Category Archives: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Stitching things together. My quilting, sewing, knitting, and crafting adventures

Well Begun is Half Done

9 January 2013, 7:34 am by Giggles
Categories: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting, Random

Except, that’s as far as I tend to get. … Starting a project is exciting. But the last bits of most projects are boring to me. Keep reading →

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By small and simple things

31 December 2012, 9:03 am by Giggles
Categories: Books, Exercise, Life, Musings, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

One thing I’ve noticed about the productive people I admire, it isn’t that they dedicate all of their time each day to what they do, it’s that they designate a portion of it, often no more than an hour a day. Keep reading →

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Choose to make things difficult

19 November 2012, 4:48 pm by Giggles
Categories: Musings, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I wonder if sometimes we choose to make things difficult so we have an excuse when we fail. It was just too hard. Keep reading →

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Choosing gifts

10 November 2012, 3:37 pm by Giggles
Categories: Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I’ve been planning Christmas gifts for a while now. When you get in the habit of making them that tends to happen. Keep reading →

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Lame Halloween Costumes Coming

10 October 2012, 2:52 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Family, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I have had the most perfect idea for us for Halloween since 2010. It doesn’t look like its going to happen this year either. So this is a warning that this year is going to be a bit lame compared to past years. Keep reading →

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Knitting Projects

8 October 2012, 8:29 am by Giggles
Categories: How To, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

No more can I say that knitting something larger than a small toy takes too long. Of course I was using big needles (size 13) and bulky yarn, so that helped. but maybe I’m actually getting the hang of this knitting thing. Keep reading →

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Perfectly Hung Quilts

27 August 2012, 9:40 am by Giggles
Categories: How To, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

I bought a rod and the ring clips for about $16, put some painters tape level on the wall to help me get the screw holes right, and now I can switch out my quilts super easy. Keep reading →

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