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  • Welcome to my blog!

    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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gifts: tiny charlie brown christmas tree coin purse

I’m really into free motion stitching right now and having a ton of fun with it.  This little Charlie Brown Christmas tree embroidery/applique is my favorite thing I’ve ever made.  The pattern for the coin purse is based off the Atkinson Designs Cash and Carry pattern.

I love the way the zipper is installed–it makes the bag look store bought.

Here’s a bag I made with the pattern without changes:

It’s a pattern I will be returning to often for gift making!

Susanne - Oh I just LOVE that CB Christmas tree!! That 100% means Christmas to me!! Every time I see it, I can hear Linus’ Monologue!!