Category Archives: Other Fun Stuff

2017 Q1 Finishes

Posted on April 1, 2017 by msminnesota

Well, I did it!  Completed the 4 WIPs that I made a goal to complete in the first quarter. Q1 Goal post here. Finish #1  The Betsy Travel Bag, pattern by Kristi McDonough, @schnitzelandboo.  I finished it just in time to … Continue reading →

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2017…Let’s Do This

Posted on January 12, 2017 by msminnesota

2016 was an active sewing year for me, although my blogging totally fell off.  I’m smart enough to not promise that I’ll be a more active blogger in 2017! I’ve got some pretty hefty finish goals for 2017, and I’ve … Continue reading →

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Holy Awesome Weekend, Batman!

Posted on March 13, 2016 by msminnesota

(A.K.A. Hosted Retreat weekend at Stitch Supply Co.) Gretchen & I spent the weekend at the new retreat center at Stitch Supply Co in Altoona, WI. Sara Lawson (a.k.a. Sew Sweetness) spent the weekend with us and walked us through … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesday – Feb 2016

Posted on February 3, 2016 by msminnesota

Although I haven’t been doing much blogging, over the past few months, I’ve been trying to keep on sewing.  Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been slowly assembling my Quilter’s Planner Cover.  I feel like I’m moving in slow … Continue reading →

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I Know, I Know…

Posted on January 27, 2016 by msminnesota

It’s been two and a half months since I last posted.  (I feel like I’m in a Catholic confessional.) Life got a little busy after my last post.  Immediately after the fall retreat was Glamp Stitchalot, and that was pretty … Continue reading →

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Retreat Recap

Posted on November 8, 2015 by msminnesota

It was fall retreat weekend this weekend and I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped.  I had big plans to make lots of progress on the Moda Modern Building Blocks kit I’ve had for over a year. … Continue reading →

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Glamp Stitchalot Project Bag

Posted on October 14, 2015 by msminnesota

I’m excited to be heading to Michigan for the first Glamp Stitchalot next month.  In exactly a month, holy cow!!  I signed up for the swap, my first ever, and I’m glad I did.  It’s for a project bag, and … Continue reading →

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Wishing My Friday Away

Posted on September 11, 2015 by msminnesota

Last night I was able to get the horizontal sashing sewn on, and tonight I pieced all of my rows together.  Feels so good! < While I was working on that, hubby was in the master bedroom prepping for his … Continue reading →

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Solids Sunday Stash

Posted on May 3, 2015 by msminnesota

The Blue One decided to run errands with me today because there was ‘nothing to do at home’, and the LQS just happened to be one of the stops I needed to make. When The Pink One joins me for … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday Stash

Posted on April 5, 2015 by msminnesota

It’s another lazy Sunday at our house. Kids outside playing, hubby building me a ‘quilters pressing board’ (those are the terms I searched on Google when trying to find photos to show him what I wanted). And I’m alternating between … Continue reading →

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