rambling
Stitch the pain away
In what must have been a million-to-one chance, yesterday I was read-ended for the second time, five months after the first accident, while borrowing my dad’s truck, for the second time in five months. And both times while moving. So before I could completely heal from the first accident, I am injured yet again. More
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Guest: My swap gift maker–Deanna!
Hello Crinkle Dreams readers! My name is Deanna and I am guest posting here today because I was Teresa’s secret swap partner in the Covert Robin swap organized by Imagine Gnats. I blog over at Little D and Me, mostly about my sewing and quilting adventures. I mainly focus on making kids clothes to sell
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Swap-tastic!
So last month (or was it late February?) I signed up for a Covert Round Robin swap through Rachel’s Imagine Gnats blog. Of course, I didn’t realize I’d be moving a couple weeks later, which put a real crunch in a lot of things. Not only did I have less time to devote to what
WIP: Simplicity 2564
I’ve been so freakin’ excited about this pattern, I had to get to work on it asap. Of course. So, Saturday night, when I had to stay up late anyway to pick my daughter up from a babysitting gig, I traced pattern pieces and the next morning cut out a trial version from an old
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New to me, but far from new
I’m one of those few who sew for the challenge, which is why I love-love-love vintage patterns. Sure the illustrations are amazing and the styles impeccable, but it’s more than that. I can stare at vintage patterns all day, but when it comes to sewing one up? I’m in it to win it. The
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It’s a bed. For a tiny dog.
I know a lot of folks love animals, adore their pets like they are their children. I’m not one of them. I tolerate animals at best and only on rare occasions enjoy being in the same room as a dog or cat. So, letting my daughter get a pet dog was a huuuuuge deal for
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Yippee times three
It’s nice when there are things to be happy about. I got to celebrate my dad’s 63rd birthday with both my parents, my daughter, my sister and her kids. I know an awful lot of people my age who have lost one or both of their parents, so it makes events like these even more
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Rag rug continues
Except the fact that I can’t seem to keep it the same width (or anything even close), I think it’s coming along quite nicely. Still working on a solution for the width issue: mark lengths on base strip or try doing an oval instead. Pic by Xilia Faye Photography at Destination DIY’s monthly craft night.