Well, it’s been quite a while since I last posted…apologies. Hope everyone had a Happy Christmas/Hanukkah, etc. We’ve had a lot going on here in Austin. I got my new sewing machine in a few days ago, haven’t had much of a chance to fire it up because of the holidays. I had various knitting [...]
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The title says it all. While I’m waiting for my machine, I’m crocheting and knitting a few Christmas gifts. I made a headband from this pattern by creativeyarn; here is my result: Tell me what you think in the comments! -K
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Guess what I made today? Hint: More after the move! -K
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It’s finished! I wanted to make a mini quilt (it’s about 11×18) to practice the quilting and binding steps before I quilt/bind Ezra’s quilt. It took me a few hours to sew on the binding, but I think it’ll be much easier the second time around. It turned out lovely, too. I think Tripp was [...]
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Today I (finally!) got my even feed foot in the mail. For my fellow newbies or you non-quilters out there, an even feed foot, aka a walking foot, looks like this: It’s kind of a huge and awkward version of a normal presser foot. Every sewing machine has feed dogs, which run underneath the cloth [...]
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Here’s a sneak peek of… The first block in Ezra’s quilt! Ezra is 3 months old, he’s my friend Griselda’s first baby, and he’s so cute I want to cuddle him! Unfortunately, I live in Austin and Gris lives in L.A., so she asked me to make him a quilt. She specifically requested reds, browns, [...]
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I am one of those people who’s always got ideas ideas ideas floating about my noggin. Yesterday, for example, I was looking for oil for my sewing machine and walked out with new fabric. Oops! I am finally beginning to realize that without a list of things I need I am nearly hopeless, unless I’ve [...]
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