Over the last two weeks, Hawke and I spent time at both Quilt Festival and Quilt Market in Houston, Texas. I feel incredibly lucky to have been able to get the opportunity to meet up with so many friends and industry compatriots. It gave me the chance to really spell out what I’m hoping to […]
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As Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to a close, I wanted to conclude with a wrap up of some of my favorite posts from the ByAnnie SewPINK Blog Hop. It was kicked off with a post from Shannon Fabrics, a tutorial for the Mastectomy Pillow that I made four years ago. It was the first
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The adage of making lemonade out of the lemons life gives you is just one of the many I’ve heard over the last few weeks. When one door closes another one opens … that’s another feel-good phrase. And honestly, they are helpful in this time crisis, especially when I hear it from others. I know
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Well that was awfully quick wasn’t it? I’ve officially leapt into small business land, taking Crinkle Dreams from a side business to my primary income. I’m deep in planning mode with Audrey, my daughter who has been my assistant for about a year now, and Hawke, who’ll be working alongside me in this for a
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I had the joy of talking with my good friend, Sam Hunter, about all sorts of things–keeping your day job, following your dreams, doing what you love… all of it and so much more. We talked so much, it had to get broken into two episodes. The first one drops Sept 4 and the second
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It’s been about 14 weeks since. I moved to Utah with my partner, Hawke, and I’m starting to feel settled once again. Moving between states is more taxing than I’d like to admit. It takes so long to get established with everything that is involved in making a daily life simple; I’m still waiting on
I’ve been making caramels for Christmas for a couple of decades now–not every year, but most. I tried several times to make them when I lived in Los Angeles, but they never turned out as well as they did in Portland. I tried them again this year, now living in Kansas City, and I’m happy
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When I first designed the Elemental Coat, I didn’t think about adding a collar, but it was requested by several folks. I added one to the current printed pattern, but you might have a copy of the PDF or an old printed pattern that’s missing it. If that’s the case, you can download the COLLAR
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You might have seen some of the Instagram unboxing videos, but if you’re new to the idea of working with magnets in your sewing work, it might seem like a lot of hype. I’ve found it to be great–it has a 20″ x 24 cutting mat, a 6 1/2″ x 24 1/2″ ruler with embedded
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It’s here, at last–the Hexy Bottom Bag! The pattern has been written, edited, tested, edited again and finally, with the help of my daughter we got the photos taken and the pattern finished. (insert cheers from the crowd here) I love how it turned out with a circle on the top, hexagon on the
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