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New Fabric

Despite all the cleaning, I've still taken time to browse for fabric. I bought 2 yards of each of this fabric pictured below from http://www.jubileefabric.com/. She has lovely homespun fabrics and these two fabrics aren't available at any of the fabric stores that I shop at. As many of you already know I LOVE pink so these were a nice addition to my growing stash. Ah! But before the end of this week I intend to start sewing and crafting again. I'm so anxious to begin that I don't know what I'll create first! A new OOAK doll for the Jellie Beenz collection, a quilt for the new neighbors, the free rag quilt directions for this blog, ornies for a swap I signed up for, an apron, or a new tote? I have to be careful because I don't want the house to look like it's turned upsided down; I worked too hard to get it looking decent again. LOL! Maybe I can make up my mind by Thursday which is my intended day to get started.

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Life is Busy!

I know! I know! I need to move forward with the 4 Seasons rag quilt, crank out a couple of new patterns and make a new OOAK doll. LOL! But I need one more week of deep cleaning in the house before I can get back to the cutting table and the sewing machine. On top of all that, today is our older son's birthday and I need to think about preparing for homeschool lessons. School begins in a month! I have to start when the public schools start because the younger one will test again this year. We're having summer reviews so that should help next year also. So much to do and not enough time to get it all done. I really want to have several OOAK dolls and plenty of quilts and totes ready to sell at my FuzzB aution store for Christmas too. Oh my! Maybe I need a few nights of not sleeping to get all this additional stuff done. NOT! I'm no good to anybody without at least a few hours of sleep. And I'm taking today "off".

Have a happy 4th of July! I'll check in next week.

STILL cleaning!

In case you're wondering (or not) I'm still cleaning and will continue to do so through next week. Unless something drastic happens between now and next Friday, I'll be finished at that time. If I stop before then I'm afraid I won't finish and for some reason that lays heavy in my mind and disables my abilities to sew or craft. I do a lot of thinking when I clean so hopefully I'll also finish with some great new creative ideas. I'll update you again sometime next week. Have a Happy 4th of July!

Taking a Break!

I'm going to take a break from sewing this week and really clean this house. Following is the link to the free rag quilt tutorial that I have at this point:
http://sewpractical.blogspot.com/search/label/4%20Seasons%20Rag%20Quilt.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Step 5: 4 Seasons Rag Quilt AUTUMN Banner

AUTUMN Squares Supplies

¼ yard for squares to appliqué letters onto (I used a solid orange homespun)

¼ yard for letter appliqués (I used an orange/natural plaid homespun)

Coordinating thread

AUTUMN Banner Instructions
Follow the instructions from the SUMMER banner instructions to complete your winter banner. The AUTUMN banner will look something like this:

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Step 4: 4 Seasons SPRING Banner

SPRING Squares Supplies

¼ yard for squares to appliqué letters onto (I used a sage on sage print)

¼ yard for letter appliqués (I used another sage on sage print)

Coordinating thread

SPRING Banner Instructions
Follow the instructions from the SUMMER banner instructions to complete your winter banner. The SPRING banner will look something like this:

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