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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: babies

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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Boho Baby Romper Pattern Review

I sewed something last month!  Around here I’m all banjo and ukulele practice all the time now, so pulling myself away for other hobbies is hard!  When I saw this cute Boho Baby Romper pattern by See Kate Sew on pinterest a couple of months ago, though, I knew my adorable niece needed it for […]

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Central Park Baby Quilt

This quilt has been a long time coming.  I had the patchwork strips sitting in a basket just waiting to be finished, but when I went to make them up into a quilt for my nieces, I felt like they needed something more. I added the border and then remembered the quilt that I was […]

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Sarah Jane Out to Sea Pirate Baby Quilt

One of my closest friends is having a baby boy next month, so this baby makes the cut–I dug into my precious Sarah Jane stash for his quilt! I love the Out to Sea line, and used it for the majority of this patchwork quilt, adding in another favorite, the yellow paper hats fabric from […]

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Dr Suess Quilt B

I’ve already shared one of the Dr Seuss quilts that I made for my nieces, but I realized that I never shared the second one!  This is Nic’s favorite by far, because he feels strongly that all quilts should be made with minky backs.  The panels are all from their momma’s favorite book.  If I […]

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Handkerchief baptism bonnets

In our family the baptism outfit is full of sentimental touches, from the family gown to the bonnet made from a handkerchief. At the baby’s baptism it’s a bonnet, but made from a handkerchief it’s ready to be converted for the baby’s future wedding day.  For my goddaughters’ baptisms I chose handkerchiefs with German lace […]

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