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Category Archives: sewing
My first sewing project of the summer
I made this on Monday. I was using a book that Tina lent me called, “Quilt in a Minute” (or something like that) – it has lots of fun, beginner quilting projects. I had also bought a fat quarter pack … Continue reading
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Some random thoughts and an announcement at the end
Inspired by Zona, here are some random thoughts that will likely never be developed into full blog posts so let’s just get them out there, right? Making bread is hard…I’m trying the “Artisan Bread in 5 minutes a day” method … Continue reading
More Sewing
Here are three sets of baby blankets that I’ve sewn in the past few months. The first two were for Kristen and Anna and the last set is for my friend Sharla and her as of yet un-named, un-born daughter!
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Ice Day!!
Yes, that’s a 1/4 inch of ice on top of yesterday’s snow day. And so, I have to fulfill the other half of my bargain with myself. Yesterday, I told myself, “This is a fun snow day so you should … Continue reading
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A nice day
Snow days are nice! I read Martha Stewart this morning – I’ve been getting all kinds of great magazines at the library for free. They even let you check out the current month’s issue. I’ve spent most of the day … Continue reading
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Happy
I just have to say that our new bathroom curtain makes me so happy. The light streams in now and we have a beautiful view of a gigantic old tree. I love the fabric too but I think I might … Continue reading
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Homemade Christmas
***Jon and Leah, if you haven’t gotten your box yet, don’t read any further until you have!*** So this year, Nik and I decided to try to do a local, homemade Christmas, as much as we could. This mostly translated … Continue reading
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Project #1 – Check! Pictures and a Cafe Curtain Tutorial
I’ve finished my first project of the break! This turned to be a really easy project even though it of course took me longer than I expected it too. First, let me show you what I’ve been wanting to replace … Continue reading
By the numbers
Two boxes mailed. Three more presents to make. One more box to pack. One more box to mail. Four more days of school. One birth of Jesus our Lord!
Sick
Well, I managed to make it to December without getting sick so I guess that’s not too bad. I definitely got sick a lot more my first year so I think there’s some truth to my body building up an … Continue reading
Salmon and Souvlaki 