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Birdhouse Mixtape Quilt
I really dig the simple, modern look of Oh, Fransson’s Mixtape Quilts, so I used my friends’ baby boy (due next month!) as an excuse to buy the pattern and try making one.
(This picture, obviously, is a couple of months old — my yard is now covered with snow, not leaves.)
I (re) learned a couple [...]
Fun on the Farm baby quilt
If you’re a regular reader of Pearl the Squirrel, this quilt is old news.
But I’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 [...]
The lazy girl’s guide to recovering a chair
I have a new chair for my sewing room!
Well, sort of new.
As in, everything you see in the above photo is new: the cherry red paint on the legs, the fabric covering the frame…
The actual chair underneath, though, well, that’s probably older than me.
CSA, week 6
We’re about a third of the way through the CSA season, and now even the cat is getting into this trying new vegetables thing.
Of course, he’s kind of a non-discriminate leaf and flower chewer. (If only he actually kept down all that greenery he pilfers.)
So, for week 6, along with the kale the kitty samples, we [...]
