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12 Jun
Quilts

Indelible Table Runner

My son is finishing 1st grade tomorrow, and I wanted to make his teacher a gift. I had a hard time deciding what to make her, but when I went to my local quilt shop this past Tuesday, this table runner pattern jumped out at me. It's called 'EZ Breezy Quilt-as-you-Go Table Runner & Place Mats'. The shop was...

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11 Jun
Garments

Jungle Ave. Knit Shirt

My rolls of Jungle Ave. knits came yesterday (the knit will be available on the Dotted Boulevard print, seen here, and also in Elephant Skyline), so I dropped everything to make myself a knit shirt. The pattern I used was the Kitschy Coo Trifecta Tee, which is a great pdf pattern for knits that allows for lots of customization:...

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14 Apr
Bags, Uncategorized

Jungle Ave. Lapin Noir Bag

Happy Monday! I'm really happy to be mostly-installed to my new home on Wordpress! So I thought I would kick off the week by beginning to show you some bags that I've been sewing for Quilt Market in my new 'Jungle Ave.' line for Art Gallery Fabrics, which release to shops this June! Quilt Market is a twice-yearly trade...

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05 Mar
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The Big Reveal – AGF Limited Edition Fabrics

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today! I am super excited because today is the day that I can finally tell you all about my AGF Limited Edition fabric line! This project has been in the works since late last year, and I'm so happy that I can finally tell you all about it. My collection is called...

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04 Mar
Garments, Uncategorized

Two More Josephine Tunics

So, I made two more Josephine Tunics on Saturday (you can see my first one over here). Super quick, and after the first one, they take even less and less time to make (these I'm guessing 2 hours). This first one was made using a new Art Gallery Fabric by Angela Walters from the Drift line. This print is called...

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26 Feb
Bags, Uncategorized

The Katydid Bag

Hi everyone! Today I'm pleased to show you my Katydid Bag, as part of the Safari Moon blog hop to showcase Safari Moon by Frances Newcombe for Art Gallery Fabrics. Frances is my good friend and came to visit me here in Chicago last summer. What she can do on the computer is seriously out of this world. She...

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02 Jan
Quilts, Uncategorized

Rapture Quilt

Happy New Year everyone!! I finished my first project of 2014 by making sure it was something cuddly and warm. When I'm working at my computer, I've been wrapping my legs in a quilt to keep warm, but it's not so good trying to work when you have a 90" quilt bundled around you. So I made a smaller...

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02 Oct
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Meet Frances Newcombe, New Designer for Art Gallery Fabrics!

I am very excited to have you meet Frances Newcombe, the newest fabric designer for Art Gallery Fabrics! Her first line, 'Safari Moon', will be available starting December 2013. I will definitely be asking Santa for a half-yard bundle of this one! I met Frances in May at Quilt Market in Portland. She came to my Schoolhouse presentation for Pellon...

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16 Sep
Garments, Uncategorized

Dresden Plate Dress

Today I've got another Quilt Market dress to show you! I showed you one of my other dresses a couple of weeks ago, and here is 2 of 3. For this dress, I had a huge amount of doubt as I worked through it (were the dresden plates too big? Would the cap sleeves work out?), but I am...

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02 Jul
Bags, Uncategorized

Lapin Noir Bag

I'm excited to introduce you to the Lapin Noir Bag, now available as a pdf download and also on paper from my pattern shop! I made this bag using the new 'Nordika' fabric line from Jeni Baker for Art Gallery Fabrics, which is available in quilt shops starting in July! I named this pattern 'Lapin Noir', which is French for...

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18 Mar
Uncategorized

Aeroplane Bags

Today, I'm really excited to reveal the Aeroplane Bag PDF sewing pattern (also available on paper), available right now in my pattern shop! This is an intermediate-level pattern, and the instructions are for 2 different sizes (regular and long). My goal for this pattern was to have a bag that wasn't extremely difficult, but was a rather large size for...

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12 Nov
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Quilt Market – Jeni Baker

Jeni Baker of In Color Order is pretty much the most adorable delightful person ever (okay, we will reserve adorable for her bunny, George). She tells you how to choose fabrics, what you can make with them, and now she is a fabric designer for Art Gallery Fabrics! I got to check out her new fabrics first-hand at Quilt Market!I met Jeni first at...

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