SHhh, In Your Words PiLLowTaLK

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It's time for,

join these fine blogs to see their words

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Stitch.Stitch.Stitch.Stitch

Kwilty Pleasures

Debby Kratovil Quilts

sew.darn.quilt  (you're here)

Mary on Lake Pulaski

Traveling Quilter

Just Let Me Quilt

Vroomans Quilts

Cates Linens

Nini and the Sea

Sew Much 2 Luv

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Thank you to both Madame Samm and Linda for pulling this Hop together in the eleventh hour!

I'm sure it has proved, for a few of us, to be very insightful and even difficult to find the words.

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I tossed  around quite a few words and in the end decided to go with my word for 2013

" RENEW "

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faith,

hope,

direction,

beliefs,

because we don't get to Re ~ Do our life but we can Re ~ New.

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I added my word to the absolutely easiest pillowcase e-v-e-r-, 

courtesy of this video from

Missouri Star Quilt Co.

I've "french seamed" all my pillowcases to give them a high end finish.

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100 Day Hustle Results

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Wow!! It's hard to believe that 100 days are soon to have passed since I signed up to join

the other Hustlers in getting their UFOs completed in 2012!

Time flies for some and stands still for others. 

There's been so much happen in those 100 days, at times, it's been 

incomprehensible. 

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I found my list changing constantly over the allotted time given but I still did accomplish some of my list, all be it very little.

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"Laundry Day" is finished and on our bed, 

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Pillowcases for the students of Sandy Hook School in Newton

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This Blanket Of Love is finished and awaits delivery to the hospital.

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My entry for Madame Samm's Holiday Lane Pillow Blog Hop

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My December DQS with Wilma

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October's DQS with Jules, I used the crayon technique on this and just love the way it turned out!

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Quilties for December (my final quiltie swap )

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Snowmen coasters and pot mats for both giveaways and my Etsy Shop

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Pillowcases for us (got on a bit of a roll here)

have you sewn up pcs? Try the tube method by 

Missouri Quilt Co. pillowcase tutorial...this is sew easy!!!

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As you can see, my dent in my list was minimal but I was keeping busy.

I've decided to put my whirlygiggle back in the cupboard, it's one of those quilts that I'm just not feeling "it" !

I tried getting a new bag made but I can't decide on fabrics, sew I'll just bide my time.

I do have another quilt made of Mill House Inn pinned and ready to go under the needle.

Maybe today but we'll see, I've been bitten by a cold bug or something :(

As for Great Granny, she's slated for completion by Valentine's Day!

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Lay Your Weary Head Sweet Child...

My contribution to Sandy Hook School.

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If you're wondering what this post is about just view my previous post

for details on what you can do to help.

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Let's Sew Pillowcases for SANDY HOOK STUDENTS

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I have felt, like so many of you, so sick about the tragic events that unfolded at 

Sandy Hook School so when

Thimblemouse & Spouse sent me an email telling me about 

PILLOWCASES FOR SANDY HOOK SCHOOL

I knew it was some small comfort I might be able to bring a child hurting.

They would like 600 pillowcases!

They don't take long to make, there are lots of easy tutorials!

Check out this tutorial from Missouri Star Quilt Co. !

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Send your pillowcase(s)  to

Quilters Corner

213 Danbury Road,

New Milford, CT

06776

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Do You French?

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Ooo lala!!! Va Va Voom!

Oui?

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Get you minds out of the gutter...honestly!

I'm talking about FRENCH SEAMS people!!

Aren't these so neat and tidy? I love to french...my seams! Sheesh!!

Every seam inside this sucker is frenched, no fraying going on here!

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I've been antsy today to start and finish s-o-m-e-t-h-i-n-g,

I just wasn't sure what though. Then it hit me,

PILLOWCASES.

I have never sewn one before and I know they're not hard to make,

sew I did! 

I found a 1 meter cut of this sports fabric in my stash that I'd long forgotten about 

and 

voila!

CJ, my soccer player, has a new place to rest his head on tonight.

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Try as I might I could not get the proper shade of orange on Photoscape today

my apologies to Marcia's Crafty Sewing & Quilting.

I won this fabric in the fall from her and the colour is a gorgeous, saturated shade that I simply can't capture on my monitor :(

Trust me though it totally rocks with the flames on this pillowcase!

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HAPPY STITCHING ;)

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11 more sleeps

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