Posted in Sewing on Nov 29th, 2007 9 Comments »
I bought this artist’s tote from Alicia. I absolutely adore it. Impeccable craftsmanship, gorgeous fabrics, and a sensory combination of textures she created with the construction. Be sure to do a little Christmas shopping for yourself this year, it feels really good.
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Posted in Sewing on Nov 28th, 2007 9 Comments »
Paula left me a comment Friday telling me they’d gone to the tree farm. That was all I needed. Saturday morning we were off bright and early to Forester Bob’s Tree Farm in Poulsbo. Decorating has been a fiasco. The lights went on Sunday evening. They decided to stop working AFTER they were on the […]
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Posted in Musings on Nov 27th, 2007 9 Comments »
The week I released Anna Banana was a little wild. In the excitement, I packaged and shipped all orders as the brand spanking new pattern. Oops. Oh yes, people are still ordering the Note Taker. Fortunately, the concept that I was selling multiple products came to me at the end of Day 2. I warned […]
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Posted in Cooking on Nov 27th, 2007 12 Comments »
I grew up eating strawberry jello salad at Thanksgiving. My kids are doing the same. I remember some early years where that was all they ate for the T-day feast and I’d think “Thank God for the jello salad”. I love the palate satisfying world my mother’s holiday recipes evoke. True comfort food. Kathy mentioned […]
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Posted in Knitting on Nov 25th, 2007 14 Comments »
I got several different questions about what changed in my technique when I posted about my gauge issues. I have not responded to one darn note. I feel really bad about that.
I’ve been trying to stay totally in the moment with my kids as we head into the holiday season, my computer time is getting […]
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Posted in Musings, Cooking on Nov 23rd, 2007 14 Comments »
Hope you all had a fabulous turkey day with people you love. The girls were so helpful in the kitchen this year, I was completely blown away. Their excited company and the half-peeled potatoes are always more than enough for me. Seeing them open cans, assemble dishes, peel ALL the potatoes, making the pies and […]
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Posted in Sewing on Nov 20th, 2007 11 Comments »
I’ll be teaching the Rubblework Scarf at Esther’s on Saturday, December 8th from 10 am to 1 pm. I dropped off a sample at the shop today. These are perfect for gifts and quick to make. A great project for new sewers.
Related to my last post on knitting, I got more than a few comments […]
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Posted in Knitting on Nov 14th, 2007 17 Comments »
A little detail called gauge entered my carefree, scarf-knitting world this week. Up until now, I’ve blissfully skipped over the pages in the the knitting book that talk about 4 x 4 squares that all good knitters religiously create before beginning a project.
Fortunately, I decided to knit my first ever swatch before starting my first […]
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Posted in Sewing on Nov 12th, 2007 22 Comments »
The pattern’s done! It’s $5 and available as a downloadable PDF.
The downloadable part of that statement appears to be working. If you’ve implemented that functionality on your website you’ll be familiar with my reserved confidence. Let’s just hope I didn’t break too many other things along the way.
I had five awesome testers:
Michelle Greeting Arts
Jennifer Downstairs […]
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Posted in Musings, Quilting on Nov 9th, 2007 15 Comments »
I’m just sick over all this toy stuff. My girls are 9 and 12. We’re pretty much out of the danger zone when it comes to buying new stuff, it’s difficult to put an iPod in your mouth. I cringe thinking about the days of Leil walking around sucking on Polly Pocket outfits (a little […]
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