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My Disney Frozen Sisters Mini Quilt

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Afraid that I made this quilt up as I went along... First one of this kind that I ever made up. It is a pannel quilt...  It is only my 3rd quilt. All 3 were made up within the past 5 years... With about 60 years of sewing under my belt, I just used common sense when working on all of them.   Showing the finished mini quilt by laying it on the couch Actually, with the first two, used my Brother SE350 as shown below with my first one, the Strawberry Cake quilt. I used the design on the back for making straight line sewing on the whole quilt, not like the Disney Frozen Sisters mini quilt, with changing directions, etc. The second quilt had the same backing as the first one, but, in yellow, and done up the same way as the first one.    See both of them on my other (older) blog, http://www.oceanpeg.blogspot.com/search/label/quilt     Did not take any photos until I was ready to put th...

Outgoing Holiday Presents & Exchange Items for 2014

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It is that time of the year again for holiday presents, exchanges, swaps, and secret santa, etc.  Working on two of them on the internet this year. Made up 2 sets of similar items for them plus a couple of different items for them.  Was fun to do up. 25 Weeks Santa Swap on Yahoo Groups. All done up and ready to go out in the mail in a few days.   Sewing Goodies Holiday Swap on Facebook. Sent all out Saturday, 11/15. She should recieve it today, Monday, 11/17 or tomorrow, Tuesday, if USPS is on schedule.   Loved the holiday owl fabric that I used for both of the swaps, like what I used on this medium size table scarf  for the 25 Weeks Secret Santa swap.   along with using it on the placemats, 2 sets of 4 of them.   and the oven mits, 2 sets of 2 of them.   Of course, they all are reversible to different fabrics on the other sides of them...   The owl scarf backing: Used a blue fab...