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Traveler Trousers 03/2013 #127

The weather here has been total crap this week. It's been snowing this first week in May. Wintry mix, they call it. It's depressing, whatever it's called. Even this eagle at the National Eagle Center on Facebook is mad. I've started a new assignment at work which is challenging. I... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Looks so nice! Nice to see someone else who is moving into a place that is smallish. Good luck with your move.

Commented May 5, 2013 on We found the one! at M.Alynn // Old Soul Life

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Apr 14, 2013

I just cleaned up my fabric scraps a bit and...

I just cleaned up my fabric scraps a bit and bundled them up neater. I kept some and threw some out. Feels so good to clean out a bit. I know most people who craft and sew like to think that "he who dies with the most fabric wins", but... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Apr 7, 2013

Very nice!

Commented Apr 7, 2013 on Pink Visetti in the House at GeorgiaPeachez

Card Trick Quilt Is Finished!

Well, I had to set a self-imposed deadline in order to finish this monster, but IT IS DONE! I started this quilt in the summer of 1997. I was quickly overwhelmed, and it was worked on sporadically from then on. During my last hiatus from work, I decided to finish... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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IKEA Fira Thread Storage

This is something I've been meaning to do for quite some time--paint or decoupage this set of IKEA Fira drawers. I wish I'd bought more of them, since they are no longer available. I painted the main compartment with some Martha Stewart craft paint that was on clearance. It is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 22, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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The Never-ending Quilt--Borders

I'm getting very close to finishing this quilt! I have been working on hand-quilting the borders. Not much left to do; only one more edge and then I can bind it off and it is done! Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Documenting process is so time-consuming, but you're right, it is important. I am trying to get over that my photos aren't perfect. Thank goodness for digital cameras and even the most basic of editing services. You almost can't take a really bad photo.

Commented Mar 17, 2013 on The Process. at Stitch Rabbit

Wow! Those are beautiful! Give me an old metal metal machine with limited stitches over one of those computerized machines any day!

Commented Mar 17, 2013 on The Sewing Machine Whisperer at GeorgiaPeachez

I love the term "hobby wasteland"!

Commented Mar 17, 2013 on the things i did before i found what i was meant to do... at Oh Joy!

I've been thinking about this recently. Quilting is something I now know is probably not for me. I am currently trying to finish up an overly ambitious one I started in 1997! It absolutely must be finished to make room for something else! I have also tried doing extra sewing work for other designers at home three times now over a number of years. There is something about it that I don't like, I finally decided. So I'm moving on to something else. It may just be that I ned an actual studio set-up, I just don't know. Home improvement projects are another area where I just cannot be bothered sometimes. Sure it's nice to learn some DIY, but there are limits for me. I am pretty good about clearing out old projects/hobbies and their supplies if I decide it's not for me. If you give up on a hobby or craft, pass all those supplies, tools, and books on to someone else and clear the path for something new!

Commented Mar 17, 2013 on the things i did before i found what i was meant to do... at Oh Joy!

Bathroom Vanity Update

Thimble Friend has been absent for a while. She's been working on stuff around the house and others life things. Recently I had to replace my bathroom faucet. The bathroom is 90's brass-tastic everywhere, and brass is not what you find in faucets these days. That's okay with me, as... Continue reading

Posted Mar 17, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Feb 9, 2013

Visual Journal--Past and Present

About 2 years ago I tried out a 365 project with Noah Scalin's book. I did not make something everyday, but it did get me to try out different modes of expression and a few crafts. It led me to try out collage, albeit in a very primitive form--no high... Continue reading

Posted Jan 27, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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The Never-ending Quilt

Just a few photos of the quilt I've been working on (on and off) since 1997, I think. It wasn't worked on at all for several years, but I pulled it out last year, determined to finish it. I didn't. Here it is again. Still. Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Learning To Use Full Page Images In My Journal

Just a bit of sharing from my Creative Practice workshop. I was wondering how I would cover up the advertisement's words when I discovered what I needed in a copy of one of our assignments. I was inspired to use Lisa's own words . Continue reading

Posted Jan 6, 2013 at Thimble Friend

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Findings for My Sketchbook Project

As part of my online workshop Creative+Practice with Lisa Sonora Beam I am attempting to organize some of the magazine clippings I have been collecting for visual journals. I bought these little clear envelopes awhile back for this purpose. I'm not crazy about them, but will give them a try.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 26, 2012 at Thimble Friend

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Two More Garments Made From The "Must Go" Fabric Stash

Here are two more garments made from the stash that must be used or given away. The first is a shirt made from more of that old jersey I had around and with scraps from a pair of pants used for the yoke. It is a pattern from a recent... Continue reading

Posted Dec 23, 2012 at Thimble Friend

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Creativity

I am participating in an online workshop with Lisa Sonora Beam called Creative + Practice . It is 8 weeks of learning about and engaging in a creative practice. I have already done some of the work in her book The Creative Entrepreneur and was surprised by what I learned.... Continue reading

Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Thimble Friend

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One Project At A Time

One project at at time. I often have to remind myself of this. Many of us have lots of unfinished projects; sometimes they are referred to as UFOs--unfinished objects. Right now I am trying to get rid of some of these, as well as some supplies that I have amassed... Continue reading

Posted Dec 16, 2012 at Thimble Friend

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Depression-era Style Flower Rug, Part Deux

The last steps on my Depression-era "flower rug". The rug was trapped under the presser foot for most of the processes. The thickness of the pile created by the triangles just made it too difficult to remove and replace. The center piece was created by machine, but sewn on by... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2012 at Thimble Friend

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