Category Archives: fabric This pretty little combination reminds me of spring and inspires me: This stack–my ‘inbox’ for clothes I plan to sew–has grown too large and instead of inspiring, it stresses me out. I desperately need to stop adding projects to my pile and complete the projects already planned. My eyes are always bigger than the hours […]  I spent a lot of time cutting this week, and created this pretty little rainbow : I thought that linen might be pretty for the stars, but decided on white. (Although I’m toying with the idea of various shades of white and cream.)  I am really excited to start an English Paper Piecing project this week. I’m using mainly 30s reproduction fabrics that I’ve stashed over the years (though I have a feeling there are a couple I’ve missed–I need to dig a little deeper and I’m hoping my mom still has a scrap or two left over […]  Time for a giveaway! I’m celebrating three things today: (1) finishing the vacation video/slideshow that I’ve spent weeks on, (2) the almost end of March [my least favorite month–winter is just too long], and (3) according to google reader I am just 5 people shy of having 200 blog followers! So it’s time to giveaway […]  Even during the decade when I wasn’t quilting, I occasionally wandered into a fabric shop and bought a pattern or yard or two of fabric. A few years ago I bought a portabellopixie pattern that I have been looking for for a few months. I knew it had to be somewhere, but hadn’t had any […]  When I began quilting again this past summer, I spent a lot of time pouring over the gorgeous quilts at Film in the Fridge. I absolutely adored the combination of Hope Valley and charcoal in this quilt, and loving the string quilts, I decided that I would make a Hope Valley string quilt with charcoal […] |
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