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Hexagons are go
I finished piecing hexagons for my mug rug: Yay! Now I need to trim it to a rectangle, figure out what I want to use for the backing, quilt it and bind it. I keep being surprised at how quick and...
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Hexigoodness
I thought it’d take more than one evening to stitch the binding on the hexagon mug rug since I’d never done it before, but it went much faster than I expected. I feel pretty much ready to tackle the...
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A Visit from the Hexagon Fairy
Lately I’ve been thinking about pincushions and about how my regulation tomato pincushion isn’t the most convenient thing in the world to use when I’m sewing. I saw the skinny pincushion tutorial from...
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Grease and Thread
I am officially terrified of the next block in the skill builder sampler, a feathered star with 97 pieces. 97. I really shouldn’t have counted them. I have part of the fabric cut, and I need to get it...
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Just a quickie – Hexagon pincushion FO
I had a little bit longer post in mind, but I went to the library book sale at lunch instead. (Yay books for a dollar!) I need to get back to work, but I’m just going to put this here first. Hexy...
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So many projects
Recently fate smiled upon me or something, because I won two blog giveaways in the space of a couple of days. How does that happen? I tend to enter a lot of giveaways, but I never really expect...
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Wherein I Actually Do Some Spinning and Knitting
It’s been, erm, a while since I posted. I owe a few people comment replies, and I was having this weird social anxiety argh talking to people is hard moment — okay, that’s me all the time and not just...
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I finally finished something!
I managed to go the entire month of January without truly finishing anything. I did finish a piece of embroidery, which I’m hoping to post about soon, but I need to attach it to a tea light sconce...
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First try at free motion quilting — and few other things
I thought I should maybe get some practice doing free motion quilting before I quilt the sampler, just so the worst of the beginner-y stuff wouldn’t end up on the quilt. I had practiced a little before...
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Progress and Plans
So… two and a half weeks and what do I have to show for myself? Nothing entirely finished, but lots of plans and mostly-finished things. I've nearly finished the blackwork project. I decided that three...
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