Glendale Quilt Show 2017

Like with any quilt show, I really can't wait until the doors open.  My heart is pumping fast, my mind is full of "what goodies will I find today", and the fright of breaking the bank and finding too much always makes me a little nervous!  Will I be able to carry home all that I purchase, or will my bag be overflowing? The doors opened at 10am sharp in Pasadena, California for the ...

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Sew Portland

We are so glad we were able to check Portland Oregon off our bucket list. We visited in May 2017. We ate great meals, visited amazing brewery's, and hit the local quilt shops! That pretty much sums up our trip!   We wanted to break from the day to day of Los Angeles, so we packed up and went to Portland.  The flight was only 2.5 hours from LAX but boy did it seem different! ...

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Jackpot in Vegas

Every year for work we head out to a huge convention in Las Vegas.  Every year we drive.  The employees that go change a little from year to year, but we always drive.  This year I decided to bring my sewing machine, the Janome 6600 and of course that meant I needed to bring a few projects…and of course since I’m visiting, well, I gotta check out the local Quilt stores that I’ve ...

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My 7 Year Picnic Quilt

I kid you not....I've had this picnic quilt completed -minus the binding- sitting around for ohhh... 7 years!  Why have I been dragging this out for so long?  Truth be told, binding is just not my favorite thing to do in the quilt making process. I still have a stack of quilts that need to be binded, but those were made last year,  and are going to be gifted this year!  What ...

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Sewing Podcast and More!

                                  My new favorite thing are Podcasts. Really, it's my husbands fault!  We love going on little road trips.  Sometimes you just can’t get away for large chunks of time but you get that deep down nagging feeling like you really need to get away - that’s when we hit the ...

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Vintage Sewers

I don't know about you, but I love finding vintage sewing machines.ccI wonder how old they are, what they've made, where they've been.  I wonder what's happened to their owner?  Did they love their machine?  Did they sew all the time, or was it never pulled out of the closet?  Was it a wedding gift, or something they saved up to purchase?  Did they sew because they loved ...

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