tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39844006973466443112024-03-13T10:31:30.518-04:00Sew Snuggly QuiltsDarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-91136572130364545662017-07-15T03:14:00.000-04:002017-07-15T03:14:47.309-04:00It's Been a Very Long Time...Its been a very long time since I've posted. I've been busy working and now being a mom to my little boy Ayden. But, I haven't stopped quilting. I am currently working on a few things of course, but my main focus at the moment is a pirate appliqué quilt for Ayden.<br />
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<br />Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-55939006115309663732014-03-18T21:36:00.000-04:002014-03-18T21:36:41.901-04:00Life has been so busy...Hi...<br />
It feels great to be posting on my blog. Life has been so busy teaching at the collage and at a middle school. I haven't had a moment to do what I love the most...Quilt.<br />
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Meet Lola. She is so adorable. Weighing in at a whopping 2.5 lbs in this picture. </div>
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Here she is at 10 weeks:</div>
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I was able to finish my Noah's Ark quilt because it had to go to London with my baby cousin. </div>
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Here are my finished Mug Rugs ready to go. I mailed them out this morning with a couple of extra goodies. I hope my Partner loves them. <br />
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I do apologize for the posting delay, it was a busy weekend.<br />
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Thank you to everyone who made a comment. I wish I had a book for everyone and I read every single comment. Some of you guys had me laughing.<br />
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We had one reply comment (to add an email address), which isn't counted, so Joyce Carter is #1 and Becky is #88.<br />
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Nancy Sue I have sent you an email.</div>
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<br />Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-86905691259321932392013-03-08T12:00:00.000-05:002013-03-17T00:44:23.453-04:00It's time for a Blog Hop party!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; line-height: 21px;"><b>Update</b>: This giveaway is now closed as of Saturday 3/16 @11:59pm: I will post the winner by Monday 3/18. Sorry for the delay. </span></span><br />
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I wanted to share and post some pictures of my sewing table that Mr. Sew Snuggly made for me. This project took about a week to complete and he was eager to use power tools. I wanted a sewing table with my machine dropped and I already had a table, so hubby and I looked online and found images and tried to make our own. So, he cut a hole in the table, made a box, and had a custom glass top made. It came out pretty well. It took about five evenings and whammm...I'm a happy Mrs. Sew Snuggly :)</div>
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</div>Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-10104233763292767642012-05-01T16:17:00.000-04:002012-05-02T00:53:38.486-04:00Liebster Blog Award!!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am flattered and honored to be given the Liebster Award!! It is humbling to know someone thinks my blog is deserving of an award. Thank you Tessa. Tessa @ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.thesewingchick.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Sewing Chick</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has generously nominated me. Tessa has a great blog and I see why she was also given the award. You should definitely check her out. </span><br />
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I hope everyone is doing well. I've been MIA because I had surgery last Thursday and I'm just coming around. I finished my Kaleidoscope quilt but wasn't able to post it until today.<br />
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Today I was able to finish piecing my kaleidoscope quilt. Take a look...</div>
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<br /></div>Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-33211194788049311072012-03-29T09:59:00.002-04:002012-03-29T09:59:42.277-04:00I haven't sewn all week...I've been spending some time with my twin sister. Especially today since it's our birthday!<br />
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I was able to finish quilting and binding this quilt:<br />
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First, this Blog Hop giveaway was so fun! It was great to "meet" so many new friends. It was such a joy to read every single comment. Thank you all so much! To all my new followers <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">WELCOME</span> and I hope you like what you read and i'll be reading your blogs too.<br />
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Kathie (Prairie Stitcher) I will be contacting you soon for your information.<br />
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<br />Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-9775010394038066902012-03-16T12:10:00.000-04:002012-03-24T08:14:34.015-04:00Time for a Giveaway...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b>Update: This giveaway is now closed.</b></span><br />
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A Quilter's Blog Hop Party Give-away!!<br />
Quilting Gallery is hosting a blog hop giveaway to celebrate St. Patricks Day.<br />
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Click <a href="http://quiltinggallery.com/quilters-fun/quilters-blog-hop-party/" target="_blank">HERE </a> to check out all the other wonderful bloggers who are participating in this giveaway (The list of participants will be posted by Saturday, March 17).</div>
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<b>I'll be giving away a Mug Rug and 5 (18x21) fat quarters in a bundle.</b> I'll ship internationally, so everyone is welcome to enter. The giveaway will close on Friday, March 23 at 11:59pm (U.S.-EST). On Saturday, March 24th I will use the Random Number Generator to choose a winner and announce the winner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mug Rug I made just for this giveaway.</td></tr>
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<b>Now...here's how you enter:</b><br />
<u>You have 2 chances to win, <b>PLEASE</b> leave a separate comment for each entry on this post.</u> You don't have to do both things to win, you have the option to do one or the other. However, if you do both your odds of winning are higher. It's up to you. :)<br />
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<li><u><b>1st chance:</b></u> Leave a comment telling me if you celebrate St. Patricks day and if you do, how do you celebrate it?</li>
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<b><u>Remember</u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;"> </span> If you're a "no-reply blogger" please leave your e-mail address within the comment(s) so I can contact you if you're the winner.<br />
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This is so much fun, good luck!<br />
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Have fun blog hopping,<br />
DaraDarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com254tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-12060131787093663882012-03-01T10:43:00.001-05:002012-03-05T11:00:44.752-05:00It's March, already...It's March, and I'm back. Even though it was a very tough time for myself and my family it was great to see so many family members come together. Where has the time gone. It feels like March came extremely quick. This is what my machine was doing for the latter part of February...<br />
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I made that machine cover, to keep the dust bunnies out and...yes, I know the little doll I made next to my machine needs hair and proper clothing. :) I'm a bad doll Mom. <br />
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I'm almost done with my New York Beauty quilt. I think I'm going to add a black border all around it. What do you think? Then, maybe a scrappy color border.<br />
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It looks almost exactly like what I designed in EQ...<br />
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I also worked on some applique. It came in handy while I spent so much time at my Mother's house. This WIP started when I wanted to practice making a Lone Star, then I decided to add applique. I think I'll add on a border or maybe something else to add more color. It's nice sometimes when quilts have no particular direction. It'll be interesting to see what the finish quilt will look like. <br />
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</div>Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-52011524376242205412012-02-16T00:59:00.001-05:002012-02-16T01:07:52.476-05:00I've been MIA...I haven't written all week and have been missing in action. My Grandfather passed away on Sunday, so I've been very busy with family stuff. I'll be back soon to show some of the quilts I've been working on. <br />
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Happy quilting,<br />
DaraDarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-57437993450589180802012-02-08T10:22:00.003-05:002012-02-08T10:22:36.196-05:00February 2012 FMQ ChallengeThis month's FMQ Expert is <a href="http://dianegaudynski.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diane Gaudynski</a>! I was so excited to see her tutorial. I've practiced machine quilting feathers before while tracing the feathers. This time I was determined to try and do it with out tracing , not that it's a bad thing, it was just a goal I had. I practiced on paper first and tried a couple of times. <br />
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My first try:<br />
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2nd try: On this try I used a silver color thread then switched to a purple thread that matched the fabric. </div>
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I think my problem was that I needed to slow down and take breaks to figure out what I wanted to do next. I saw a definite improvement as I kept trying. I still need lots more practice on my feathers and my echo quilting. I'm loving <a href="http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com/p/free-motion-quilt-challenge.html" target="_blank">this challenge</a>!<br />
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<br />Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-44555781677142439942012-02-08T10:19:00.001-05:002012-02-08T10:51:00.155-05:00On my design wall...I'm working on my New York Beauty scrap quilt. Here's a picture of my progress.<br />
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Last week I blogged about Moby's quilt and promised to show some pictures of him enjoying his quilt.<br />
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He loves his quilt!<br />
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I took some time out yesterday to make a quilt for Moby, my twin sisters little dog. He's the cutest, loving dog and he's not interested in playing all he wants to do is cuddle. My sister goes through a lot of receiving blankets with him and a quilt is just what Moby needs. <br />
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I purchased this fabric over a year ago in hopes to make something for him. <br />
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I just have to make Moby a little pillow to go with his quilt. He loves little pillows to rest his head on.<br />
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This weekend I'll make sure to post some pictures with Moby enjoying his quilt.<br />
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<br />Darahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-46516776295254221942012-01-27T13:32:00.000-05:002012-01-27T13:33:50.047-05:00Linking up to Scrap AttackHappy Friday, Saturday to some!!<br />
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DaraDarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-60218297633946009052012-01-19T09:42:00.000-05:002012-01-24T23:51:52.789-05:00Scrapping my scrapsI thought this quilt would do some damage on my scraps...nope. I'm in the process of machine quilting (in the ditch) the arcs on this quilt. <br />
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So, I decided to do a couple more scrap quilts to "scrap" my scraps. I really want to buy more fabric so, I'm trying to get rid of some scraps. I need more fabric! :)<br />
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I started a New York Beauty quilt, which i'm paper piecing. Paper Piecing hasn't been my favorite technique in the past, however, I'm loving it now. I use to just cut chunks of fabric, always had to remove stitches, and thought it was so time consuming. I'm surprised it has actually been fun creating this quilt. I measured each section and cut strips of fabric to a particular size to cover each section and it made the process much quicker. I also took my time to position the pieces just right so I wouldn't have to pick out so many stitches. <br />
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Here are some pictures of my progress. <br />
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DaraDarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909781103544126072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3984400697346644311.post-19071859224202624222012-01-13T15:12:00.000-05:002012-01-13T16:13:09.248-05:00January 2012 FMQ ChallengeI've took the free motion quilting pledge over at <a href="http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-to-2012-free-motion-quilting.html" target="_blank">SewCalGal's</a> blog to learn to FMQ in 2012. This month's FMQ expert was <a href="http://frantastic-stitchwitchery.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Frances Moore</a>. I love this design. I still need a lot more practice, but I'm happy with my first attempt. <br />
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