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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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Yearly Archives: 2010

wip: halloween pumpkins gone wild charm pack quilt

In honor of October’s arrival, Will and I started working on our Halloween quilt yesterday.  I picked up the fabric–a Moda Pumpkins Gone Wild charm pack–in Breckenridge last fall but decided to move a few days after purchasing it, so not much sewing happened last September! I love getting Will involved in my projects.  Whether […]

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welcoming fall

Last year I spent $9 at Safeway on baby pumpkins and pinecones, put them on our mantle, and was shocked at how nice and festive $9 can make a place feel.  I’m not the best decorator, but I was having a hard time last month letting go of summer and mentally preparing for winter, so […]

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It’s from God. It says “Leave God Alone. Will ‘reading’ the note in our church welcome basket.  I’m pretty sure that’s from the New(er) Testament in the Book of William.  The fuller reading is something along the lines of “Leave God Alone.  He’s sick of you and all your ‘problems.’ Go bother someone else.”  [In […]

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saw this when I got to school today.  🙂  His old school did a fantastic job of teaching him how to write his name!

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saw this when I got to school today.  🙂  His old school did a fantastic job of teaching him how to write his name!

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tutorial : temporary applique using fusible web

Today was ‘purple day’ at preschool, but Will has nothing purple in his wardrobe. I didn’t feel like buying a purple shirt just for the occasion, and I didn’t want to ruin any of his shirts by permanently altering them in a purple way.  Fusible web applique to the rescue! Step 1:  Cut out the […]

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