Tag Archives: gifts

For the love of…

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Heather. I know I’ve been gone for a while. The truth is, I’ve been sewing my little fingers to the bone! Heather was getting married. Heather, who I love to pieces. Heather, who went to middle school with me. Heather, … Continue reading →

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Handmade Happy…the process of my handmade Valentine’s present.

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

Valentine’s Day. I don’t know why, but this holiday always sneaks up on me. I don’t know how I forget, what with all the red and pink and cards and commercials and ridiculousness that precedes it…but I do. Once I … Continue reading →

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Gift-y

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

It is hard to believe that I’ve only been REALLY sewing for about a year. Evidently people in my family have noticed that I seem to be consumed by my sewing machine because I got some GREAT sewing related gifts … Continue reading →

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A less Wordy Wednesday-December Edition.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Because we all know I can’t do wordless. I fully meant to do an entire Chanukkah post. It didn’t happen. I fully meant to do a handmade presents post. Nada. I fully meant to acknowledge all the cool things people … Continue reading →

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Muggin’ Monday

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

::mug rug:: I cannot get over the name ::shudder:: I really cannot get over the name. These little sweethearts are essentially giant coasters, which is what I’m going to call them, for two reasons. One: “Giant Coaster” is descriptive (and … Continue reading →

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Challah Covers times Six (or Seven)

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

I’ve met so many wonderful people working at Wish. Amazing quilters, adorable kids, new friends, local business owners, you name it. One such person is Diane. She’s starting a business here in Raleigh called Temple Treasures. A website is in … Continue reading →

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Three by Three

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

No, I’m not talking about anything truly math related. I’m just running out of catchy titles. Today marks the day that I’m giving up keeping the holiday sewing quiet. I have so much to show you and if I wait … Continue reading →

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Happy Chanukkah!!

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

I’ve been sewing away for the last two weeks, but I can’t show you ANY of it because Christmakkah (Chanumas?) is upon us and every last stitch is for someone or another’s present! You see, I have such great family … Continue reading →

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Anna’s T-Shirt Quilt

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

I’ve been reassured by the mother of the recipient of this quilt that she doesn’t have Facebook and doesn’t read my blog…and since Chanukkah is oh, a week away, I’m not going to hold on to this any longer! I … Continue reading →

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My mailbox.

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Two weeks is far too long to wait between posts! I have so much to put up here, and at first, none of it seemed connected or possible to put in one post. (I imagine that’d be one reason to … Continue reading →

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