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See me explore various crafts, from crochet to quilting - I love to explore all types of crafting. By default, I'm a crocheter. I grew up crocheting, and it's only the past few years that I ventured into sewing and quilting. This past fall, I taught myself to knit. What will be next?
Mason jars serve so many purposes, so when I saw this tutorial for making a mason jar pin cushion, I just had to try it. I happened to be visiting my parents over a holiday weekend, so I took along my supplies and crossed my fingers that my mother had plenty of hot glue sticks [...]
We leave tomorrow morning for a Hawaiian getaway, and I’ve been busily working on a few sewing projects. I had lofty goals when I started just a week ago, but I slowly came back to reality as each day nudged me closer to our departure. The photo above shows my handiwork … albeit not yet [...]
It’s finally here! I’ve planned on making a ‘bumpy’ popcorn crochet stitch hat ever since I made the popcorn scarf nearly 2 years ago. It’s one of those projects that’s been on a list of things to do and never quite made it to the top, until now. Over the weekend, we visited Michaels where [...]
This quilt project started with a simple request from Joe to make a new living room throw in shades of greys and browns. He wanted something urban and less colorful than my previous quilting. So, I shopped and shopped to find interesting fabrics for the quilt. My mom even sent a scrappy care package from [...]
Connecting Threads may just be one of the best kept secrets in the quilting world. I rarely see it mentioned anywhere on the web and when I do, it’s usually people enticed by the prices who are afraid to purchase the fabric. The Vancouver, Washington based fabric company really seems too good to be true [...]
Christmas will be here before we know it and I’m behind on getting holiday crafts made. This little Christmas ornament (that also serves as a neat little treat holder) is one of my favorite things to crochet when I was a kid. I remember spending an afternoon crocheting the Christmas stockings to cover our entire [...]
In a whirlwind of activity last night, I completed the dining room chair seat covers in a decorative mossy green and blue fabric. My parents arrive tomorrow and it was one of my last sewing tasks to be completed. Now I can focus on grocery shopping and the menu for the week ahead!
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