Monthly Archives: March 2011

By the Book

Posted on March 28, 2011 by 12months12quilts

I love quilting books.  The pictures, the tips, the everything!  When I get a new quilting books, I see beautiful patterns for quilts, and want to make them all, then I see the amount of cutting that is required and … Continue reading →

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Nearly Done with Number Three!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by 12months12quilts

I spent some quality time with the long neglected “Storybook Quilt” today and cranked out the top. I had to skip one of the layers of borders as I have misplaced one strip of fabric. Oh well! Tomorrow it’s back … Continue reading →

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Making Up For Lost Time

Posted on March 21, 2011 by 12months12quilts

Well, I made it through the Spiel! The costumes looked great, and everyone had fun! Now that the Spiel is done, I can get back to sewing for fun, and today I made up for lost time.  I spent a … Continue reading →

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Two Down, Ten to Go! Plus- Costume Extravaganza!

Posted on March 12, 2011 by 12months12quilts

Today was an insane day of crafting and sewing!  Purim is a week away which means the Spiel is looming!  We bought the costumes for the leads this year, but I still needed to make parts of the costumes for … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Chuppah Making Part Three- A Chuppah Reboot

Posted on March 11, 2011 by 12months12quilts

When I last left off the plan was to have cream fabric be the main fabric with green trim.  Well, as I went along I found that I didn’t like it very much.  So it was time for a reboot.  … Continue reading →

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One Down, Eleven to Go!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by 12months12quilts

Huzzah!  The Baby Quilt is done!  Thanks to the sewing machine and Camille Roskelley’s (I’ll be reviewing her book “Simplify” in an upcoming post) Raw Edge Binding Instructions, I flew through the last few steps of the quilt! I chose … Continue reading →

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Busting Out the Sewing Machine

Posted on March 5, 2011 by 12months12quilts

Time, or lack thereof, has forced me to bust out the sewing machine in order to finish up the Baby Quilt.  My last few weeks have been scheduled to the minute, and it isn’t letting up anytime soon.  If I … Continue reading →

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A New Sense of Urgency for the Baby Quilt

Posted on March 2, 2011 by 12months12quilts

I spoke with my step-mother yesterday and the baby’s arrival is imminent!  Mom is in labor and the baby may have already arrived.  Time to kick the Baby Quilt into high gear to get it in the mail next week!

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Adventures in Chuppah Making- Part Two

Posted on March 1, 2011 by 12months12quilts

I started sewing my chuppah tonight.  I have to use my break time at work to work on this since I don’t have enough floor space at my house to lay it out.  That and I don’t need Desmond’s “love” … Continue reading →

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Multi-Tasking: What Else is Happening While I Sew?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by 12months12quilts

As I have mentioned before, I do pretty much all of my sewing by hand.  I will be piecing a quilt by machine before the year is out, but for the most part all of quilts will be hand sewn.  … Continue reading →

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