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Welcome to the Making Christmas – The Grand Finale and a Giveaway to say Thank You for participating! 1. blue whirl quilt front 1, 2. blue whirl quilt front 2, 3. lucy blanket, 4. blue quilt scrap cushion, 5. two pot holders – front and back, 6. practice pieces cushion cover, 7. scrap star cushion […]
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merry everything, happy always I can’t believe that it’s only five months since I started this blog and even more recently that I started sewing again after a very long lapse. I’d really like to thank each person who has written posts on blogs I’ve read and everyone who has followed or commented or […]
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This week’s finishes… First a little finish – or a still to be finished, depending how you look at it because I expect I’ll make these into something else sooner or later. five felt hearts Then the blue quilt – still no daylight :( but this was my big finish of the week. blue […]
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I expect you think I’m thinking about Christmas. Not quite yet – but soon! This week my FQ bundle of Pernilla’s Journey, by Tina Givens from Sew Fresh Fabrics, arrived. I was a little disappointed to find that out of two fqs I only got four whole elephants and two of those have the rider’s balloons chopped off. Overall, though, I […]
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1. brown hare in tree 2, 2. Christmas table runner finished!, 3. 3 cushions pile, 4. 3 hanging birds, 5. toile pot holder back, 6. bird mobile, 7.SAM_1668, 8. practice pieces cushion cover, 9. oven glove 2, 10. scrap star cushion cover Hi and Welcome to Rainbow Hare Quilts on this December Fresh Sewing Day! If you’re a new visitor popping over from Lily’s leave […]
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Yesterday, I paid a visit to my nearest quilting shop. At first, I was disappointed not to find more modern fabric, although I was very pleased to find a bendy quarter inch wide ruler which I think will be perfect for cutting curved shapes for piecing. Then I bought what was probably the most traditional […]
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I’m linking today with Rebecca Lynne For Thursday Think Tank. and TGIFF at Sparrow In Flight I’ll begin with TGIFF because I’ve finished so many things this week – I think it must be my record! 1. The red and white cushion. 2. These little birds, using a tutorial from Spool Sewing 3. Two pot holders (click here tutorial). 4. A large pot […]
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2 Pot Holders – Fronts and Backs Today, I thought I d attempt a little pot holder tutorial. This is a great way to use up odds and ends of scraps or any blocks you have lying around unused. The block in the blue/grey version (above) is from the time when I fondly imagined myself being […]
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Today I made two cushion covers and used up some scraps to the bitter end! This one was my Texas Star block. It measures 17 inches. And this one was my practice at making waves before I had an fmq foot. It measures 13 inches. This border was meant to be for the star […]
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