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Hot Pads Tutorial

March 10, 2009
So my mom has some ugly as sin, macramé “hot pads” that my step-cousin did for my stepdad when we were young.  Really young.  We never really used them (okay, not at all) until recently.  It’s great for when she’s heated tea on the gas range.  The tea pot handle is too hot to touch alone, so we always use that ugly thing.  Well, time to make some new ones.  Unfortunately, I still haven’t made her one.  These went...
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Hourglass Blocks Tutorial

February 2, 2009
My last hourglass quilt I thought to myself: There has to be a better way! Last time I cut my square into quarters on the diagonal and sewed all those tiny triangles together. Tedious! So this time I went to my scrap basket and figured out a better way to piece hourglass blocks. I hope you’ll find the following helpful. 1. Cut out your print and solid blocks. Mine are 6 1/2” square. 2. Layer one print and one...
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Crochet Hook Case

December 15, 2008
Well, i’m stuck at my moms tonight.  We had some snow here today – finally – and the roads are icy tonight.  But, that isn’t going to stop me from posting the tutorial.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Rachel’s Crochet Hook Case – Enjoy! *Update*  This could also be used for other items, too!  Make the “pockets” a little bigger and you can hold a few pairs of knitting needles.  You could make a small art...
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Quick Burp Cloth Tutorial

May 3, 2008
I thought i’d do a quick “how to” on the burp cloths I made the other day. I didn’t take pictures as I went along, but really…it’s so VERY easy! I got a 1/2 yard of two different fabrics for each set of burp cloths. This allows for a contrasting fabric on the back. 1 yard of fabric makes 4 burp cloths. 1.  Iron your 1/2 yard of fabric (to get out all the creases) and fold it into...
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Disappearing 9-Patch

February 21, 2008
It’s coming right along! I got all of my 9-patches sewn…and then I began to cut the “disappearing” part. First down the center one directions… Then across the center the other direction… And I had all of those “disappearing” block pieces (36 to be exact) Then I had to square them all up (tedious!)… And finally, I started sewing them together! The fabrics are really cute, but part of me is not totally thrilled with it. They are too...
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Just stopping in for the yearly documenting-of-the Just stopping in for the yearly documenting-of-the-wrinkles. #41
Here we go...2000 is old enough to drink. Going be Here we go...2000 is old enough to drink. Going be a wild year!
2020: The year I turned 40, saw @tiesto live for m 2020: The year I turned 40, saw @tiesto live for my birthday, and then a bunch of other stuff happened that paled in comparison to both of those events. The end. #longlive2020
The yearly photo of my moms birthday "cake". My mo The yearly photo of my moms birthday "cake". My mom requested I make this Swedish Braided bread with apple pie filling for her birthday this year, instead of a cake. It smells delicious and I can't wait to dig in! #birthdaytreat #swedishbraidedbread
It took a ton of coats of glaze, but Brice's ornam It took a ton of coats of glaze, but Brice's ornament for this year is done. I decided to make his ornament this year, and while I set out to make a toilet paper roll ornament, he saw white clay and assumed goose, so I made him Lucy goose. He's quite happy, and so am I. He loves our Lucy goose.
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I used oven-bake polymer clay (Michael's brand was what I had on hand), acrylic paint (just the craft variety...again, what I already had on hand), and a glossy glaze (Sculpey, which I don't recommend, its gotten very thin since I last used it, it took way too many coats to be the right thickness). The ornament is about 1.5"h x 1.5"w x 0.5"deep. It was really easy to make, so don't say you can't do it. You can. 
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#goose #chinesegoose #lucyandherducklings #ornament #handmadeornaments #gooseornament #clayornaments #polymerclay #messwiththehonkyougetthebonk
Irish soda bread seemed like a holiday kind of bre Irish soda bread seemed like a holiday kind of bread to make, especially since it has currents, cranberries and sultanas inside! I don't think I've made one since I was about Brice's age! Its been too long. #holidaybread #irishsodabread
Taking advantage of my end of year time off from q Taking advantage of my end of year time off from quilting to do a little crafting. I made an ornament for Brice (which I'll share later when it's finished), and then painted these cute little canvases while my paint was out yesterday. You can see individual photos of each of them over on my other account  @christinalanecreates (grouped with the photo like this).
It gets so dark here this time of year, by afterno It gets so dark here this time of year, by afternoon I've lost all light for photos! This is another quilt quilted for @jenny.l.barrett I felt Sashy was the right amount of modern and traditional for this quilt top. I was having a hard time picking a design for this but kept coming back to this. It's a go-to design for me and I always love it on everything. I think it ended up being pretty perfect for this. #sometimescrafterlongarmquilting
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