tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63802378412710567622012-01-21T03:31:14.386-08:00crafty adventures of a strange strangerSonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796926184965080509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1001100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380237841271056762.post-6795887585532236472012-01-14T03:12:00.001-08:002012-01-14T03:15:04.456-08:00

When I need a birthday gift for a small person, I usually end up asking the parents for gift inspiration. It makes my life easier, but it also ensures that the gift is something the child will like and be able to use. Next week, I'm going to a first birthday party for a friend's son, and she said that they could really use some fabric storage bins for their legos. Voila! (I used this tutorial

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Source I just spent a good 10 minutes giggling about Handmade Ryan Gosling, and, well, I figured I should share. Ryan Gosling UNDERSTANDS! Hilariously.

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I've been doing some knitting. I saw this slouchy hat in the "First Fall" issue of knitty and knew I had to have/knit it. It was so much fun to work with the Noro yarn! The colors are beautiful, and the color transitions are just gorgeous. I accidentally altered the pattern a wee bit (how you do). I read "seed stitch rib" in the pattern and interpreted that to mean... what you see up

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Read all about Noah's 3rd birthday party here!

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www.bethanyactually.com took this photo of me - thanks, Bethany! I'm being silly here, but I thought it showed the skirt I made myself last week pretty well. I found this tutorial and was inspired to dust off my serger, thread it (!!!), and get to work. I had bought some striped knit fabric a while ago thinking that it'd be perfect for a skirt, so I used that. And because I have trouble

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I had this great vision for egg decorating... mod-podging small pieces of tissue paper onto blown-out eggs. materials at the ready What I hadn't anticipated was that the roundness of the eggs, the messiness of the mod-podging, and Noah's sickness-induced lethargy would be the trifecta of anti-egg-decoratingness. We made one egg together, then he requested paint. painter He managed to paint

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There's been quite a bit of crafting going on around here! My mom and sister were here to visit, which helped me get unstuck with some of the projects I'd been working (or rather, NOT working) on for a while and with projects I'd been thinking about for a while. During one of our fabric-shopping outings, Noah fell in love with a fat quarter, which of course meant I had to buy it for him. He

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We were invited to a special princess birthday party today. My initial plan had been to design some gift wrap with Noah - with crayons or paint or stencils or stamps etc. - but I ran out of time because the perfect gift I had envisioned turned out to be harder to find than anticipated. When I did find it, it was packaged in a plastic bucket, which I didn't really want to have to end up having to

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I had some time to sew today, and actually finished (!) not one but two projects! Before: warm but ugly and polyestery After: penguiny and flannelly, with a bonus velcro closure See: super-cute! I also managed to finish a coffee cup sleeve I promised a friend almost a year ago. Ahem. Well, at least it's done now, right?! Right. cute, no?!

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The Boy turned one yesterday! Here he is, playing with his new tricycle (thanks, Omi & Opa!) and wearing his mama-made "birthday boy" tee shirt.Stay tuned for birthday party crafting...

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A few weeks ago, my friend Jamie was on the brink of having a baby. Our moms group held a blessingway for her where we each told her our wishes and prayers for her labor, birth, and postpartum period. Throughout our time together, I took pictures of us, and then each mama wrote out a little note of encouragement during labor. I took those notes home, and (with a looming deadline, ha!) put the

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I've been admiring the pencil rolls Lori creates, so when we were invited to a third birthday party, I immediately thought "PENCIL ROLL TIME!" (As an unrelated aside, we've been invited to three weddings this Summer, which excites me because it gives me an excuse to make a tie and vest for my boy. Wheeee!)I used my trusty friend google to find a tutorial (this one), agonized over fabric choices

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Noah is almost one (!), and I'm starting to get a decent amount of crafting-time in. I've been busy! I completed 3 quilts, a bunch of baby hats, a few pairs of pants... the list goes on. Now all I have to do to make those projects count is to blog about them!Here we go:Two matching quilts for two completely unrelated baby girls:Pinwheels for my friend Grace's soon-to-arrive little girl, and......

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I didn't do any crafting yesterday, unless you can count sawing the bottom branches off the Christmas tree and fitting it into the stand.And today, I busied myself with cleaning up some of the enormous mess in the craft room. Not really all that creative (filing - yawn!), but a prerequesite for craftiness nonetheless!

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I made three pies today - two apple pies with crumble topping, and a blackberry tart. One of the pies made it into the freezer, and now I have to decide what to have for dessert, apple or blackberry.I'm thinking a little of both would be just right. :)

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Oh right. I have another blog. Hmmm.I've been crafting it up a little, and my goal for December - at least until Christmas - is to do something crafty every day.On the first, I made a candy cane table runner out of one of Noah's burp cloths and red bias tape. It was a quick and dirty project, took less than 45 minutes, and was of course done to avoid doing some chores. Very satisfying!On the

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locomotive & trees Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!Last Sunday was Noah's dedication at our church. I made a cake for the party we had at my in-laws' house. I used my new favorite cake pan from Williams Sonoma. It was a splurge, but I'm thinking it was worth it because the little cakes came out of the form with no problems (except for one tiny stuck smokestack).Of course,

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shoes Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!I made Noah some shoes using this pattern. I used fabric for the sole (rather than bonded fleece) and I made the shoes smaller based on how big (or rather, how small!) Noah's feet are right now. The shoes won't fit for very long, but I'm okay with trading a snug fit for the short-livedness.

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taggie blanket Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!Baby slept all afternoon, which is good because I had time to sew this taggie blanket for him, but which is also bad because now he's gearing up to be awake all night long.

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A-ZOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!For the so far still bare nursery walls: hodgepodge alphabet.I stole the idea from a nursery tour on apartment therapy's nursery site and then got to work.The letters came from different craft stores (the larger the store, the better the selection of different font types, materials, and sizes). Some of them are simply painted (like the P),

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I got to pick up my sewing machine from the shop this morning - no new parts needed and only a "minor repair," which made it much less expensive than it could have been.Next project: Two more burp cloths and a manly sling for papa to carry baby. Let's see if I can get the sling done by father's day!

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ring slingOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!Good news:The ring sling has been completed! I used Amy Butler fabric (bought on Etsy) and this pattern. The rings are from slingrings.com. I had some minor issues with the smaller pleating, but overall, this was an easy-peasy project, which made it ever so much more fun to work on.I got inspired looking at chickpea sewing's sidebar

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current WIP Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!I'm working on the quilt for the daybed in Junebug's room. Time is running out...

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snoozing bearOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!I'm on maternity leave and loving every minute of it!Today, I made my own sling using this super-easy pattern.Next up is the same thing with a manly pattern - for daddy.French seam and pocket

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nursery wall art Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!I have a thing for birds, so I decided to put some up in the baby's room.Pottery Barn Kids has these cute small canvases with bird paintings, but they are 1. very pink, 2. very mainstream, and 3. Pottery Barn priced.So naturally, I used the picture from their catalog as inspiration and painted my own dang birds. SO THERE!

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It's happened. I've started to overdo it, I think. To wit:I've begun stenciling little insects onto the nursery walls.Also, we used the same stencils at the babyshower, when my guests were forced to (in lieu of party games, because YUCK!) design onesies. So, technically, I've not only "gone cutesy," no, I'm also well into the territory of "extreme matchiness," both of which are things I wanted to

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color coordination Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!Our stroller arrived today. And wouldn't you know it, the Moda charm pack quilt I made a little while ago matches the color of the stroller perfectly.I love it when stuff like that happens!

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almost done Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!I'm making baby shower favors... my sister did the blue, I added the flowery meadow, the clouds, and the suns.Now all I have to do is add the seeds and peat pellets, wrap it nicely, and write and print out tags to go with it.

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Seven Days: Day Four: Morning Belly Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!While Junebug will most likely remain in his watery bubble for another 3 months, the quilt is done.First, I tied it. Then, I didn't like that at all and un-tied it.Then, I machine-"quilted" (really just stitched) it with a flower motif inspired by the fabric pattern. This turned out incredibly puckery, which I

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Before:After clearing out the mess and all of the furniture, we visited my "happy place":Then, we spent each evening for a week with those hexagonal tool thingies:Yesterday, The Husband worked in the yard all morning, and I crawled around on the floor building the dresser. Then, I hemmed the curtains and vacuumed all the wood shavings off the floor before we headed to IKEA yet again to exchange

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The New Year's Bug finally got through to me after we consolidated rooms to turn the "office" into a "nursery." I sorted through every. single. file in The Ugliest Filing Cabinet Of The World and threw out all those vastly important mortgage statements from 2001 and the W-2s from 1999. I also got rid of all the "permission to register" forms I amassed going to College(s) and my tests and term

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more than you ever wanted to know Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!This is my most popular Flickr picture. It's been viewed well over 800 times and gets favorited about once a month by someone new.I don't get it, but then again, I've never been one to "get" what is popular and why.All crafting has been temporarily suspended because of my tragic participation in a cold/cough/

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I'm so inpired to craft, I basically have inspiration leaking out of my ears (if only I could bottle that stuff!), but alas. There's parent information night to plan, which unfortunately includes all sorts of detailed, well, details on future assignments and dates for field trips and those sorts of time-consuming-to-create items. Also, The Husband had a birthday we couldn't help but celebrate, I

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flannel squirrels Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!Tadaaa! My new flannel PJ bottoms. And my birthday slippers, which rock.Disclaimer: my legs are neither this wide nor this long.

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I finally made a pillow case for my enormous pregnant-lady body pillow. I was pretty sloppy and fast, but it turned out great. I'll be snuggly tonight! :)

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Quite some time ago, I blogsurfed, clicking from link list to link list, and found Amy Schimler's blog. As soon as I saw it, I knew it had to be bookmarked and subscribed to because I just loved her style of illustration - bold, colorful, and cheery.Soon after I'd found her blog, she started designing fabrics for Robert Kaufmann. This, of course, makes her a celebrity in my book.And because she's

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done, done, and done! Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! Yesterday, I finally cleaned up my craft room. I found these pillow cases that I'd started sometime back towards the beginning of last summer (!) and finished them. Finally. All it took was sewing the backs to the fronts; everything else was done.I also finished the last of the December-birthday pillow cases I made

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Me-ow! Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! You know what's hard? Following a post with a pregnancy announcement and the audio of baby's heartbeat!So. Umm. I made a big, cat-shaped brownie for a friend's birthday.I learned much:1. Make sure you have ingredients. If I had had eggs on hand, I wouldn't have had to go begging for one at the neighbor's house. In the rain. In my

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Some days, I really struggle to explain stuff. For example, we're studying geology in science right now. Well, how do we know what we know about the core and the mantle of the earth? The idea that there's a ball of iron in the center of the planet is rather hard to grasp.This afternoon, something else rather abstract became a whole lot more real (though just for me, not for my class).First, why

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blocks, arrangedOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I bought these fabrics back in June, and even commented on the flickr photo that I was "so excited to get started" on the quilt. Pfffft.NOVEMBER. That's all I have to say. NOVEMBER.Anyways. The blocks are done, now I just have to turn it into an actualy QUILT by SATURDAY.Then I have to go to a babyshower, which is not very high

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historic moment Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! Proof that both I and the sewing machine are alive. My first seam since July. Darn that job!

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The (puzzled) Mixed up ChameleonOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I have a thing for Eric Carle's art. I love looking at his picture books! To be sure, he's been a little over-marketed lately (what with the Eric Carle line at Target with growth charts and baby journals and so on), but when I discovered this jigsaw puzzle at Tuesday Mornings a little while ago, I got so excited!

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circle of life Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! *cough, cough*Are there readers left? People who get so bored with their own lives that they still routinely check on my unproductive crafting life? Or perhaps people who use a feed reader?Anywhoo. I'm on the couch sick today instead of dealing with what one of my students is dishing out at school, bemoaning the fact that

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So, I've finally done it. The curtains are up.I totally cheated. After deciding several times over the last 3 weeks that today would be the day, that I'd go home early to sew those creativity-sucking curtains, and NOT GETTING AROUND TO IT because there's so much work to do and I'm just exhausted at the end of every day, I went to Target on Friday. And bought curtain rods and curtains and called

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Okay, so the Stupid Thing I Did is that one morning about two or three weeks ago, I shook my husband's hand after agreeing to not sew anything else before finishing the evil bedroom curtains (His Royal Highness of Muchwork but Tooshort and his companion, Not Evenstartedyet). I can only blame the earliness of the hour and the jetlag that had me in its dark and evil grip.No Big Quilt.No hemming of

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I've been so busy that I not only let a 40% JoAnne's coupon expire (THE HORRORS!), no, I also missed a perfectly good 99cent fat quarter sale last weekend.At least my first day of fifth grade went well (and I'll totally blog about it in, say, a month, right after the next time I'll sleep).Cliffhanger: I've done something really stupid (it's craft-related). Rash and not very well thought-through

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No blogging? No crafting? I have two things to say to you:#1:I've been at school close to 9 hours each day this week (and there is, actually, not really an end in sight yet. The kids come on Wednesday, so until then, I'll be insanely busy).#2:Yes, that's 120 degrees (close to 50 degrees Celsius).

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auntie Sonja Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! Hannah is the cutest baby evar (well, what did you expect?!!). The outfit I made for her is much larger than what's really necessary, but so much so that she'll be able to wear it next summer, so I'm only a little bummed.And really, who could be bummed when they get to cuddle such a little cutie?! Not me.(More pictures on

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quickie blouse Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I'm flying to Germany this Wednesday. I have a to-do list that's longer than my arm, and I'm constantly adding stuff to it. Getting ready for school is pretty time-consuming, getting ready to travel is pretty time-consuming, planning who to visit when and what to do while there is pretty time-consuming (and difficult!).

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anal retentive sewing Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! The past couple of days have been crazy. Ants basically tried to overrun the house *gag* and my natural, gentle poisons were no match for their numbers. I finally gave up and bought evil Raid. Hate! At least now I have my kitchen back. TAKE THAT, SUCKAS!After one spectacular episode of cutting on the wrong side of

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tomorrow's project Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I'm scared. I have to CUT the FABRIC for the quilt. The cutting instructions are not the best...So. I'm taking a big, deep breath, and then I'm starting the cutting.... wish me luck!

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On Monday, once I'd had confirmation that I do indeed have a job for next school year, The Husband told me we'd do whatever I wanted that evening.So I took him to JoAnne's (duh!). I decided to use the last few weeks of freedom to make a queen-sized quilt for our bed. I'm a little afraid of working on such a large project, but I figured that it was "now or never" and decided to just jump

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8:30 pm Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!

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The school called. I'll be teaching 5th grade next year.I'm still waiting for it to sink in.WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!

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outfit for Hannah Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I made this little outfit for Hannah (since the dress I made her won't fit for another year or so). The denim was left over from my skirt (which is also done - pictures to come soon) and the red-and-white fabric is some of that delicious Alexander Henry stuff I scored on sale at JoAnne's a while back. The pattern is

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day 7: panel interview, originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric!.(It is Friday the 13th, after all!)I could go on and on about the interview I had this morning, but I'll just boil it down to this:When he walked me out, the pastor told me "B. will call you on Monday. I imagine that she will ask you when you can come in to sign a contract."And then my head exploded, but when it grew

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gift for baby LandonOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! And here's what I was sewing last night! Inspired by all the little outfits Lera has been making for Sawyer...I didn't realize, of course, that my fabric was directional, which made the whole thing a bit more fabric-consuming than expected (I just so had enough fabric).Now, people, I need y'all to look at the bib close-up

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getting ready to showerOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! not myself, a mom and dad! I'm helping put together a co-ed baby shower today (must leave house at noon). Of course, I had the craziest day ever yesterday with errands that needed to be run (one of which was to JoAnne's, where HOLD ME! fat quarters are 99cents (until July 21st, FYI) and CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! I only bought

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Saturday, as The Husband and I were driving home from the bank, we happened upon a yard sale (and by "happened upon," I mean we were driving along when I spotted these quilts and yelled "Quiltsatayardsale, quiltsatayardsale, PULLOVERPULLOVER!).Each of them was $45, and as soon as the word "fortyfive" left the lady's mouth, I remembered that I was carrying a $50 bill with me... I was excited. SO

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dining room curtainOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I went to JoAnn's on Tuesday with a long list of things I needed. Of course, they were out of red ric-rac (how could they?!!), but I did find all the other stuff on my list.I bought an extra two yards of the living room curtain fabric and sat down and sewed this curtain for the dining room on Wednesday. The accomplishment

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IMG_0060Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I'm sewing a denim skirt. I've had the pattern and the denim since March (I think - a long time, at any rate). Of course, I had to go buy a zipper once I'd cut out the pieces. What can I say - I like to be prepared! ;)

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workingOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I had a little date with Alexander Henry on Friday (okay... not literally). I ended up not using the pale yellow bias tape you see in the picture. Instead, I made my own with some much brighter yellow fabric I had in my scrap drawer (yay! MY SCRAP DRAWER!).Now all that's separating me from my cute, summery tablecloth is a trip to

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That's how I rollOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! My first project in the new room has been completed! I found a cute onesie here (via Miss Zoot's daily links). It immediately made me think of my friend L. - the phrase "That's how I roll" is an inside joke with us AND she is pregnant. The decision was obvious - I had to make that onsie!And so I tinkered with good old clipart

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more than you ever wanted to know Originally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! Thank God for IKEA. Of course, I ended up going there three times over the last three days, but at least it's close and they have divine cinnamon rolls (and even though I was there three times, I only had one - I have some restraint, though not when it comes to fabric. Wait. What was I saying? Right,

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mystery mailOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard and fabric! I've been busy with Project Sewing Room Remodel/Reorganize (almost done!), and in the midst of all that crazy stuff I've forgotten to post pictures of the wonderful packet I got in the mail from Natasha over at Rick-Rack and Ribbons.Natasha had a giveaway for her 50th post, and I was one of the winners! I got a package with a bunch

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fabric for addictsOriginally uploaded by girlwithgreencard Well, friends, I'm glad I'm not participating in a certain challenge (though I could probably really benefit). I was in a fabric store on Monday ($5 grab bags!!!), bought some delicious fabrics online on Tuesday, and ended up at JoAnne's again on Friday with my new friend Lary. She's pregnant and I seized the opportunity to have someone

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You can read all about my trip here.I'm applying for jobs like a madwoman, which doesn't leave much time for blogging or crafting.Half of my brain is ALWAYS thinking about how to reorganize my sewing room. I see many, many trips to IKEA in my near future. :)I'm thinking about a summer crafting project, but I'm scared to write down that I will do it. It's ambitious and I'm afraid I wouldn't be

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Well, there you have it. Barely home, and already leaving again. I'll be gone for about a week - you can read all about this trip on my other blog.This time, I'm deliberately not taking a craft project - it's not a vacationy trip, and I doubt I'll have time to craft. I bought a book to read, so I will definitely not get bored. ;)I have grand plans to visit a quilt store while I'm out there -

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all done Originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.I'm quite pleased with how this turned out in the end. Yay! Now I have to decide what project to work on next... hmmm.

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one step forward, two steps back Originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.As you can see, I've made a decision about the flower design (yay! Thanks for all the help!). I did hit a few road blocks on the way - buckling trim on the edge and extreme largeness issues (pictures on flickr) - but I'm now off to Michael's to buy some ribbon for the ties and then I'LL BE DONE! Yessssss!

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I'm working on an apron for my friend's daughter. She (the daughter, not the friend) is 5 years old and loves all things pink. We decided on this colaboration because my friend recently had her 4th baby (who is by all accounts extremely adorable) and thus has no time to sew, and because I couldn't stand idly by while someone I know buys a child's apron from a ritzy store (which didn't stop me

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I've returned home with a slight case of road trip induced ADD-like symptoms. I have a ton of ideas which prevent me from sitting still (or getting anything done really), but I'm too restless to think anything through before starting a project - not the shape you want to be in when you cut into a piece of fabric!So I'm ridding the house of its many dust bunnies and doing laundry while dreaming of

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knitting store in Frisco, CO Originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.I neglected to mention that I was going out of town (and state) for Memorial Day. We drove about 16 hours to visit friends in Colorado. In a moment of complete idiocy, I left the house without a craft project. I know.So when we saw this knitting store during a potty break in Frisco (gorgeous, BTW), the magical powers of knit and

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99 cent fat quartersOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.I saw that Blair is making this quilt. Kinda cute, I thought, and emailed a link of the pattern to a friend, along with some other sewing talk. She replied back and mentioned "30 fat quarters."Last night, I was a wee bit frustrated with my day (had to fill out COMPLETELY UNECESSARY PAPERWORK) and decided to hit JoAnne's on my way home for

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JoAnne's sale Originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Click on the picture to see my notes on flickr!

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MailOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Melissa over at Under Construction has come up with a wonderful little doll quilt kit, designed for people who have never quilted (or sewn) before but would like to give it a try. I was one of the lucky "guinea pigs" to get to try out her pattern.It was a fun, quick sew - exactly what I needed to unclog my creative flow (there have just been too many

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Fat quarters are on sale for 99 cents at JoAnne's, and the patterns are on sale for $1.99. I also need some scrapbooking supplies and some velcro for my Roman shades, so off I go. Yay for Super JoAnne's!

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It's amazing to me how much working cuts into my blogging time!Now, seriously. I'm working (for three days) as a temp doing data entry, and I'm really not used to working 8-5. On top of that, I'm recovering from a busy weekend with little sleep, and after staring at not one but two computer screens at the office all day, I'm in no condition to blog or read blogs when I get home. I'll delight you

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I've been having quite the week with allergies and job-related drama and PMSing, but am happy to report that I'm feeling much better today, and that I've gotten quite some crafting done. See for yourselves:item #1: Purple DressI finished the pants and the hat. I decided to improve the pattern by making the hat reversible, which turned out a wee bit crumply, but mostly fine and definitely

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March/April Tie one onOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.I've mentioned before how unsatisfying this project was. The most frustrating part was trying to take a picture of me wearing the apron. I tried different outfits, different angles, different kinds of lighting, different photographers, indoors, outdoors - nothing worked. And so I give you this mosaic of close-ups instead.Here's to hoping

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all done!Originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Here's the promised picture of the dress - all done. Click on the picture to make your way to flickr to see a close-up view of the back.

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buttonholesOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Making the buttonholes (I practiced first - see picture!) turned out to be not only easy but actually fun (once I'd figured out how to do it)! My machine does it practically by itself, and I'm happy to report that The Purple Dress is done. Sure, it turned out HUGE - Hannah can probably wear it for her first birthday - but it's cute and I'd rather

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progressOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.This dress hasn't been as easy to make as I anticipated, and while it's certainly not been a walk in the park, I've gotten a little bit of work done each day this week. It looks done in this picture, but alas, the worst is still ahead of me: buttonholes.backOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.My machine makes buttonholes automatically, but I haven't

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newborn hat and mittensOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.The purple dress is being a bit of a headache (the instructions are worded so strangely!), so I turned to knitting to give my brain a little rest. I've had the yarn for a while and I've been thinking about what project would be worthy of the material - it's just so gorgeous! Now I decided that instead of waiting for a special project,

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pin cushionOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Made for the fat quarter challenge. I was inspired to add the button by this lovely lady.

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Spring BreakOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric. It's officially Spring Break, and I'm working up the energy to get out of my PJs and into some real clothes. I have a couple of projects - the purple dress (pattern is cut out), some more fat quarter challenge sewing (fabric is cut out), and a crocheted bag that is not coming together quite like I'd hoped (maybe blocking it will help). Last night

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My apron is done. I don't like it, because it didn't turn out the way I was envisioning it. I don't like the color ric-rac I chose. I'm not crazy about the fabric combination, and I can't seem to take a good picture of it. Grrrrr.

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new projectOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.You didn't think I could go to the fabric store and JUST buy the bias tape I needed to finish my apron, did you?!!

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My Best Friend made me a godmother on Friday!To celebrate my aunthood, I dug out these pictures of the gift I made for my niece's 6th birthday last year. She likes to dress up, so I thought that instead of buying her just another princess outfit, I'd make her a ballerina outfit. I got the leotard on sale at Target, then bought about a million yards of pink tull and some satin ribbon and made this

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work in progressOriginally uploaded by girlwithfabric.I'm making my first apron for tie one on. Of course, I didn't have enough fabric and had to fudge the pattern a little. And then I found out that I need bias tape, so I have to make a trip to the fabric store. Right after I get through my mountain of laundry and get the grocery shopping done. Life!

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We moved in September.We bought fabric for curtains for four rooms in November.I started sewing shades in December.I finished the kitchen curtains in January.On Tuesday, I sewed the lining into the first bedroom shade and fastened 28 little rings on the back. I also draped the fabric we bought for the living room curtain over the curtain rod to see how the greenish color would look with the blue

Sonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05796926184965080509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380237841271056762.post-79978287310341651892007-03-26T20:24:00.000-07:002007-03-26T21:09:07.898-07:00

My latest fascinations are groups on flickr. I ACCIDENTALLY clicked on the "groups" drop-down menu and found out that you can search for groups. So I searched for "fat quarters" and found... the Fat Quarter Challenge (see button in sidebar). Next, I added my chickens to the Chicken Art pool and my headband to the Hooray for Headbands pool.To go with my two blogs, I also have two flickr accounts (

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Karlanda is named after an IKEA couch in honor of my mother. You don't have to understand this - but you do have to admit that Karlanda is a fitting name for this fine bird.She (Karlanda, not my mother) is part of a challenge I'm working on - the Fat Quarter Challenge. I'm trying to use up every last bit of that yellow-with-red-dots fat quarter. So far, I've made the two lovey-dovey chickens and

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It was my friend Sarah's birthday this weekend. Ever since I've known her, I've always given her funny T-Shirts for her birthday. Sarah is from Iowa, so it all started with an "Everybody loves a midwestern girl" shirt. Next up was an "Iowa Rocks" tee from CafePress, and last year, I rounded out the collection with a "Do I make you corny, baby?" shirt with a corn cob on the front.This year, I put

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I spent some quality time with my sewing machine and my stash of fat quarters, and made these delightful creatures. Enjoy!

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Alrighty. Tweets has asked me about my crocheting, so here we go. Unfortunately, I only have digital pictures of one of the afghans I did:finished baby gift, originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.(more pictures on flickr)I usually use this book from my crafty library. The book was inexpensive, and the patterns are clear and not too complicated. My only complaint is that the afghans turn out huge,

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I really wanted to get some sewing done today, but ended up instead folding and sorting through my fabric stash. And because I love looking at my fabrics, you get to look at them too (I'm giving that way)!.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }fat quarters, originally

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Since I'm currently busy fighting the ants for the kitchen (having to clean up every. single. tiny. little. crumb!) and cutting out the parts of a sewing pattern (and there are many, many parts to cut out), I have nothing newly crafted for you. How about instead of something new, y'all take a look at this cake I thought up for some dear friends who moved from California to Colorado last summer!.

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veggie magnet trio, originally uploaded by girlwithfabric.Are these not perfect magnets for a fridge?Well. I might be a little biased, seeing how I made them. I have to admit that I sort of adore these little guys, in all their glorious tiny-ness. They have some brothers and even some fruity cousins - pictures are over at flickr. Enjoy!

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This is a blog about my crafting, trying new things, revisiting old things, and, often enough, unfinished projects. In that vein, I should tell you that today, I found a button in a box. Not a box of buttons, or even of craft or sewing supplies. It is the button missing from The Husband's shirt. I guess now I'll actually have to sew it back on, since my Very Valid Excuse is no longer

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