Brimfield Antique Fair: Sewing Stuff

TH and I drove up to Massachusetts yesterday to attend the Brimfield Antique Show which is considered one of the (if not the) largest outdoor antique show in the United States. There are 21 fields (of varying sizes) holding thousands of vendors. I suspect that this year was a little smaller and a little slower [...]

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Hey Good Looking

Do you come here often? My SIL has entered her son into a modeling contest and while we are sure he’s got this in the bag (could you really say no to that face?) we would appreciate it if you could help us out and cast your vote for him. You go here and cast [...]

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Visual Stimulation: Text

I’m traveling for work most of this week so not much crafting will get done. While I may not craft every day when I’m home something about not being able to do it makes me miss it more. Times like these I like to brainstorm new projects Right now I’m feeling very inspired by text. [...]

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Visual Stimulation- Yellow Gold and Aqua Blue

Photo Credit I first saw and fell in love with this nursery when randomly searching Flickr a couple months ago. I’m not currently pregnant nor do I plan on having children (possibly ever) so I wanted to try and find a way to bring this color combo into my home. Photo Credit This nursery shows [...]

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PA Farm Show- Taking a Break From Sewing

PA Farm Show, originally uploaded by Indie House. For the first the time in months my husband, J., has the weekend off so we decided to get out and soak up some local culture. The annual Pennsylvania Farm Show is a big draw around here and we couldn’t miss our chance to see this years [...]

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Time for a New Quilt!

red letter day plus-sign quilt, originally uploaded by arajane. Having not sewn in months I started wonder if and when I would feel motivated to create something new. I was happy to finish my bee blocks and I’ll be estatic to finally have Bob’s quilt done (sometime in the next couple days…) but I wondered [...]

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For the Love of Owls

Tado Owl Tattoo!, originally uploaded by Owl Movement. Now I love owls but I don’t love them enough to tattoo one on my own arm. But you have to admit it’s a pretty cute owl and owls seem to be everywhere these days. Here are some of my favorites. Silly Owl Fell out of Bed, [...]

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Playing with a New Medium

Watercolors- New Hobby?, originally uploaded by Indie House. I’ve started to sketch out potential quilt designs, garments, accessories etc as inspiration strikes. Not every design will move from pen and paper to fabric and thread and this helps me decide where to focus my efforts. A pencil sketch doesn’t however really do them justice so [...]

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My Precious

My Precious, originally uploaded by Shear Delight. Can you believe I got 8 fat quarters of this hard to find Heather Ross fabric for only $21 including shipping?!! I saw Staci’s blog post early one morning about finding this fabric and intending to list it on Etsy. Within seconds I had emailed her and asked [...]

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Puffins, Whales and Icebergs

Technically I saw all three while visiting St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada this week for work. The pictures and experience leave a bit to be desired though. The Puffins were great but my pictures, not so much. I kept trying to catch them in flight with modest success. Luckily my friend Dave had a huge zoom [...]

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