tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2393879542875800842024-03-01T17:11:43.491-05:00Distant PicklesBreehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044678341674369457noreply@blogger.comBlogger329125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-38056751593535005792014-05-17T18:18:00.002-04:002014-05-19T13:50:35.987-04:00Quilt Raffle for Amy<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A friend of ours just recently lost her home and all of her belongings in a fire. The family is ok, thank goodness, but they're having to start over completely from scratch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bree has organized an awesome raffle to try to help earn some money to help get this family back on their feet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For a $10 donation, you will be entered to win one of the following prizes:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Scrappy Trip Along quilt in Low Volume with pop of color made by Bree herself. Quilt measures 60"x72"</b> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pillow Cover made by Lindsey of <a href="http://www.happierthanabirdquilts.com/" target="_blank">Happier Than A Bird Quilts</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$20 shop credit to Julie's etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheStitchingPickle" target="_blank">The Stitching Pickle</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">$25 credit to <a href="http://mali.jamberrynails.net/" target="_blank">Jamberry Online from consultant Mali Roberts</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are on Instagram, please feel free to click this link to find the original post with all of the details. Instagram users can earn extra entries by donating and regramming the photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you would like to donate, please send your donation to Bree's paypal at </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">bree.mcelroy @ me.com </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(without the extra spaces though, didn't want to make that a clickable link for the spammy mcspammersons)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Please note that the paypal account is in Bree's husband's name, Matt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anything that you do to help is so very much appreciated. If you are unable to help, please send some prayers and good thoughts to our friend during this difficult time.</span></div>
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JuliePickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413509285266075537noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-17142432502481519582013-12-14T00:41:00.000-05:002013-12-14T00:41:43.051-05:00Giveaway Day Winner!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank so much for visiting our little blog over the past week and entering the giveaway! I appreciate all of the wonderful suggestions for what I should focus on for the shop in the very near future. It looks like felt food and masks are a definite must! You guys gave me some other really great ideas too, so thank you!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would also like to say welcome to our new followers, both here on the blog and in all of the other social media sites. We're glad to have you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks so much for playing along everybody!!</span></div>
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JuliePickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413509285266075537noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-71878172057889542102013-12-09T13:07:00.000-05:002013-12-14T00:31:14.952-05:00Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's get right to the point shall we? Because you're here for the giveaway! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Although if you want to learn more about our blog, please feel free to browse and check us out! You can find out more about Bree and I on the What's in a Name tab right up there ^^^</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Up for grabs in this giveaway is your choice of FIVE finger puppets from my etsy shop! I'll even guarantee Christmas delivery. How about that?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(Or you can choose a $15 gift code instead if puppets aren't your thing)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 zippers-7" or larger (larger than 7" will be a bit easier, I'll explain below**)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">From the focal fabric cut:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 - 3"x7"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 - 12.5" x 7"</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">From the Shape Flex cut*:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*note-I like to cut my interfacing 1/2" shorter all around so that it's easier to fuse to my fabric pieces as I don't have to worry about the interfacing being larger and accidentally getting the fusible on my iron. If you do this, just center the interfacing on your fabric piece so that it leaves a 1/4" of non-fused fabric all the way around. Doing this also helps reduce bulk in the seams.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">From the Fusible Fleece or Batting cut:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fuse the two pieces of fusible fleece to the 18" x 7" lining piece and the 9" x 7" lining piece. Be sure to center the fleece onto the fabric before fusing so it will leave 1/4" of un-fused fabric all the way around. Doing this helps reduce bulk in the seams.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To begin, grab the following pieces: 3" x 7" and 6" x 7" from the focal fabric, the 9" x 7" and one of the 11" x 7" pieces from the lining fabric and one zipper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Note that my 6" x 7" piece does not currently show a monkey applique here, but will in future pictures. Just so you don't get confused and think I pulled the ol' switcheroo ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fold the 6" x 7" piece of fabric in half along the bottom edge to find the center point. Set a ruler on the fabric, lining up one of the markings with the center point, in my example I lined the 3" mark along the center. Using that marking, place your velcro 1" up from the bottom edge and centered with that center point. If you line the edges of the velcro 1 1/2" on either side of that center mark it will insure that it's centered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now take the 11" x 7" lining piece and lay it, face down and upside down if you're using a printed fabric, on top of the zipper piece. I offset the fabric in the picture so you can see how it should be layered. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now take the 3" x 7" piece of focal fabric and lay this, face down, on top of the zipper, lining up those edges. You should now have a little sandwich of focal fabric right side down, zipper right side up, and lining piece with right side facing the back of the zipper. Pin these layers in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sew these two pieces together as pictured below, using an 1/8" seam allowance and a basting stitch if desired. These stitches will not be seen later. If you used a 7" zipper, be careful of the zipper stop, this is where it can get in the way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This step is done very much like the pocket above. You'll need the second zipper, the 5.5" x 7" and 12.5" x 7" pieces from the focal fabric and the other 11" x 7" lining piece. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you did in the earlier step, open these pieces up, fold the lining piece back so that it is wrong sides together with the focal fabric and the zipper is sticking up above the two pieces, and then topstitch along the edge of the zipper using a 1/8" seam allowance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, like in the earlier step, fold that lining piece in half, bringing that bottom edge up to meet the back of the zipper. I have offset the fabric below so you can see what I mean. You will line that top edge showing below up with the top edge of the zipper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now put the 12.5" x 7" piece of focal fabric, right side down, on top of the zipper, matching those top edges. I offset the fabric below so you can see what I mean. You now have a sandwich of the lining fabric, right side up, zipper right side up, and focal fabric right side down. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Making sure the strap isn't twisted, pin the ends in place as pictured below, lining them up with the top edge of the pocket. As you can see, I opened the zipper pocket and tucked the rest of the strap into it to keep it out of the way. It will become a nuisance later when you sew the pouch together so feel free to do the same with yours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After sewing, go ahead and turn it right side out through that opening. Use a turning tool and carefully push out the corners. If you chose curved corners these will be easy to turn, just make sure you get them turned all the way and pushed out neatly. After you're done pushing out the edges, give the pouch a good press. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My mother so very kindly reminded me that I haven't blogged in almost a month. That was a few weeks ago. So what better way to get my behind in gear with blogging than to post a finish?! Remember that ombre double wedding ring quilt I mentioned before? It was just in the last post, but apparently that's been a month and a half ago :P I finally got it done, hand quilting and all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm going to enter it into the <a href="http://www.nycmetromodquilters.com/dwr-challenge-2/" target="_blank">Double Wedding Ring Challenge</a>, wish me luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">P.S. You know that hip pouch tutorial that I've been promising for oh, about three months now? It's DONE. Bree is proof reading it for me and has made a tester too. I'll get it posted in the next few days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Am I actually blogging a WIP Wednesday post? It's been forever, hasn't it? My blogging has fallen a bit to the wayside lately, mostly because of lack of actually being productive. I really just haven't had anything to show until recently. But things have really picked up, partly due to me finally having my own room for sewing (that's right, I've got a ROOM now!) and partly because my little etsy store has had a little bit of traffic the past couple of weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I get busy I tend to get a bit discombobulated and can't quite figure out what I have to do and in what order, so it always helps to make a list and keep accountable. The last list I made, for the Finish A Long, was an abysmal failure. I think I only completed one thing on that actual list. That's ok though, we'll move right along and keep on trucking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I shared this picture on Instagram the other night. My Aunt commissioned me to make her a queen sized Mind the Gap quilt. I've been a bit slower than I'd like getting it done though. I had all the blocks made and gave myself a goal to have them turned into a completed top by the end of the weekend. This is what 2 am Sunday night looked like. With that done I'm in the homestretch now! I need to pick up some batting and make a plan for the back and then finish her up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Recently, I made a quick little simple patchwork baby quilt to put in the<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliePickles" target="_blank"> etsy shop</a>. I used a couple of charm packs of Simply Color and some super fuzzy fleece and had the softest little cuddle quilt ever. I decided that it was so quick and fun to make that I'm going to do more. So I spent some time these past couple of days on a new one made completely of I Spy fabrics from the various swaps I participated in. I birthed the last quilt and will do the same with this one. I need to choose a cuddly backing for it and then it will be listed in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliePickles" target="_blank">the shop.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then there is this. I don't think I've shared this on the blog yet, although it's been on Instagram a couple of times. I made this to enter into the <a href="http://www.nycmetromodquilters.com/dwr-challenge-2/" target="_blank">Double Wedding Ring Quilt Challenge</a>. It's small, roughly about 40" square. I used the ombre jelly roll from Simply Color along with a Yoshiko Jinjenzi print, and a couple of random gray fabrics, to complete it. I'm quite smitten with it. I have a plan for the quilting and just need to get it done. I'm going to attempt hand quilting, even though I've never done it before. I have a feeling I'll end up doing it on the machine though. We'll see what happens I guess!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will openly admit that this is the most challenging quilt pattern I have ever worked on. I still have the Central Park version in the works, just set aside for now since it has no deadline. I will be making another one like this one, using a cream colored solid. My Aunt, the sister of the one who is getting the Mind the Gap quilt, has commissioned me to make a queen size for my cousin for her wedding. I have until March, which seems like a lot of time but these things are time consuming! So you'll see that pop up as in progress here soon most likely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ok Sue, check your email. I'll be sending the pattern in just a few minutes ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks so much for your entries and the nice things you all said about my bag!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts posted on Instagram that she needed testers for her newest pattern I jumped at the chance to help her out. Even though I was up to my eyeballs in other projects, both sewing and house projects, and didn't really have any business adding one more to the mix, I couldn't help but volunteer. I adore making bags and this one was just so dang happy looking!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The bag was really fun to make though and once I got past the scrappy sewing part it went together really fast. I mean super fast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, I really enjoyed making this bag and I really love the finished product. It's very roomy and so bright and cheerful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amanda Jean has generously allowed me to give a (PDF) copy of the pattern to one of my readers, so if you'd like a chance to win, just leave me a comment! I'll pick a winner Monday morning. Please make sure you are not a no reply blogger as I'll need your email address to send you the pattern. Thanks :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, don't forget the <a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/09/etsy-shop-anniversary-special.html" target="_blank">Anniversary special </a>is still running in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliePickles" target="_blank">etsy shop</a> through the weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To celebrate, I want to give you a gift. That's right, YOU! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beginning today, all orders placed in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliePickles" target="_blank">Etsy store</a> will also receive a FREE gift! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The freebie will be a surprise and will vary with every order. The higher the dollar amount of your order, the more valuable your freebie will be. The free gift will have a value of at least 10% of your order amount (not including shipping charges). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This promotion is limited to physical items in the store, it is not valid on quilt patterns. However, I am offering a 10% discount code on the patterns to make up for it :)</span></div>
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JuliePickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413509285266075537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-57189863550662277352013-09-18T08:29:00.001-04:002013-09-18T08:29:26.479-04:00Halloween Is On The HorizonHey y'all! You know I love Halloween and have a particular love for Halloween fabrics, and since its right around the corner, I thought I'd share some recent projects with you! I'm still not on a functioning computer but I'm going to attempt blogging from my phone!<br />
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So I've been working madly on table runners. Table runners are my favorite seasonal decor item. If your house is like mine, throw pillows are for throwing! I've got a 5 year old boy, a husband and a dog. Throw pillows NEVER stay where they belong, but table runners do!<br />
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I used a Riley Blake panel for these four. It made simple, simple work and adorably cute runners!<br />
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Then.. well, we all know my halloween stash is far greater than any other fabric stash in my collection. I cannot resist adorable little bats and ghosts and witches! I took some charms whipped out two patchwork runners!<br />
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Someday, I'll be a grown up and use fabric that doesn't have funky characters or faces on it ;)<br />
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All of these are available in my etsy shop, which is linked on the sidebar!<br />
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And if this posts properly without all sorts of funky formatting, I hereby promise to post more. From my phone. Because computers hate me. :)<br />
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<br />Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044678341674369457noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-64810025586461049542013-09-09T09:16:00.002-04:002013-09-09T23:52:53.048-04:00Getting Closer!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Which works out GREAT because I promised you guys a tutorial and I was able to take pictures while I made this one! Which means I'm one step closer to getting that tutorial posted for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My sweet girl started school this week, she is in the Pre-K program. Naturally she needed a Mama Made backpack!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few months back she accompanied me to the LQS when I needed to pick up some fabric for a project. Every now and then she gets an idea in her head that she needs some fabric too, and I like to oblige her when I can. This particular time she picked out a gorgeous floral from Kate Spain's Honey Honey, and I grabbed a coordinating solid with thoughts of making her a skirt with the fabrics. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, the skirt didn't happen. When it came time to make the backpack I immediately thought of those fabrics and set to work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She had quite a bit of other input as well. She wanted yellow fabric too and, thanks to a mistake in ordering one day, I happened to have 4 yards of a yellow solid sitting on my shelf. Naturally I didn't take a picture of the inside, but the yellow became the lining.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used Angela's tutorial from the Sliced competition on Moda Bake Shop for the backpack, with some minor changes. If I do it again, I will change the position of the straps, as it sits a little awkwardly on her back since they come out of the back instead of out of the top. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I showed it to her and asked her if she could zip it and she said "Sure! I just do this, and then do this, and then zip it and TADA!" She just pushed those corners in and acted like it was no big deal at all. Which was a huge relief because I was prepared to start all over!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the pouch that I mentioned writing a possible tutorial for, so give me a shout if you're interested. This is also one of my Finish-A-Long items! One down, many more to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You probably think the title of this post meant I was testing to see if blogger still worked, right? Because it's been like 3 weeks since my last post. Tsk, tsk Julie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Nope, I've been testing patterns! I have the need for pattern testers myself quite often, so I like to test for others when I get the chance, both to give back as well as to put myself in the shoes of a tester. Sometimes, when I get feedback on a pattern, I take the criticism to heart and let myself get discouraged or upset. I know in my head I shouldn't because my testers are doing what I asked of them, but having somebody critique your work can be difficult. By being a tester myself I can get a feel of what it's like for them and it helps me to know that they truly are just doing what I asked of them and are helping me fine tune my instructions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A couple of months ago I tested an embroidery design for a friend. She was working on an applique of Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony and I jumped at the chance to make something for my main girl. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another embroidery design I tested was for a finger puppet. There is <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/OFNAH" target="_blank">a designer</a> who does some really cool ones, including Sesame Street, Despicable Me minions, Disney Princesses and Marvel/DC Superheroes. She asked for a tester for Papa Smurf and I was on it. I grew up with the Smurfs and loved them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last, but not least, I tested a sewing pattern. Yes, an actual sewing pattern! I am still playing with fabric too here. This pattern was for the new Make Me Up Before You Go Go pouch by Erin from <a href="http://erinerickson.com/" target="_blank">Dog Under My Desk</a>. Yes, I had <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIgZ7gMze7A" target="_blank">the song</a> stuck in my head the entire time I made this thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And speaking of my etsy store...I've been slowly adding more to it. You can now find all of my patterns and the templates there. There is a coupon code listed in the patterns, save 10% when you buy two. I have a bunch of fun stuff for kids that I'll be adding very soon, should be within the next week. I've also listed some of my quilts for sale. You can find some of my pattern cover quilts in the shop and the Prince Charming single wedding ring quilt I finished up at the beginning of the year. They've all been hanging out at the LQS since they finished up in the guild show at the end of May. Sadly, I just don't have room for them all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I bought my embroidery machine I did it with the intention of making things to sell and trying to earn a little money to help the husband pay the bills. I had ideas in my head that I was going to build a customer base of people who wanted things monogrammed and such. I had no idea what the world of machine embroidery had in store for me though!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I discovered "in the hoop" designs pretty fast and fell completely and utterly in love with this style of machine embroidery. Actually making items in the embroidery hoop? What's not to love about that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been doing some small things here and there, and some of them without very great results. The embroidery machine just can't do some things and the finishing of some of the items left a lot to be desired. But after joining a group on Facebook, I was opened up to a lot of new stuff and have just taken off and run with it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In keeping up with the "make and sell things at a craft show" goal I have set for myself this year, I have begun to create stock so that when one pops up, I'll be ready!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That blue one still needs to be stitched together, but there are so many options for these that I don't even know where to start! I can leave as is and attach some ribbon and call it a day, or embellish them with feathers and rhinestones, the possibilities are endless. I have more than one mask design to play with too and am really excited about them. I think these and the other kid type masks will do really well if I can score a craft show before Halloween.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And this little gem, my favorite so far, Raggedy Ann</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes my friends, she was made on the embroidery machine. Well, parts of her anyway. There was some hand sewing involved too, and a little bit of machine sewing for her dress. She is going to have some upgrades the next go 'round but I am totally smitten with her right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And in case you were worried about whether I've given up sewing, never fear, I'm in the middle of testing the newest pattern too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also have plans for a tutorial for that hipster bag I'm making for my niece in the near future, once I finish the prototype, and have also started a new quilt that I am super excited about and can't wait to show you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No, this is not a sponsored post. Just wanted to share that Fat Quarter Shop has a coupon code available right now for 15% off your purchase. Use code "3DAY" between now and 11:59 pm CST on Wednesday to get your discount. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Fat Quarter Shop doesn't have coupons often so it's good to use one while they do!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Because they now carry my patterns!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That's right, all of the Julie Pickles Designs patterns are available for pdf download from Fat Quarter Shop. So, if you've been eyeing one and have been on the fence, now's the time to get one for a discounted price!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was SO close to completing each of my goals for this past quarter, so close. You know what happened? I missed the link up for one of them for The Lovely Year of Finishes party and lost all steam to finish it. I let myself get discouraged and that was all it took! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So let's get back on track, shall we? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Raccoon block for Allegory-<a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/04/mr-raccoon-finally-has-home.html" target="_blank">Done!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make myself a bag-<a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/05/glutton-for-punishment.html" target="_blank">Done!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make an idea pouch for my mom-<a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-few-more-finishes-for-you.html" target="_blank">Done!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make a baby quilt for my soon to be new niece-<a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/05/baby-quilt-palooza.html" target="_blank">Done!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make a console cover for my dad's new truck-<a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-few-more-finishes-for-you.html" target="_blank">Done!</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So what shall I work on for Q3? I have to say, losing my sew-jo and being committed to finishing UFOs has really taken a big bite out of my list! I had to go back to my New Year goal list to see what I had left, how's that for progress? It excites me, that's for sure!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Those are the last of my "Non-long term" projects that are actually WIPs. If I finish these I will have narrowed my list down to my double wedding ring quilt, the Maple Leaf Rag, that dang denim quilt and my hand sewn hexi quilt. The finish-a-long is working y'all!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was looking back over my list of goals for the second quarter of the 2013 Finish A Long and realized I had a couple of things I never posted about. And well, I need to post them to link them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First up was an Idea Pouch (pattern by Michelle Patterns) for my mom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had originally made one for my step-dad for Christmas, even though he didn't have a tablet at the time. I knew he would have one eventually but could use it for work in the meantime, or my mom could use it for her tablet. That's what she ended up doing. Then she got a new tablet and it didn't fit. So I made her a new one, but a bit taller, for that new tablet to fit, and in some more girly colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's not technically a console, but the middle seat folds down to use as an arm rest or a "desk" of sorts. It is fabric covered and with the work he does he gets dirty and sweaty and didn't want to ruin the fabric. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mom picked up a towel that matched the interior and I picked up some PUL and a gray solid. We made a template for the console and I got to work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made some channels along the bottom for elastic to fit around the console to help hold it in place. I didn't want to sew the elastic right to it because the cover is actually quite snug and I wanted to give him the option of removing it if he wanted to or felt he didn't need it after all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My goal post also said that I was going to make a bag for myself using the fabric I got from Spoonflower. I ended up going a <a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/05/glutton-for-punishment.html" target="_blank">different route for my own bag</a>, but did make a bag with that fabric and wanted to show it off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see, the scale of the print was quite large, so it really needed a big bag to show it off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Both bags are now listed in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/JuliePickles" target="_blank">etsy store</a>, along with a few other things I've been making here and there. Now that I'm finally using my etsy store, it's been kind of fun sewing things just on a whim, with no recipient or reason in mind other than because I feel like it. I haven't been taking advantage of that store enough in the past! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll be back in the next day or two with a second quarter recap and a goal setting for quarter three. For now, I'm linking this and Spirograph up to <a href="http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Finish it Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts</a>. Go check out the other finishes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been putting my pattern testers through the paces this last month. That's right, that means another pattern release!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm really excited about this one! Ok, I say that like I'm not excited about the rest of them, but this one excites me because of it's difficulty level. I LOVE to push myself outside of my comfort zone and to try new things, new techniques. This quilt definitely did that for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I introduce to you, Spirograph!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As always, the pattern includes detailed cutting and piecing instructions and many diagrams to help along the way. There is a template involved for the triangles, and there is also a coloring sheet for planning purposes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And here's the back, since you guys know I love getting creative with the backs too! When I got the fabric for the top, I rounded all of the requirements up to the next yard. I was able to piece the back with what I had leftover from those fabrics and one extra yard of the solid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And just a quick note about my Big Cartel shop. I just realized last night that I had two pdf patterns showing out of stock when they shouldn't have been. I know how it happened and have fixed it to where it shouldn't happen again, but if you were trying to purchase one in the past and couldn't just know that it's fixed now :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You have many options to follow us, they are all listed on the sidebar and will get you there with a click of a button. We have an email option, Facebook and Bloglovin' set up for you already. We also have the individual icons for both Bree and myself, but those are for our personal accounts in those other places, not for the the blog. Google Friend Connect is still on the sidebar, but I DO NOT know if that is going to go away with Reader or not. If you subscribe through Friend Connect you may want to subscribe elsewhere to be safe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are a couple of Google Reader like options, some of which will import all of your Reader subscriptions right over for you and have apps for reading on your phone. I have personally switched to Bloglovin', but Feedly and Feeddler (yes, with 2 Ds) are a couple of others that I know will import your subscriptions. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was recently honored to participate in a two month long quilt show at the little local art gallery for the local Modern Quilt Guild. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">About a month into the show, they had a little reception for us where I snapped a few pictures to share. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upon walking in the door, the first one I noticed was the Prince Charming single wedding ring quilt, hanging over the main walk through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just realized that there was an entire wall of quilts that I missed getting a picture of! They were so lovely too, I can picture them in my head, so bright and colorful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the same day as the reception, the other guild in town hosted it's annual quilt show and I attended with Rhonda, the owner of my LQS Tabby Fabric and Studio, to help in her booth. She actually invited me to come sit and sell some patterns, which I thought was incredibly sweet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took a quick little break and walked around the show to see the quilts of course, and there were some real beauties! These were just a few that stood out to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This one you may have noticed in one of the above pictures, it made the rounds that day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This particular one really caught my attention. So bold and graphic and such fun piecing! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This one was awesome, so awesome. I love when people think outside the box and put random shapes and colors together to create something so beautiful. </span></div>
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JuliePickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413509285266075537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-59803360326144502302013-06-25T12:06:00.000-04:002013-06-25T12:18:43.657-04:00MMHF - My Most Hoarded FabricY'all have this problem, right? Fabric that is just SO PRECIOUS, SO hard to find that you can't bear to cut up what you have?<br />
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A couple years ago, dear sweet Julie Pickles found a poplin Munki Munki sleeve of Heather Ross's Fish in Bags and sent it ot me. Because she's amazing. I've used three of the fish, fussy cut, but have been terribly scared to use the rest of the sleeve! The poplin is soft and smooth, and it's nearly impossible to find the original yardage.<br />
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So I've been drooling over this fabric and petting it endlessly for oh, two years. I finally bit the bullet and bought a set of munki munki pjs so I could have some more, which, of course, enabled me to use a bit more of what I already have, and I made myself a perfect little clutch!!! I adore it. Julie's bag making is rubbing off on me, I keep making myself clutches and bags lately. <br />
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And how adorable are these fish with the DS quilts prints from Joann's??<br />
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Of course, now that it's done, I'm just going to keep petting what I have left. I'm sure I won't use any more until I buy more. It's a sickness, I think. (A sickness you can share, if you want - I put some of the pj parts in my etsy shop (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleShopOfHorace">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleShopOfHorace</a>) to help recoup the cost).<br />
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I've actually been sewing a lot lately... working on a new pattern, using Riley Blake's Neon fabrics. That's coming in the next few weeks! I also have been testing Julie's patterns, including a new one she's hoping to release soon too :)<br />
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<br />Breehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044678341674369457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239387954287580084.post-19855068817193744352013-06-10T08:36:00.000-04:002013-06-10T09:05:07.310-04:00Busy, Busy. But a Good Busy! <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With my sew-jo is back in full force, there has been quite a bit of action in Julie Pickles Land. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been getting myself acquainted with my new embroidery machine. It's taken me a lot longer than I expected, that's for sure. <a href="http://www.buttonsandbutterflies.com/" target="_blank">Heidi</a> and I have been working through some kinks in the whole embroidery process together, she's been a fantastic help for me as a beginner. As we were discussing an issue in a little group we're a part of, another friend commented that, based on our conversations, she never wants to try her hand at machine embroidery. Heidi was all like "Hey, it's not sunshine and rainbows, that's for sure!" I'm paraphrasing actually, but that was the gist. And I have to agree! I'm an extremely tenacious person though and tackling things head on is what I do best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The biggest issue I have had is with puckering while embroidering on quilting cotton. Quilting cotton is just not strong enough to withstand really dense stitching and well, that's what I'm going to be embroidering on most!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was one of the first things I tried embroidering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A hot mess, right? Besides the puckering, there are places where the stitching doesn't even meet because the fabric had shifted so much. According to Facebook, I posted that picture in March 2, so I had only owned the machine for a week or so at that point. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also figured out how to make monograms over the weekend through my digitizing program. And one evening I decided that I needed a new pouch for my Kindle. I had put it in one that I had already made when I bought it, and it was just too big and not protective enough. I wanted to be able to drop my Kindle in my purse and not worry about it bumping around in there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I came up with this pouch. It's padded with soft and stable and the Kindle fits nice and snug inside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her pictures are nicer as I needed some really good photos because these covers are now listed in my etsy shop! That poor shop has been set up for 4 1/2 years and the only thing I have ever done is list fabric destashes in there. I promised the husband that I would put the embroidery machine to work if he let me get one so I finally got off my rear and did something with it. I couldn't until I figured out the puckering issues and now that I have I'm ready to branch out and do this. I'm still not confident enough to do other things yet, like custom embroidery for people, and shirts and stuff. I'll get there, but this is a start. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And since I have your attention,<strike> today is the last day for me to link up</strike> (scratch that, my brain quit working apparently, I missed the link up!) my June goals for <a href="http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com/?page_id=3033" target="_blank">A Lovely Year of Finishes</a>. The last thing on my list for this quarter of the <a href="http://shecanquilt.blogspot.com/p/2013-finish-long.html" target="_blank">2013 Finish a Long</a> is to finish my cathedral window sampler, so that will be my June goal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At the beginning of the year, when I made the mosaics of last year's projects, I included a couple of baby quilts that I had never blogged. I promised to blog them so here we are, along with a couple of recent finishes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back in December, within a day of each other, I had two friends give birth. I was actually prepared for once and had the quilts ready to go when the babies arrived. My friends were nice enough to send me pictures of the quilts in use so we get to see babies! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first one was for a sweet new baby boy. I used the<a href="http://www.bluprinttextiles.com/2012/08/insignia-quilt-tutorial-giveaway.html" target="_blank"> Insignia Tutorial over at BluePrint Textiles</a> for this one. I didn't put any squares in mine though, just insignias. I used some prints from the Seven Seas collection by Cloud 9 as a starting point and added a pezzy print and some solids for a nice, bright palette.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I used a random assortment of prints from my stash for this one, along with some Essex linen in Natural. I quilted it the same way I quilted the larger one, by echoing the wedge shapes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last, but certainly not least, one for my soon-to-be niece. This one was made using Bree's newest pattern (coming VERY soon!!), which I had the privilege of testing for her. The timing worked out perfect because she needed testers and I needed a quilt for my niece! The baby size calls for 1/2 yard cuts so I went digging through my stash to see what I had in that size. I usually buy fat quarters so my selections were limited, but I was very pleased with what I did find!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And can I just say a Hallelujah for my tree finally blooming and giving me a decent background for my quilt shots? It was <a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-wedge-ulous-finish.html" target="_blank">looking quite doomy and gloomy</a> there for awhile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent a good part of Wednesday reworking that <a href="http://distantpickles.blogspot.com/2013/05/why-yes-i-did-make-myself-another-bag.html" target="_blank">tote bag that I wasn't in love with</a>. I had an idea of what I wanted to do with it, but wasn't 100% sure how to carry it out. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once I figured it out though I couldn't wait to get to work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Problem was, not only were my panels not large enough, I didn't want another weekender. I wanted a purse! So I copied the pattern at a reduced size, 75% to be exact.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The panels were a bit too short for that size, but they were wide enough. I couldn't go any smaller or else I would have been chopping them up even more, so I finagled some things a bit and was able to make it work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As you can see, I used all of the fabric that was already involved in the original tote, complete with it's original pockets. I had to add the sides and a new zipper. I went ahead and added the piping detail too. I wish I had more of the black fabric that I used for the piping though. I wanted it to be where the green fabric is, and for the green to be my piping, but I was determined to use what I had on hand. Fortunately I had the foresight to order extra 18" zippers when I bought the one for the wallet, or I would have been stuck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made this little patch a few weeks back, just a little reminder to myself. I had to include it somewhere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The wallet still looks too large for the bag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But pictures can be deceiving!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here it is next to it's original counterpart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I were to do it again, or had set out to make it this way in the beginning, I think I would have gone a bit smaller, to 50% even. And I probably would have added the other pockets. I do like it though, a lot. And I love that's it really roomy without looking like it. Oh, and I only used Soft and Stable for this bag, see how well it stands up next to the other one? It's much lighter too. That duck cloth really added to the final weight of the original one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And you know what? The weekender pattern really isn't that hard to make. Now that I've done it twice I won't hesitate to make more.</span></div>
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