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Category Archives: sewing
Handmade Christmas 2014: Retro Christmas Tree Lights For My Siblings
Continuing my “Christmas ornament” theme from the past couple years of presents for my siblings, this year I sewed everyone a string of retro Christmas tree lights. I even managed to sew a string for our tree too! Thanks to … Continue reading
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Handmade Christmas 2014: Look! Two Presents for Ellie!
Thanks to all for your kind thoughts and prayers for me about my recent sorrow-filled post. I probably shouldn’t allow myself to press publish when I’m tired and sad. I’m feeling much better now and the past couple days have … Continue reading
Posted in Ellie, sewing
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And So, As It Turns Out, I Can’t Do It All
The past four and a half months have been unusually busy for Nik and me. I participated in a major project at church, which consumed just about every minute I could spare at the computer (including the evening hours when … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, reflecting, sewing
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September/November Sewing: Corn! In Sacks!
(I’ve fallen pretty far behind on my sewing posts over the past few months. So look for a bunch over the next few days!) If it wasn’t for corn sacks, Nik and I probably would have gotten rid of our … Continue reading
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November Sewing: A Bag for A Dear Friend
One of my friends from church is currently recovering from hip replacement surgery. A week or so before her surgery, she asked me if I could come up with something to hang on her walker so that she could move … Continue reading
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September Sewing: Ellie’s Birthday Dress
As is becoming my tradition, I made Ellie a dress for her birthday. I found the fun paper boat fabric at a shop in Culpepper, VA when we were on our vacation in July. I used the “Apple-picking Dress” pattern … Continue reading
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I’m So Patriotic, I Win Ribbons In Red, White, and Blue!
I never write about politics on this blog but if you know me in person, you probably know that I’m a bit conflicted when it comes to patriotism (particularly in relation to what it means relative to being a follower … Continue reading
Posted in Ellie, friends, Mark, sewing
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July Sewing: Cute Fabric, Boring Project
Now that we have two kids, we needed to have two car seat bags for checking the car seats. I sewed one for Ellie’s new car seat in July, just before we left on our Alaska trip. It was one … Continue reading
I’m an Official State Fair Exhibitor, Times Five!
Our State Fair begins on Friday and this year I entered five items! It’s going to be hard to beat last year’s record of a blue ribbon for every entry (i.e. one blue ribbon for one entry) but I am … Continue reading
July Sewing: Surprise! TWO Sundresses
Back in July, I posted pictures of the sundress that I made for Ellie. Sneaky me actually made two identical dresses at the same time, one for Ellie and one for her cousin Violet so that they could be matchy-matchy … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 