So…I was supposed to work on this project last weekend with my cousin, but at the last minute I went home to Fresno instead. Therefore, even though I have most of the supplies and the motivation, this is still a “future project”.
    
Inspired by Natalie Chanin’s (of Alabama Chanin fame) book, Alabama Stitch Book, [...]

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Just in case, you know, you ever have the urge to buy me something Currently obsessing over the following:

Make Your Own Contemporary Quilts, $15.96, Amazon
Handmade Home: Simply Ways to Repurpose Old Materials into New Family Tresures, $14.93, Amazon, Available in August
Weekend Sewing: More Than 40 Projects and Ideas for Inspired Stitching, $18.15, Amazon
Seams [...]

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You probably remember the sewing machine I got for Josie…it was a post not that long ago. Anyhow, just wanted to post a pic up of her very first project – a purse that we worked on together. Josie was the driver, while i guided the fabric. Unfortunately, the only kid’s sewing book that I [...]

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Here’s a shot of an idea for an upcoming project:

I love the scrappiness of this pillow, which is named the Gilded Frame Floor Cushion. I would love to see this done as a full quilt. For some reason it does really remind me of stained glass. This great project was taken from Kaffe Fassett’s Caravan [...]

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