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    Silk tie bucket purse

    February 11, 2010 - By 

    I checked out this book from the library last week and knew I had to make a tie bag.

    I had these ties stashed away knowing someday I’d use them.

    It took me a couple of hours to put together. I broke a needle on my machine as well in the process. First time I’ve ever done that!

    I learned that I had to manually “walk” the stitching forward by turning it by hand through the thick areas. Such technically accurate terms huh?! I am a trial and error girl. I don’t follow directions well. This may be an issue in my quest to learn to knit…

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    Wine Journal

    February 2, 2010 - By 

    As soon as I finished Wine 2.0 I just knew it wasn’t going to work for me. We’ve used it a bit anyway since I’d put so much time and effort into the piece.

    I’m sure this one is going to work really well for our journal.
    It is an old 3-ring binder cookbook with a dozen dividers so we can arrange and rearrange our labels and notes as much as we want.
    We even have a “black listed” section for truly awful wines. Ones that under no circumstance do we ever want to have again.

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    It’s finished!!

    January 28, 2010 - By 


    I fixed my mistake and sewed like a mad woman yesterday and this morning.

    I’m very happy with the quilt. I made 3 edges scalloped and the top edge straight so it would fit more like a bedspread.

    Stats:

    • 238 denim circles cut by hand from jeans, shorts and a dress
    • countless small spools of colored thread
    • 46 semi circles and 192 5 in squares of fabric from my stash
    • 3 band-aids…pins and my fingers don’t play nicely together
    • size: 75 x 90 inches
    • weight: 8lbs