Monthly Archives: March 2013

Stash Report 03/31/13

Posted on March 31, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

Happy Easter to everyone that celebrates it.  If mom didn’t live near us, we wouldn’t do anything special except have a visit from the Easter bunny.   We decided to have Easter pizza for dinner tonight rather than ham or turkey.  … Continue reading →

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Strips, Scraps and Something New

Posted on March 29, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

While blog-hopping a few weeks go I saw the most adorably strippy baby quilt.  Wish I could remember where I saw it, but I was meandering around the web and simply don’t.  I thought it would be a good way … Continue reading →

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Driving, And More Driving

Posted on March 24, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in or out this week.  The closest I got to sewing was pressing fabric to get it ready to cut. It was a surprisingly busy week.  Tuesday I went to a short seminar on dealing with people that … Continue reading →

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Shibori

Posted on March 21, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

I took a shibori class last Sunday.  I wasn’t sure about taking it, but I did anyway.  I’ve done the wrapping fabric around a pipe shibori using fabric paints, and I’ve done the rubber band binding method using dyes.  This … Continue reading →

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One More Off The Short List

Posted on March 17, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

I finished the swap snowman last night.  It’s one of those better late than never deals.  I’ll mail it tomorrow. That counts for a whopping quarter yard out. After guild yesterday we went to our favorite thrift shop.  I scored … Continue reading →

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Unarmed

Posted on March 14, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

I’m plugging away at the last swap gift, feeling bad that it will go out so late.  I figure it will mail Monday given my weekend schedule.   I have to embroider the arms and bind it, and then it’s … Continue reading →

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Unforeseen Delays

Posted on March 10, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

No fabric in or out this week.  This is the only sewing I did the entire week.   Actually, it was all cutting and fusing and no real sewing.  I’ll get to that today. I started getting sick about a … Continue reading →

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A Finish And A Bust

Posted on March 3, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

Late last night I finished the Making Tracks quilt.  The added vertical row changed the width enough that it no longer looks weird to me.   The quilt took 2.5 yards of fabric and I am in the black for … Continue reading →

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March Short List

Posted on March 1, 2013 by quiltpaintcreate

After kicking butt on the January short list, I failed to finish anything on the February list.  I made the mistake of picking the biggest project to work on first, and work on it I did.  I was determined to … Continue reading →

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