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bring it on, 2011. bring. it. on.

2010 was a fantastic year.  It had its ups (Ellie’s birth), its downs (when Nic totaled the Jeep two days before Christmas) and lots of working and sewing in between.  It was a great crafting year for me–in January I spent a lot of time knitting baby items for Ellie, spent the spring working on […]

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freedom

Fact:  For four years and ten months, I was the preferred parent.  If there was whining, it was directed at me.  If there was bedtime, I needed to be there to nurse the baby to sleep or read the stories.  If there was hunger, I needed to make the food. And then, like the winds […]

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a day in the life apron

I tracked down this ‘day in the life of a mom’ fabric like a dog tracking down a squirrel.  I was pretty much foaming at the mouth.  I love it.  I want to make my entire house out of it.  If you are a mom of a little boy, it will call to you like […]

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Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day | Amy Butler Charm and Ginger Bliss

(This post will remain at the top of the blog until the contest ends on Dec 17th–newer entries will appear beneath.) Tomorrow is the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!  I’m participating and have cracked open the vault for some out of print / hard to find Amy Butler Ginger Bliss and Charm fabrics.  😉  Up […]

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When we left for Seattle 11 days ago, I had a baby who crawled but in a limited way.  She’d go a few feet, but that was about it.  When I got home last night, I had a MOBILE baby.  And worse, as we discovered minutes after putting her in her crib for the night…a […]

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