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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: bags

jane market bag (for the urban home goods swap)

I majorly stressed over what to make my partner.  I changed plans at least 5 times.  I finally settled on the Jane Market Bag and decided to just dive in.  For her smaller item, I made my partner a set of the mason jar pin cushions, stuffed with scraps from the bag. I am relieved […]

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dr seuss bags

I finished this today.  It made its way into one of my favorite items– the Practical Bag (for some reason I’ve had dyslexia when it came to this pattern and have been calling it the Practicality Bag for months). It’s lined with the Celebrate Seuss print and has a matching little zippered clutch/tote/wallet/catch-all. I’m in […]

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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 […]

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another practicality bag

This one is a birthday present for my momma so I’ve been hiding it.  🙂  Fabric is from the Glam Garden Robert Kaufman line and I lined this one (again) with Kona cotton pomegranate.  It’s the best hot pink!  My mom is big into not using disposable shopping bags, so I thought this would be […]

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glamgarden bag

I was seduced by the Practicality Bag pattern for one very important reason: it involves no interfacing or canvas lining.  Huzzah!  It makes a great diaper bag, but next time I might sew a zippered pocket into it because I do worry about my phone falling out of it since it’s so floppy. Pattern:  Practicality […]

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