TTMT #174 – The Name of the Game

L’amour sous la Tour Eiffel
Texas Twofer, Set 1 (Texas flag)
Texas Twofer, Set 2 (Armadillo)
The Project of Doom Flickr Group
Linus Sideways Shell Pattern
Fandom In Stitches; Signature Block Post
The Linus Connection
My Class Schedule; Sign up for my Unfinished Paper Piecing Class at Honey Bee Quilt Store – 512-257-1269
The Quilting Gallery

Source: L’amour sous la Tour Eiffel-Paper Pieced via sewhooked on Craftsy

Have you made patterns or projects from Sewhooked? I would love to see! Add them to the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to be featured on my blog!

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TTMT #173 – You Say It’s Harry’s Birthday?

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Linus Sideways Shell Pattern
Fandom In Stitches
The Linus Connection
My Class Schedule
Sign up for my Unfinished Paper Piecing Class at Honey Bee Quilt Store – 512-257-1269

Introducing set 2 of my Texas Twofer series, Texas Armadillo and Lone Star Texas! Each pattern set will include two Texas-themed paper pieced patterns for just $2! Currently only available through Craftsy.

Source: Texas Twofer: Set 2 (Paper Pieced) via sewhooked on Craftsy

Have you made patterns or projects from Sewhooked? Add them to the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to be featured on my blog!

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Learn to paper piece now through December with my full-lengthvideo workshop available through STITCHED. Registration is now only $40! Click for details

DIY, like crafts, only bigger

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I don’t have much to show for my last few days because I’ve been doing a little DIY!

The faucet above is in my kiddos’ bathroom. I installed an identical one in our half-bath downstairs.

Here it is on Amazon. I picked it up at my local Lowe’s for about half that price.

Not only did I update the yucky old cheap-o faucets that were in our house when we bought it way back in 1999 (why did I wait so long?!), but I also updated the water shut-offs and intake lines so they are now up to current code for our area.

Did I mention my fingers are sore? Ouch! Even the plumber’s putty under my nails was worth it. 😉

Yeah, DIY!

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Souvenir Bag Bookmarks

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Just a craft quicky for today!

My daughter came back from her super-fabulous trip to France with a stack of tiny bags from souvenir shops from buying postcards and small souvenirs. Instead of tossing the bags, or leaving them in a drawer to collect dust, we decided to turn them into bookmarks for bonus souvenirs!

We used a glue stick to attach different pieces of the bags together (fronts, backs, etc.) and I trimmed them to the size we wanted with the rotary cutter I keep for cutting paper (great for blades too dull for fabric!).

Then, I used my Scotch Thermal Laminator and 5mm pouches to laminate the bookmarks. With 5″ x 7″ pouches, we were able to get laminate two at at time. I cut each one out using my rotary cutter. Super simple!

Have you made patterns or projects from Sewhooked? Add them to the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to be featured on my blog!

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TTMT #172 – Swap Goodness!

Photogenic Florals

FMQing for Linus

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I’ve got three quilts to finish up for The Linus Connection meeting on Saturday. The first to get the free-motion quilt treatment is this simple version of In A Castle. Two more to quilt…all three to bind!

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TTMT #171 – Goings On & All The Things

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In this video!

I also introduce the first installment of my Texas Twofer series! Each pattern set will include two Texas-themed paper pieced patterns for just $2! Currently only available through Craftsy.

Source: Texas Twofer: Set 1 (Paper Pieced) via sewhooked on Craftsy

Have you made patterns or projects from Sewhooked? Add them to the Sewhooked flickr group for a chance to be featured on my blog!

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I love Sushi

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Okay, that’s not entirely accurate. I don’t love sushi. I think it’s aesthetically lovely, but it does not go into my mouth.

Fortunately, the lovely Sonja Callaghan of Artisania has the perfect non-edible solution…a sushi quilt! I’m sure you remember Sonja from the Garden Party Blog Hop, where her Mason Jar Lanterns were a huge hit!

She’s turned her lovely iconic paper piecing style to the favorite food of many with the I love Sushi quilt pattern!

How about some details?

The I Love Sushi Quilt finishes at 37″ x 43″ , and is a paper pieced quilt pattern. The PDF pattern is 20 pages long, and includes all pattern templates. The first 10 pages print out as a handy booklet, and includes basic paper piecing instructions, a glossary of terms, illustrated instructions and links to online tutorials. It was designed with beginners in mind, so it’s rated easy-moderate for novice quilters. It makes a yummy wall hanging, baby quilt, or small lap quilt. Retail Price $14.

Where can you get this fun pattern? I’ve got links!

Artisania Instant Download Pattern Shop

Artisania Etsy Store

Craftsy Instant Download Pattern Shop

I hope you’ll stop by Artisania and check out Sonja’s fun designs. She’s an awesomely talented independent designer!

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Lily: 8 Months Later

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Eight months ago, I told you about kitten named Lily. My sister and brother-in-law rescued her after she was found wounded in the country near our parents’ home.

When Lily was examined by a doctor, they realized she had been shot.

She needed emergency surgery to save her life. Unfortunately to do that, she also had to lose a leg.

And my sister and brother-in-law needed to pull together a lot of money really, really fast.

I asked the online community for help and boy, did you ever come through!

With the help of friends of Sewhooked and the Livejournal community, Love for Lily, we raised all the money we needed both for Lily’s surgery, and for her follow-up care.

We could not have done it without you!

The Thank You video made for all who helped save Lily, originally posted not long after her surgery.

This is Lily now.

She’s happy, healthy, and completely healed.

She runs up and down the stairs, loves her mom and dad and even has a new sister, Miranda!

Lily, eight months later.

Isn’t that a pretty face?

A little love from Lily’s dad!

Lily and Miranda, having a sunbath.

Sisters!

Miranda & Lily

There’s no place like home!

Thank you again to everyone that helped save Lily. She’s a vibrant, funny and playful cat. She’s loved and spoiled rotten, and she was given that chance by all of you!