Monthly Archives: December 2010 For this pillow, I knew I wanted it to have a really special show-stopping back, since the front is so clean and simple. And I did pull it off exactly as I’d planned, but man–for a little bit there while I was doing the elastic cording I had some SERIOUS doubts. (And a lot of […] “ELOISE MARIE!” Will commanded at Ellie in the living room. “Hey—what’s going on in there?” I asked as I walked over from the kitchen. “Ellie is eating the tree,” Will explained. Ellie was drooling all over a pine needle she’d picked up from the floor. The white fir sure is more fragrant than the frasier […] I came downstairs and found Nic sleeping on the sofa and Will laying on the coffee table, singing for Ellie who was dancing to Will’s singing.  I finished this today. It made its way into one of my favorite items– the Practical Bag (for some reason I’ve had dyslexia when it came to this pattern and have been calling it the Practicality Bag for months). It’s lined with the Celebrate Seuss print and has a matching little zippered clutch/tote/wallet/catch-all. I’m in […]  When I started free motion stitching I was desperately looking around online for some kind of tutorial to accomplish the modern embroidery look I was going for with my sewing machine. I wasn’t able to find much (though admittedly it’s hard to search for something that doesn’t really have an official name). To me it […]  This pillow is almost done–just missing some elastic cording for the back buttons that I need to pick up today or tomorrow. This pillow has caused me more angst than is really possible for such a simple little patchwork pillow. I have been full of self doubt–piping or no piping, quilting or no quilting, but […] |
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