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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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Monthly Archives: October 2010

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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halloween quilt. DONE.

This is going to be the week of finished projects.  I can feel it.  The Halloween quilt is kicking it off, but Will’s car quilt and the chalkboard tablecloth are going to follow.  All that organizing and reorganizing charm squares is done! It didn’t come out as I planned–I had wanted to place the patchwork […]

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knitting: ellie’s baby sweater

Last year I was doing a bunch of knitting in anticipation of Ellie’s arrival.  This sweater is one of the crowning achievements–a Debbie Bliss sweater from a cotton yarn (that I’d purchased a bunch of with the intent of knitting Will a sweater that I ended up chickening out of).  After I finished this, it […]

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independence.

Sometimes Will is so independent it breaks my heart.  I was sewing in the dining room, Nic was napping in the living room, Ellie was in her jumparoo and Will was playing all over the downstairs with his toys.  It was 4:45. He went into the kitchen, and, without a word to me about being […]

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You’re the cutest little bunny in the world. Will, in a sing-song voice to Ellie.

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quilts in action

It’s not just a quilt, it’s a play mat.  It’s not just a quilt, it’s a magical cape that makes babies disappear and reappear!

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