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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: quilts

a hooty place : my first finished mug rug!

Remember this gorgeous stack of fabric?  Today it turned into this: And then this: My first mug rug!  Mug rugs became uber-popular among flickr quilters this year–think of them as mini placemats or maxi coasters.  They are super fun to make because they are a mini quilt, so anything you’ve wanted to try out, can […]

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zoom quilt photos

I love Riley Blake fabric.  It’s pretty much the only fabric around that appeals to me even while being geared toward little boys.  I love love love the Wheels fabric line, and had this fabric stack on my desk for a long time before it got pieced this summer. I used a big piece of […]

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crushed dreams

(Okay, the title is a little mellow-dramatic, but with a fabric line called ‘dream on’ it just begs for a lot of word-play.) Last night I stole two hours for a little sewing so that my brain wouldn’t explode in a mess of wedding photos.  I was thrilled with how quickly this came together, but […]

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dreaming up a dream on quilt

I have a Moda Dream On charm pack that pushed its way to the front of the project queue last night.  I absolutely love the fabrics, but the finished projects I’ve seen on flickr have left me a little bummed out and stumped on how to use them.  They have a vintage tablecloth/bedsheet look to […]

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a very special quilt

His and hers quilts: Okay. These are not modern, but they are as precious as they come.  The one on the left was made 28 years ago and given as a gift to my pregnant momma for me.  When Will was born, he adopted it and continued loving it, and between me and Will and […]

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stash: will’s next quilt

Once Will’s car quilt is finished, this will be his next blankie–a Castle Peeps quilt (with some Wee Woodlands stripes and Riley Blake Cheery Circles thrown in for good measure). This quilt was the forerunner for the longest time: until I found this one: Now I’m torn.  🙂

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