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Be sure to check back here on Monday to find out how you can win one of these amazing fabric bundles! Hope that you all have wonderful weekends!

I’m knitting!  A sock! A few of us were lucky enough to be taught by Lori, a friend from the LAMQG.  She’s an amazing knitter (we’re talking CERTIFIED master knitter!!) with an even more amazing yarn stash. It’s slow going on these size 2 needles but I’m enjoying knitting after putting it down for a [...]

Here it is! Before and after… I have to say… I’m in love. The ceilings are really low (completely fine since I’m 5’3″) so the whole place is a bit like a cozy sunny cave. There’s lots of sun and I painted it a nice bright yellow (since some of you have been asking, it’s [...]

Project Runway premieres tonight! On Lifetime, at 9:00 pm – 90 minute episodes all season. So much better than last season’s 10:00 pm, right? 

This weekend I went to the Long Beach Quilt Festival. Do you remember when I went last year? Well, things have changed! Not at all in terms of their offerings (in fact, I saw even less fabric I wanted this time around – but it could be that with my stash growth I’ve become pickier) [...]

Thanks to all of you for your comments on the scraps. First, I’m actually not very organized at all, but moving is a chance to start out strong, right? Also, I did in fact consciously chose to put the scraps in contrasting baskets. Might not make practical sense but it looked prettier to me. That’s [...]

I’m taking my time and being very thorough with the sewing room set up.  Yesterday that meant a major scrap sort! Presort: – And post sort! I’m not great about using my little scraps but maybe if they are sorted by color I will? In any case, I have more than I’ll ever use and [...]

My husband and sister painting away! (Forgive the lousy IPhone photos!) We went for lots of bold color and we’re super happy with the results. And now – this is what I’m living in. Time to get unpacking! Of course you know my sewing room is already partly good to go! Will do a whole [...]

We all love Bonne Maman jars. But have you seen these teeny tiny ones before??  A hotel I was at recently had ‘em.  Now I don’t THINK you’re supposed to take…oh… six or so… but I did.  I couldn’t help it. I love them. Love. But I’m at a loss as to what I can [...]

Thanks for all your mini quilts comments.  They are a great time, right?? Getting down to business… the ol’ random number generator picked… #32: Megan! Who said “What a great little book! I’ve been thinking about doing some mini-quilts lately for just those reasons you mention: you can try out new techniques and ideas without [...]