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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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Knucks – Knit Fingerless Gloves

In January I was on a roll finishing off some very old WIPS. I started this pair of Knucks when I was pregnant with Ellie. I was disappointed to find that the first one was a little too small for me, but, knowing I was pregnant with a girl baby, I figured I could finish […]

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2021 Make Nine Plans

For 2021 I’m setting similar goals to 2020–some building, some knitting, some sewing, some scrapbooking! I loved finishing my yearbook album quilt at long last, so I’ve chosen another quilt in WIP purgatory: this bow tie block quilt whose quilt top is actually complete but requires a quilt back and quilting. The Carolyn Pajamas are […]

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Make Nine 2020

I love resolutions, goals, plans. Somehow I am only finding out about the Make Nine hashtag on Instagram now, in 2020, but I am On Board! For my Make 9 2020 I am planning to make the following: Quilt: in particular, finishing the ‘yearbook quilt’ I made as a senior in high school Christmas project: […]

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Go Team Go Hat Pattern Review

For my sister’s Christmas present I wanted to make her a hat in honor of her new job as the ASB coordinator of the high school where she worked as a chemistry teacher. Since that job involves attending many school sports and school spirit events, I figured the Go Team Go pattern from Plucky Knitter […]

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Sew Together Bag | Pattern Review

On the very first day of the year I had my first finish! I am excited to do more sewing this year, and the Sew Together bag has been on my list since it came out (about a hundred million years ago). It is the absolute perfect English Paper Piecing bag and since I’ve been […]

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Easter bunny dress: Simplicity 1208 by Ruby Jeans Closet

We had a little Easter miracle occur around here: I finished Ellie’s Easter dress in time for Easter morning Mass!  It came down to the 11th hour (or more accurately, the third hour), and I ended up quickly sewed the hem between showering and breakfast, but it’s done and I was super happy with it. […]

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