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  • peach

    i’ve always had a fondness for peach and with spring looming (just 20 days or 466 hours) we thought maybe it was time for a change…especially with the gallery and the purse place swapping locations and the courtyard getting a floor makeover.  we may be changing our purple door–have no fear…it will still be purple, just…

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  • a bag and a sweet confection

    a couple new things today… My Kandii Bag is a lovely large tote bag…it has pockets, 2 handles, and a boxed bottom.  we do have kits and patterns…they aren’t in the etsy shoppe yet, but it’s on my list for the next couple days. Angel Cake, our newest Sweet Confection, measures a cute little 11 x 12…

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  • Sweet Cream…a full post

    i made it to work today and after doing a few things that were left over from Thursday i finally have a chance to sit down and get you more pictures of the oh, so lovely Sweet Cream. Sweet Cream uses a wonderful assortment of Cabbages and Roses’ Padstow Range and a lone print from Athill Range.  the…

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  • a glimpse of Sweet Cream

    i feel like i’m in snowglobe…big fluffy flakes have been falling all day.  i’ve been working on Summer Basket pattern(check our Instagram feed at right for a wool flower pot overflowing with flowers) all day–so i kind of ran out of time.  i’ll be back with some pictures of Sweet Cream, Summer Basket, and our old-timey…

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  • coffee cake

    Sweet Confections are delightful, calorie-free single serving treats.  We have been adding to this grouping of patterns for awhile now.  Our latest addition to the Sweet Confection family is Coffee Cake.  Coffee Cake features a soft dark tan, warm Kansas Troubles prints, and a little bit of embroidery finished off with a handful of yoyos.  This…

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  • Amelia, C&R and a scrawny lion

    so it seems that this would be about the 100th day in a row of below 0 weather…along with crazy wind chill advisories.  it is after all winter…in minnesota.  even with the temperatures staying bitterly cold, we can’t help but dream of summer, of warm sunday’s spent relaxing on the porch, picking wildflowers, driving with…

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  • february…

    we are already a week into february…and it is still crazy cold outside. i was hoping to show you a couple pics today of amelia, but it is still at home.  we are also working on a little baby quilt/wall hanging featuring the tawny scrawny lion.  that project should be finished up in the next couple days…

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  • saltwater taffy and sassafras

    we sure hope you are all staying warm!  it was -20 on monday morning so we opted to stay home, but we were here bright and early yesterday morning.  this morning wasn’t even so bad…it is currently 27° above 0, so that’s nice–at least the car will start after work today. yesterday we finished up…

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  • eXclusiVe fat 8th bundles

    the snow is melting like crazy outside…i’m sure that colder weather is still ahead.  it seems to be that way this winter.  at least it gives us plenty of time to get projects finished, started, or worked on.  mom just finished up Saltwater Taffy which uses those little mini candy charms…we used some Lario and it is…

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  • lario and february heart

    we got a hold of some mini charms of Lario and some floral yardage…so mom is making up a yummy quilt.  it is reminiscent of a single irish chain.  we are pairing it with some unbleached muslin, and let me just say–it makes these cold, blustery days just a little bit easier! a little valentine’s…

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  • in love with pink

    we are lovin’ pink!  and grey!  and red!  and neutrals!  (bundles are Stormy Weather (grey), Coffee and Berries, White Chocolate, and My Valentine). Be Mine XOX pillow, pink scissor and tape, and lovely bundles. February Heart kits…ready for your Valentine vignette.  more projects on the way…enjoy! –april&mickey

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  • january thaw

    so…with sylvia blocks in the rear view mirror, we look forward to new projects and have even finished some! we’ve got a couple new projects for you today… January Thaw this little beauty is approximately 6 x 6 inches and fits those cute little stands.  We chose to make it in shades of blue…light sky blue…

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  • sylvia–the last blocks

    we just laid out the blocks and they are SO pretty!  we are going to put in a blush pink cornerstone along with white sashing and the sleeping bag fabric for the border. so…the last 5 blocks… i promised a pic of my favorites…well as i was separating out the ones i absolutely loved, i realized…

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  • Merry Christmas!

    We hope your holiday season was full of friends, family, and laughter.     We had a crazy holidays…Connor, Monica and the girls came over for Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas Day Tina went down the cities to get Granny Anne and Dad went to Osakis to get Grandma Zimmer. Granny Anne is staying with…

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  • sylvia…almost there!

    3 more blocks done! today we have weathervane, wedding ring 1, and wedding ring 2   we are nearing the end!  just 5 more (this includes Lancaster Rose)… Wild Goose Chase, Windblown Square, Winding Ways, and Yankee Puzzle.   we’ll be back next week with these last 5 blocks and i’ll lay everything out so we…

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  • sylvia…

    sylvia blocks… Trip Around the World, True Lover’s Knot, and Tumbling Blocks the next 3 blocks are…weathervane, wedding ring 1, and wedding ring 2.        

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  • sylvia–this afternoon–

    yikes…sylvia was worked on yesterday, and we brought home the last block to work on. then proceeded to find out that dad’s cousin passed away yesterday and sylvia never made it out of the bag. we’ll get the last one finished up and pics up. we apologize for the delay in the next 3 blocks.…

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  • red & white Vintage pillow tutorial

    Red & White Vintage pillow tutorial supplies: vintage red and white quilt block muslin batting spray adhesive frixion pen hand quilting thread ruler oxiclean   I dipped it in OxiClean to lighten it up. Draw a grid using the frixion pen. Using spray adhesive–layer with backing, batting, and block. Hand quilt. Finished. Lay back face…

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  • Sylvia’s Bridal Sampler

    we have 3 more Sylvia blocks for you today… Sylvia’s Shooting Star, Tennessee, and The Friendship Quilt the next 3 are Trip Around the World, True Lover’s Knot, Tumbling Blocks (then just 8 left!!!!)   haven’t forgotten about my Vintage Pillow Tutorial…just crazy busy with machine quilting, quilt mn meetings, days off, and snow.  …

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  • vintage red & white

    mom and i hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  we had a wonderful day at home with the pooches…it was great!  some pictionary, rummikub, and Clue…then finished off with White Christmas.  (don’t forget…some turkey, garlic mash, 2 kinds of cranberries, and 3 different pies.) now…on to a sneak peek of an upcoming tutorial. starting off…i…

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  • i’d like you to meet…

    Dorothy “Dot” Waters Dot is wearing a tina-rie studio shirt-dress which we paired with a Flea Market Bag. have a wonderful Sunday! –april&mickey

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