inside the cute sleeve you just made. You can slide them in now to see where to put the seams to hold them in there.</div>
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Measure and sew the pockets along the length. You will have a pocket on each side for the tubes and a flat part in the middle. That is where you will slide it under the door.</div>
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Fold the open end in a quarter inch or so and sew it with your machine to give it a nice finished look. You may have a few inches to fold in depending on the door you want to use it on. Just cut off what you don't need.</div>
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Cut again, sloping down from the neck to the arm pit. Yep, leave the collar in place. That is the charming part about this apron. I love this two tone shirt I found. Levi shirts also look great.</div>
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I also angled the sides down to the bottom. I leave as much of the bottom seam as I can. Sometimes I have left it square from the sides to the bottom. You just have to cut off the side seams.</div>
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I fold the 4 inch strips in halve lengthwise and iron. I finished both long sides with a rolled hem on my serger. If you don't have a serger, you can turn in the unfinished edge and top stitch both sides. The bottom seam of the shirt will become the finished end of the tie. It a little uneven at the end but being that it was the bottom of the shirt makes it fun.</div>
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On the front of the apron, to keep it from flying open. I sew down both sides of the panel from about the third button down. I leave the top open so it can be opened and closed as needed.</div>
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Like I need another one. And it is Red, White and Blue!</div>
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It is a great little bag. It is padded so I can carry my Ipad and phone. There are no magnets to hamper my sensitive electronics.</div>
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But I need to find it a new home.</div>
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I just have toooooo many.</div>
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These were made with a Twister Pattern. I love it!</div>
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It was kind of hard at first. I sewed all the pieces together, then cut them, then I had to piece them back together. It just wasn't working. I couldn't figure it out. I thought I would have to throw all my hard work away. And then "click" I saw it.</div>
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It was like the clouds parted and I could see how to put them together. It was like getting to the end of a 1000 piece puzzle. It felt so good.</div>
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You can find more information on "Twisted Patterns" here - <a href="http://www.amisimms.net/twistedsisters.html">http://country-schoolhouse.com/</a></div>
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fall is in the air and most people think of chili or hot chocolate or warm cinnamon rolls.</div>
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I love to ruffle but it was always such a pain. There are so many ways to ruffle but I really didn't like any of them. There are ruffling attachments you can get for your machine but I didn't want the expense.</div>
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So....when I stumbled across this way of ruffling......let me just say, "It was a life changer for me!"</div>
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This is high on my list of "Things I could not do without!" or "Why didn't someone tell me this before?"</div>
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This piece was ruffled while I was holding the tension with my fingers. See how tight it is. It almost curls up around the needle. I had to keep moving it out of the way.</div>
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This technique works great for light to medium weight fabrics. You can even fold it over and sew it double and it still works. It does not work with heavy duty fabrics like denim. You will have to go back to the old methods for that. Darn!</div>
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You're gonna thank me for this one........It's a life changer..........</div>
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This was the pillow that was IN my head - not UNDER it. Ha Ha</div>
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Once again, I am loving it.</div>
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I had two fabrics, a soft pink polka dot for the back and accents and the brassy flower print for the ruffles.</div>
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We will start with the front. Cut 4 - 2 1/2" x 15" strips for the spacers between the ruffles. Cut 2 - 4 1/2" x 15 for the outside strips. (I was making multiple pillows so I have too many strips shown here for one pillow)</div>
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Mark the middle on the backs of each strip. This will be important as you are sewing it together.</div>
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For the ruffles, cut 6 - 3" x 30". I serged one long end of each. (This picture shows that I also serged each short end. Then I sewed the ends into the seams and realized that serging was a waste of time.)</div>
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Pin the ruffle to an outside 4 1/2" x 15 strip, wrong side to right side as shown. (You may wonder why the polka dot strip seems so much smaller than the ruffle - and I have an answer for that. In this picture it actually is. I changed my mind after I took the picture. I wanted the strip to show more. It was originally going to be a 2 1/2" strip and I changed to a 4 1/2" strip for the outsides only.)</div>
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This is where the middle marks come in handy. I pin each end first then I pin the middles together. Then I ease the rest of the ruffle into the space that is left. Do not sew yet, just pin.</div>
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Then lay your back on your front with right sides together. Make sure the ruffles are straight on the inside and the edge of the ruffle gets sewn into the seam. The backs will overlap. That is good.</div>
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So, I am liking this ruffle thing. When I finished with the Red Polka Dot with the Ruffle in a circle, it just naturally led me to putting the ruffles in rows.</div>
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But it is sad that I pick out fabrics that go with NOTHING else I have. I just love the fabrics and think they will look good together.</div>
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Wow, I just look at this pillow and my heart melts. I totally love it! </div>
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The ruffles, the flower, the little apple polka dots.</div>
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The farmer was anxiously awaiting the day when the corn would be big enough to eat.</div>
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Each day he would carefully walk between the rows. He would tenderly feel the cobs to see how big they were getting.</div>
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"Just two more days", he said. "And we will have fresh corn on the cob!" He could almost taste it.</div>
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But, in the night a naughty raccoon spied this farmers wonderful garden. He did not think about the farmer. He only thought of himself. He did not think about how sad the farmer would be when he saw his garden in the morning. He could only smell the goodness and helped himself to the tasty corn cobs.</div>
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This happy garden is no longer happy, I can hear it crying.</div>
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So, I went to the thrift store and bought the biggest pair of Levis I could find. I just couldn't see how one leg of a skinny jean could be made into an apron. So, I thought the bigger the better. And in a way, I was right.....maybe.</div>
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This is how the project finished. (I always like to to start at the end)</div>
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First, I laid out my jeans and cut the leg off - up as high as I could go. (This may have been a big guy but he was plenty short)</div>
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About 2 inches from the sides on the top of the neck, cut an angle down to to where you want the waist to be. I went pretty much straight down and then curved over. I didn't want to mess with cutting my trim on the bias so I kept my lines pretty straight. You can angle it more if you don't mind doing the bias thing.</div>
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My binding trim for the bottom and lower sides - I cut 4 1/2 inch strips, folded over each long side 1/4 inch and ironed. Then I folded it in half the long way, RST, and ironed again to make a 2 inch double sided binding.</div>
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First, I slid it on the bottom edge of the apron fitting it into the 2 inch binding. I sewed this 1/8 inch from the edge and 1/4 inch from the edge. If you have ironed your binding exactly in half, you will be catching both sides of the binding as you sew. You don't have to worry about the raw edges of the apron and binding. You will cover that with the lower side binding, which comes next.</div>
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With the same 2 inch double sided binding that you made, sew it to the lower sides like you did on the bottom. At the very bottom, fold in the binding, before you sew it, to make a nice finished edge. Double stitch the edged just like you did on the bottom. But this time double stitch the bottom edge to close it off. (like in the picture below) Once again you don't have to worry about finishing the binding at the waist because you will cover it later.</div>
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This is where I would hold up the apron to you to see where you would like the top to come. Measure from the top of the apron around your neck to the other top side of the apron. Make sure you can slide your head in freely. This is how much binding you will leave free when you sew the upper side binding on.</div>
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This binding is cut at 2 1/2 inch strips. It is prepared the same way that you prepared the wider binding. Fold under each long side 1/4 inch, iron. Then fold in half the long way, RST, and iron. You now have a double sided 1 inch binding. Depending on how long you need your binding to be, you may have to sew 2 strips together.</div>
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Start sewing this binding on the side from the waist up, around the neck, then down the other side. You don't have to finish the ends again because they will be covered. Make sure you do the two rows of top stitching. Don't forget to go around the neck with the topstitching. This closes it all off.</div>
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I wanted my tie to be at an angle. Work with the part where you join it to the apron. I wanted to cover up both raw edges of the bindings on the sides. Slide the binding on and fold back the end till you get it how you want it. This will give you a finished edge. Then top stitch it all down, including the free end. I went all around on all four sides.</div>
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But remember how I said that I used the biggest pair of jeans I could find??? The bottom of the apron flairs a bit. And I like that. But the top seems a little wide and gapes open when I put it on. I don't like that.</div>
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Here is how I fixed it. About 2 inches from each original seam and about an inch and a half from the top, I sewed an elastic to the back to gather it. I sewed the elastic to one end and sewed a casing with a zig-zag stitch. Then I sewed the elastic on the other end.</div>
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If you have any questions........I am here to answer.Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08892725248157046759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794742125941219260.post-6179234269773073822012-07-27T07:58:00.001-06:002012-07-27T07:58:41.630-06:00The Ruffle Bag.....I love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, you plan and prepare for this beautiful thing to enter your life. You carefully choose the fabrics. You spend days creating. Then the adoption comes through. And you are sad to see it go.</div>
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This bag took me 2 hours just to cut out the fabrics! Then another day to sew all the ruffles.</div>
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The fabric flowers were an added bonus. They weren't in the original plan. But I just didn't feel finished yet.</div>
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I came across this fun idea and thought I needed to spread the word. I was looking for some favors for a tea party. I saw this idea of making a little hat out of a styrofoam cup. I just had to try it.</div>
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This is what my final projects looked like. They are 2 inches tall.</div>
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Looks more like a swash buckling hat, right? But that was all I had to work with.</div>
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And this is how it started. This is a 4 1/2 inch styrofoam cup. They probably come smaller and would make a cute teeny tiny hat.</div>
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I want to share a video that two of my sons did last night. (and I mean last night, all night) We had a family gathering and they filmed the fireworks and fun. Then they were up until 5:30 this morning editing the footage. The actors are my kids and grandkids.<br />
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The soundtrack is by a friend of theirs. I really love his voice and what he did with the song. <br />
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And this is what I made - a Watermelon you could wear!</div>
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My little ones love Otter Pops on these hot summer days. But their little hands get so cold. Little Stella, who is 2 and a real thinker, got a wash rag and wrapped hers up so her hands wouldn't freeze. Her dad, my son, Rhett, came up with this Otter Sock! What a great idea!</div>
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So, here we go - this is the quilt I want to end with..........And, yes, I have only one day to put it together.</div>
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This is how I started. I cut 20 stars out of freezer paper - the same stuff you use to wrap meats in. Weird thing to be using but it works. I have actually never used it in the kitchen. It all goes in my craft room.</div>
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So, with my cut out freezer stars I iron them onto the backs of my fabrics, waxy side down. (The wax is what melts the two together, but not permanently) Then I cut around each star pattern about a quarter inch around. I cut the points square and I cut a slice into the valleys.</div>
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Then I iron all the 1/4" fabric edges over the freezer paper.</div>
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Each star will look like this. Yes, it does take a bit of time. But remember, we are doing this in one day, so it doesn't take forever. And there are only 20, after all.</div>
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After the stars are ironed, then pull out the freezer paper and throw it away. You can actually use the same pattern over a few times. But I preferred to do 20 separate patterns and do them all at once.</div>
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With the freezer paper out of the way, spray the fabric with spray starch and iron all the edges over firmly. I love this whole process. The star is PERFECT when you are done.</div>
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I have a variety of blue, red and tan flower prints. Each is cut in 5 1/2" squares and sewn together in four squares. I put two red with two tans. And two blue with two tan. Iron every seam really well and match the edges as best you can. When you have them all sewn together, square them up so they are all the same size.</div>
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Now, the fun starts. Put a little glue stick on the back of each star. I love this part. So many uses for that 'ole glue stick.</div>
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Glue a blue star on the red prints and a red star on the blue prints. Line them all up the same.</div>
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Now, the stars will stay in place while you sew them on. I wish everything were this easy.</div>
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Use a wide blanket stitch on your machine. Yes, it is just that easy.</div>
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Before I started sewing them together, I laid them all out on the floor and put them in the order I wanted them. I wanted the red to alternate with the blue and I didn't want any of the same prints to be touching. This took me a while to look at it and rearrange it till I was happy. There are four stars across and five down.</div>
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Then I sewed each row across, giving me five rows of star squares. Then I sewed the rows together. For me to keep things straight, I leave the squares laid out on the floor except the ones I am sewing. I can get so confused sometimes.</div>
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Yes, this quilt is sooo me. I am loving it. I could have stopped here......but....</div>
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It wasn't as long as I wanted it to be so I added some boarders.</div>
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I have a two inch red, a four inch tan and a 6 inch blue. I really loved it at this point but I still wanted to add a few inches to the top and bottom. It is just not long enough to cover the bed I am going to put it on.</div>
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I took all my scrapes and sewed them together. They were in varying widths and I liked it that way. Once again, I laid them all out before I sewed them so I could get the look I wanted.</div>
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IT IS DONE and I LOVE it.</div>
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I am just starting to quilt it together now.</div>
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I don't think that part will be done in a day..........darn.</div>
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But I will let you know when I am done.</div>
<br />Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08892725248157046759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4794742125941219260.post-39187872346847908932012-06-11T17:02:00.004-06:002012-06-11T17:02:51.346-06:00The quilt to die for !!!<div style="text-align: center;">
So, I saw this great looking quilt in a fabric shop one day. I almost bought the pattern but forced myself not to. I took a picture of it and thought that maybe....one day.....I would figure it out and make it. It was sooo me.</div>
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I kept the picture on my phone. I would pull it out every once in a while and dream.</div>
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I loved the homeyness of it. I loved how all the colors came together. I loved, loved the stars.</div>
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I almost thought it looked too hard to make - or too time consuming.</div>
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And then, darn it, I was in that same fabric store a few weeks later and there it was.....still hanging on the wall....calling to me! And now they had kits for it! All those great fabrics in one little package.....with the pattern included!</div>
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So......yes, I bought the kit. Had to have it. How could I really walk out without it? It really spoke to me. (yep, this store knew what it was doing!)</div>
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But then I was almost afraid to make it. I didn't want to mess it up. I thought, if I have the kit and pattern, then one day I will make it.</div>
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It was like having a treadmill and feeling skinny just because you have it.........</div>
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I was at peace!</div>
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