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		<title>Baby gift set</title>
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I had a lot of fun making this little gift set for a friend&#8217;s baby shower gift. The Michael Miller word search print seemed like a great fit for the child of one of one of my former newspaper colleagues.
Those letters can be tricky though. Cut out a funny little shape like the tie for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring applique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was thrilled when I spotted some adorable purple and white baby and toddler long-sleeved shirts on sale at Target a few weeks ago. They made the perfect base for some spring time shapes made with this sweet April shower print (actually called Hushabye Droplets) from Tula Pink.

I definitely needed some spring thinking. I&#8217;m looking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shop Next Door&#8217;s Grand Opening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Iowa blog readers (Mom), check it out. The Shop Next Door is open!

And it&#8217;s kicking off December with a Grand Opening Party tomorrow (Dec. 1) from 5 to 8 p.m. Organizers promise coffee and food, both of which are pretty much guarenteed to be good, since the shop is owned by the same folks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pearvana.com/2009/11/30/shop-next-door-grand-opening/</link>
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		<title>Fun on the Farm baby quilt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a regular reader of Pearl the Squirrel, this quilt is old news.
But I&#8217;m gonna post it anyway. Quilt No. 3 for me, and my first joint sewing project: a colorful baby quilt for my work friend Sondra and her new baby girl, Emily.

Sondra and her family live on a farm (with livestock and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pearvana.com/2009/11/20/farm-baby-quilt/</link>
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		<title>A foray into applique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A handmade gift for my new nephew Nathan:

There will be more later, I think. (Appliques, not nephews.) They&#8217;re kind of addictive.
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		<title>Bibs and burps</title>
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So many babies in my world! So many opportunities to make little gifts!
This week I did some more sewing for another expecting friend: A set of four burp cloths, a la Chickpea Sewing Studio&#8217;s diaper burp cloth tutorial (extra hint: iron the diapers so they&#8217;re nice and flat before you start cutting and sewing), and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://pearvana.com/2009/08/03/bibs-and-burps/</link>
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