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Cowboy Quilt update, and Quilting is the Perfect Craft for the Attention Deficit
I was surprised when my daughter requested a cowboy-themed quilt. I didn't place her as the country-western type. I had enough fabric on hand to complete the quilt top. A recent thrift shop purchase of...
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Pre Super Bowl Sewing
I knew I would have time prior to the game to get in some patchwork piecing. I was able to cut the pieces and sew the flimsy. The 12 "doggy" blocks are mostly canines, with other animules thrown in. It...
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Happy Valentine's Day, and Fabric Collections
I could not resist this Looney Tunes Pepe Le Pew tie found at thrift. It is beyond adorable.I have been going through my quilt project bags and am discovering more and more pieces to incorporate into...
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Back to Listing
One of the onerous tasks of being a seller is creating listings. I have had the images of 8 CDs sealed in package for a few weeks now. When I do a listing session on average 25 items, I normally move...
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Cowboy Quilt Top Redone
I did not like direction I went with the first cowboy quilt top. When the new fabric arrived that I ordered, and I discovered a stack of mystery quilter star quilt blocks, a new flimsy was born. I cut...
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Fan Quilt Progress and Patterns of the Day
Pretty sure I made a squealing sound when I discovered that my recently-purchased patchwork pieces from an online auction fit in perfectly with my fan quilt project. I hope to border at least the top...
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February Weird and Wacky and Seller Update
My monthly series continues on thrift shop weird and wacky items. These two superhero paintings landed in up country hospice thrift. It was probably a mistake to pass on these two paintings. I would...
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Four Months to Freedom
I have completed all of the applications, informed all of the right people, now it is a mere four months to retirement. I have spent the last 10 years in state service for various departments in...
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Crochet Away
The fabric background of plaid paw prints will fit in quite nicely dog print quilt flimsy. Link to part 1 of dog print quilt pre-super-bowl-sewing. I like to arrange yarn and crochet items for sale in...
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A 1970s Childhood featured on Throwback Thursday
The lead-off image is from a fashion show where I was wearing the latest in 70s kid's fashion, right down to the chain medallion and cat-eye glasses. Mom and I loved modeling. We both went through the...
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Yard Sale Yabadabadoo
It was a glorious weekend of thrifting. Cotton candy Peeps (my fav) feature the second-hand fabric found at hospice thrift. It is kind of a scratchy cotton, so I am sending it back to the Great Thrift...
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Barbie Leads the Way and Bidding the Day Away
Since Barbie is trending - leading off with this Barbie furniture sewing pattern from 1997. How cute is that? Loved Ryan Gosling's I'm Just Ken performance at the Oscars. Best. Part. Of. The. Show....
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Corned Beef Dinner the 1970s Way
Thrifting brought me this keeper pheasant sewing pattern. I also scored on a $1.99 bag of fabric, batting for a queen sized quilt, and a Gaither Gospel sealed in package CD. This batting is meant for...
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AI Impacting Quilt Design?
I just received notice of our state fair's upcoming quilt competition. Among the categories, there is a unique one - Crafts Special Contests. The theme is Almost Edible, and described as follows:...
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Buying What Delights You
My dahlia bulb called Seattle made it through another season. I will try again with it replanted back in the greenhouse. Last year the deer nibbled it down, so no flower. I also planted two other...
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Patchwork Cupcake Project
I am plunging in to my new project of a quilted Patchwork Cupcake. A creative prompt had been released for the California State Fair competitions. The prompt Almost Edible will be judged on the level...
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Patchwork Cupcake Project update
It has been two years since I entered a quilt into the California State Fair Crafts Competition. I did earn an honorable mention for the concept of The Knitting Woman. It did not go on exhibition...
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March Weird and Wacky
This artist's work is displayed in a gallery of shops on R Street in Sacramento, Sacramento. This modified Celtic cross sold at the Goodwill boutique in Sacramento. Seemed a little weird. Because I...
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Prepping the Trailer
Here we are into April. This is the month Fish Camp begins setup. We are prepping the trailer for its permanent home on the coast. The lead-off image highlights the back window covered in space fabric....
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Boinging Back to College and the Blessing of the Beads
As I have noted earlier, I returned to college for an 8 week course of Women in Art this spring semester. My 70 year old brother's reaction when I told him I went back to college, "AGAIN?" and "You...
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My View Into Retirement
The Mr. is setting up Fish Camp. Here are the views from the back of the trailer. The first image is the river as you head out toward the harbor. This view is down river. A wrap-around deck is being...
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Cowboy Quilt Galloped Back Home
My daughter's cowboy quilt has arrived back from the longarmer. Her choice of quilting pattern in a dark brown thread was a good choice. I am in the binding process now and will follow up with some...
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Buttons and the Backup Wedding Dress
My next category to enter for sale will be Buttons. When I buy sewing items in lots, I find buttons still on their original cards. While I like to keep the loose buttons for projects and repairs, I...
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Cowboy Quilt Completed
Cowboy quilt is completed. A wonderful wool batting quilt as an engagement gift for my daughter. Close up the quilting detail. The yardage bought retail was the bronco busters, and the painted ponies...
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Day Devoted to Listing
My usual practice listing eBay items is to photograph one day, edit photos on another day, and then prepare the listings on yet another day. I tried to do it all in one day, but I took not one but two...
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