Sorry, couldn’t resist: saw this little gem on Oh Hello and just simply fell in love. The invitation is backed with fabric (so…me!) but you’ll have to click through to see more pics and get the full story.
Ps: this is one of my new favorite blogs

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I just love this quilt. It’s tied, not quilted so I’m pretty sure I’ll give it a go and do it this summer since I am on make things kick (YES! I love having more free time. Thanks, day job.)

 You <3 it, too? Check out the tutorial to make your very own. Thanks Purl Bee!

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I just found out that Amy Butler’s got some new fabrics coming out in April! I’m not gonna lie – orange dahlia’s kinda rockin’ my world. Check out the sample palettes here:

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Forget being a baby quilt…I want this quilt for myself! Perhaps you know about my serious hate relationship with sewing triangles in patchwork. If you don’t, allow me to summarize. It doesn’t matter what technique I use, I find triangles to be extremely tedious and unforgivable. Despite this, I love this quilt SO much that [...]

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I saw this recent post by SFGirlbyBay, and decided to give a shout out of my own to Ciuccio. I have never seen such adorable baby quilts (except of course for the ones that Suz makes). Here are a couple of my favorites:

Both available on Etsy. for an extremely reasonable price, $38.
Here’s a little about [...]

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Check out this cool handmade heating pad! It’s definitely a great gift to give for the holidays. I especially love the colors and patterns that were chosen for this one. For instructions you can check out SewMamaSew’s website here: Rice Heating Pad.

See more cool ideas from Sew Mama Sew…

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I was so excited to hear that my lil’ sis, Josie, is interested in the world of crafting! “Yes,” I thought, “something we can share” – she’s always been interested in my quilting projects, and likes to help pick fabrics and such, so I just couldn’t resist getting her this for Christmas…

Isn’t it wonderful? This [...]

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Admittedly, I spend a lot of time surfing the web looking for cool new products of all kinds, fashion, design, quilt, and craft related. This pic was posted on a cool little website: www.craftster.org (logo at left), and I thought it would make a great quick project and gift for your nearest and dearest coffee [...]

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New article!!
Short Sleeves Heat up Winter Fashion
And just in case you haven’t already voted for my previous articles, here’s the backstory-
In a shameless act of self-promotion I am going to attempt to solicit you guys, my readers. I have been doing some writing for a fashion and lifestyle website called HerFabLife. This month we’re having [...]

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If you are into handmade items, and you haven’t checked out Etsy, you need to immediately (if not sooner). Abby and I were recently perusing Etsy looking for quilts – we were trying to gauge an appropriate price point – contemplating putting some up there and all. What we found was surprising; quilts are really [...]

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