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April Sewing: More Baby Blankets

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Laura

Our friends just keep having babies! 🙂 This time, we have one set of friends who are having a boy and one who aren’t finding out until the baby is born. I do love to make cards too and had … Continue reading →

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April Sewing: Cloth Wipes!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Laura

I have a couple friends who are cloth diapering their babies so for their shower presents, I used a bunch of flannel scraps (mostly from this project) to make them cloth wipes! For a girl: And for a boy or … Continue reading →

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February/March Sewing: The Easter Banner

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Laura

This is the project that consumed all of my sewing time in March.  I mostly enjoyed sewing it but was so glad when it was finished! My friend Joanna and I collaborated on this project.  I shared with her my … Continue reading →

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The Easter Banners!

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Laura

I decided to break this post into two parts: this one, about the banners themselves and a second one, about the my sewing process. The following three banners were a collaboration between Ann, Cindy, Alison, Joanna, and me.  It was … Continue reading →

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March/April Sewing: A Birthday Boy’s Bib

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Laura

This past weekend I sewed a bib for a birthday boy, one of Ellie’s little friends.  His mom provided the fabric and pattern, I provided the labor, and together, we came up with a pretty cute little bib for him … Continue reading →

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April Knitting and Sewing: Our first projects

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Laura

Tuesday night, Betsy and I finished our first set of projects.  She made a drawstring bag (from this tutorial) for her knitting projects and I knitted a dishrag that turned out relatively nicely.  Not too bad for our first attempts! … Continue reading →

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March Sewing: A Little Bag for a Not-So-Little Student

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Laura

One of Nik’s current tennis players was one of my very first students, in 2005.  She was in 6th grade and I was a first-year teacher.  She, blessedly, was quiet and studious and didn’t cause me any trouble (unlike a … Continue reading →

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February Sewing: A New Skill and Project

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Laura

I’m part of a team of fabric artists** who are creating banners to hang in our church for Easter.  I’m not going to say much more about the project because I don’t want to ruin the surprise/celebration effect when they’re … Continue reading →

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February Sewing: Nik’s T-Shirt Quilt – It’s Finished!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Laura

I’m done!  Hip Hip Hooray!  Now I just need to get Nik to help me take pictures of the final product to show you all!  

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Tutorial: Embellished, Lined Drawstring Backpack

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Laura

This tutorial is for my sister and anyone else who wants to know how to make a fancy lined drawstring backpack!  This tutorial is actually an adaptation of the In Color Order Lined Drawstring Bag tutorial.  You’ll need to go … Continue reading →

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