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Perfection is measured in millimeters

By On June 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

It can be difficult to maintain a knitting blog when one hasn’t been doing much knitting!  I’ve had a problem with my right shoulder/arm/wrist the last 5 weeks that I’ve been trying to rest, as least somewhat.  Some of you may remember I had surgery on my LEFT shoulder a few years ago so [...]

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My first quilt

By On April 17, 2010 · 3 Comments

My very first quilt is now at it’s permanent home with a new baby!  My closest friend from high school was blessed with a second child and I really wanted to do something special since this was a particularly difficult pregnancy.  I “cheated” a little…I bought a kit for the Baby [...]

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Something New

By On April 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I can’t believe I just finished my first quilt. I have a whole new respect for quilters! It seems like it should be relatively easy to sew a straight line, especially when you have a handy dandy 1/4″ seam foot. Turns out (as so many things are), it’s harder than it looks. I can’t quite [...]

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Out with the Old

By On April 6, 2010 · 1 Comment

It seemed like it might be worthwhile to try to repair the old clogs as long as I was felting anyway. I loosely added yarn to the holes and then threw them in with the new clogs. Let’s just say this wasn’t a successful experiment…best to move on to new and prettier [...]

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Keeping Busy, Part 2

By On August 5, 2009 · 1 Comment

Yesterday I shared that searching for bargains on craigslist has been keeping me busy while out of town…but that’s not all.  Fabric shopping, a mini quilt class and sewing (now that I have a machine here) have all been part of the mix.

The fabric shopping is amazing here.  There is a really nice “super” [...]

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