Baby Girl’s Quilt

May 29, 2012

Finally, a new project to show you! Although I have been busy working on various things in my new craft room, I haven’t been motivated to update my blog. It’s hard to get anything done lately with the second trimester honeymoon over and only 8 weeks until baby girl arrives. Because this is our third [...]

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See Shani Sew Like Crazy

September 15, 2011

Earlier this year I mentioned my insane plan to make 6 quilts for Christmas; each one being a present for our nieces and nephews. I started one and it remains unfinished. I’m not panicking just yet but one of my friends did mention that Christmas is less than 15 weeks away. Say what? 15 weeks [...]

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See Shani Sew

May 5, 2011

Sew many bags, so little time! I thought I was temporarily retiring my sewing machine in favour building our Pottery Barn inspired media cabinet. Instead, I found myself working on two consecutive sewing projects over the past weekend. (Yes, I know, it’s already Thurday.) Last Saturday I rushed to complete yet another Cosmo Bag by [...]

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Handling Miss Maven

April 11, 2011

Today is my dear friend Angela’s birthday. We’ve known each other since we were children in elementary school. I don’t quite know how to begin to tell you how wonderful she is. Well, let’s start with the fact that she cashed in hard earned Airmiles to fly to Edmonton to visit me while my daughter [...]

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Another Cosmo Please

March 31, 2011

Earlier this month I completed my first handbag project. I really loved the final product and considered keeping the bag for myself instead of gifting it to my sister for her birthday. I liked the Amy Butler Cosmo bag so much, I put all my other projects on hold and made one just for myself! [...]

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Perfectly Pleated Clutch

March 21, 2011

That’s what it’s called anyhow. I’m not sure how perfect my pleats really are! All I know is that ironing the pleats for the side panels was a pain. A special note to future pleated clutch makers: let the material cool down in between pleats. To give you an idea of how many pleats I [...]

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Work in progress: Kiana’s Quilt

March 17, 2011

It’s St. Patrick’s Day and I’m getting into the spirit of things by quilting. Are you thinking emerald green and shamrock appliques? I hope not because that’s a little too granny for me. There’s nothing really St. Patrick’s Day about my quilt except for the pattern which happens to be “Irish”. The single Irish Chain [...]

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Fabric Stash

March 10, 2011

A few weeks ago, I started a disappearing nine patch quilt for one of my nephews. I managed to finish the quilt top in one week. It’s hideous. Seriously. I’m too embarrassed to even post a picture of the work in progress. Instead of continuing to work on my disaster (and yes, I do have [...]

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It’s not just a bag…

March 4, 2011

…it’s Prada! (One of my favourite lines from the movie, White Chicks!) So I’ve been a little obsessed with a handbag. Not just any handbag, a handmade handbag and it’s no ordinary bag, it’s a whack load of hard work. I spent two weeks working on this “Cosmo” Bag by Amy Butler. It took me [...]

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Stuff I Love - New Fabric Favourites and a Great Pattern Book

February 15, 2011

You know that feeling you get when you’re shopping and you find something that you just fall in love with on the spot? Your inner thoughts are just screaming, “Buy it, buy it…you know you want it, just buy it!”. It’s a bit like that “love at first sight” moment you see in the movies; [...]

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