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    Hi! I'm Traci. I'm a Registered Nurse who loves quilting, knitting, cross stitch, and the great outdoors. In my pre-scrubs life, I owned Real Photography, and you can still see my old wedding and portrait photography site here .

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Category Archives: gifts

RBG Apron

My neighbor Anji is the amazing baker behind Whiskey Cake Wisdom. In thanks for the many drool-inducing slices of cake she leaves on my doorstep, I made her an RBG apron to celebrate Inauguration Day! (A little bit behind on blog posts over here!) Fabric: Spoonflower RBG print in quilting cotton. I’m not a huge […]

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A turtle made with love

Some projects turn out better than our expectations and some don’t quite get there. For me, this little turtle hide-and-seek toy is in the latter category! I purchased clear fabric, plastic beads, and some tiny charms to make an ‘I Spy’ toy for…ELOISE. Oops. Luckily I know of another sweet small girl who could enjoy […]

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Rifle Paper Company Fabric Makeup Bag

I adore this Rifle Paper Company floral canvas and it makes it VERY hard to cut into my stash of it! Luckily I think it’s amazing with the Hobby Lobby canvas and the new rose gold zippers I picked up, so I was willing to cut into my precious floral canvas for this makeup bag […]

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Another Noodlehead Pouch

A third noodlehead pouch? Yes. You barely sew and then you make three of the exact same thing? Yes. But really, when something gets as big a reaction as my first noodlehead pouch, it begs for a concert style encore that lasts longer than the original show. The print fabric is a Cotton and Steel […]

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Noodlehead Pencil Pouch Part 2

This little pretty is the twin of the first pencil pouch I made with this pattern, as the fabric is the other side of the stripe repeat. The noodlehead pencil pouch pattern is easy (and free!) and made a perfect gift for my aunt! The woven fabric is a fun souvenir I picked up from […]

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Noodlehead canvas pencil pouch | bag pattern review

While we were in Taos last month, I picked up some beautiful women fabrics from Common Thread Textiles knowing they would make beautiful bags. I got brave enough to cut into them for my friend’s birthday present. I made the noodlehead canvas pencil pouch, a gorgeous (and free) pattern/tutorial. Pattern notes: Since I didn’t have […]

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