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pattern jam

I heart you + giveaway

hello Monday! looking for a quick and fun Valentine gift?? today I am sharing a bit about this pillow cover I did for Pattern Jam…(thanks pattern jam for the fun photo!!) I began with this fun assortment of fabrics… cut some strips and selected fabric for the front and back of the pillow cover and […]

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sunshine serenade

sunshine serenade tutorial + giveaway

Hello Wednesday! today I have another fun treat in store… a free tutorial for this runner AND a fat quarter bundle to giveaway – wahooo! let’s get started…. The design idea behind this runner was to use most of the fabrics in this line. I cut a strip from each fabric and then sub-cut into […]

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sunshine serenade triangle placemats tutorial

Hello Monday! today I have a special treat for you…. remember back in the fall, I designed some projects for Melissa Ybarra of Iza Pearl Design?? Sunshine Serenade is Melissa’s new fabric line that is just now landing in shops… today I am sharing my tutorial for making a set of this placemats using Sunshine […]

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christmas in july blog hop and giveaway

hello and welcome! today I am excited to share my Folk Art Holiday project with you and… giveaway some fabric!! love, love this new line from Gina Martin Design! I am sharing how to make a fun, two-sided pillow cover… shall we get started?? for this project, you will need fat quarters or yardage of […]

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pink owl fabric

pink elephants and a giveaway

Remember these fabrics?? and this design idea?? I began by cutting my squares of the owl print…. next I laid out some 2.5 inch strips ….what do you think?? my strips are sewn on with some white posts and now the blocks are ready to sew into rows… Here is my completed top…what do you think?? I […]

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pink ombre baby quilt and a giveaway

Did you see this on facebook this week?? This was my pink project a few months back…click here to see read Ann Kelle’s post and get the tutorial!! To see even more pics, click here…. so to celebrate….I am giving away these squares…I’ll draw a winner on Friday! Happy Sewing!

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sewing at Mom's

sewing with Mom and a giveaway

Need a quick baby quilt? Last week when Mom and I went shopping, I snagged these fabrics…. I added some orange from Mom’s stash… This adorable alphabet panel from Alexander Henry was my inspiration….love it! Here is my beginning layout idea…. Fun to sew at Mom’s…no distractions! and my top is finished! What do you […]

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color me happy challenge piece

love a challenge – revealing…..

Remember this photo??  You can read more in this post.  So here are Becca, Tammy, Julie, myself, Vanessa, Joanna and Sally. Remember this poem…. Hear ye, hear ye, One and all. Here’s the challenge, Heed the call. The 14th of February, this Valentine’s hence, a photo exchange, 6 participants. Poor rhyming’s allowed, just sew up […]

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hearts and a giveaway

I don’t know about you, but I am a sucker for a kit…. so when I saw this blog post on V and Co., I was hooked! In between games….watching this boy play ball, I cut out my hearts…. cut some squares… decided on my arrangement… sewed them together… and decorated my mantle…love it!! Here […]

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