Category Archives: crafty stuff

31
Mar, 2008

more craftiness and a few firsts for me.

yesterday, during my long meeting, i finished my most recent needlepoint project. this time, i decided to try one big design instead of a series of small, repeated designs. i like this one. although maybe it needs a bit more … Continue reading →

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30
Mar, 2008

my first free-motion quilting

so, i ordered an embroidery foot for my sewing machine last week and it arrived the other day, so i thought i’d get a little more serious about this free motion quilting notion that had been tapping my shoulder for … Continue reading →

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15
Mar, 2008

number two!

as soon as i finished my last quilt, i took it to a party at a friend’s house to show off (part of the party was in a chilly room and we had been encouraged to bring along blankets–i wasn’t … Continue reading →

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14
Feb, 2008

much better

i’m feeling much better, thank you!  so here are the photos i meant to post yesterday.  first, the pillows i finally finished for my couch using denyse schmidt’s “ice pops” pattern from her book.  i made three pillows–all just a … Continue reading →

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06
Feb, 2008

more snow!

another teaser from my work in progress (fabric by alexander henry): wow.  it snowed all last night and most of the day today.  lots and lots of snow.  i got this link in an e-mail today.  any weather buffs out … Continue reading →

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05
Feb, 2008

done!

so i think i’ve mentioned before that i’m now a needlepoint fan.  well, i finished another piece!  this one features eye-bendingly bright colors (much to the horror of mr. happy stuff) but it pulls together some of the disparate colors … Continue reading →

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21
Jan, 2008

aaaaaaahhhh

i finally had the day i’ve been craving. it snowed most of the day and i didn’t have to go to work. or leave the house for any reason. i played with the circular saw and made some crude acrylic … Continue reading →

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20
Nov, 2007

origami bugs and happy mail!

a week ago (or has it now been longer?), i received a surprise package in the mail from alkelda.  she’s a big fan of origami* and since i’ve been thinking about bugs and buggy decorations for next summer’s library program, … Continue reading →

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22
Oct, 2007

yarn shopping and the luxury of touch

on friday, i had a few minutes before my chiropractor appointment, so i stopped in at a yarn store a few doors down from their office. i do not knit. i do not crochet. i have done both of these … Continue reading →

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17
Oct, 2007

the displays are “done”!

I have “done” in quotes because things like this are never really done, but since i’ve presented it once now, i think i can stop futzing with it and get on with my other big projects for the fall.  hooray! … Continue reading →

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