tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41726354428236230812023-11-16T02:42:15.405-05:00Craft My Life Awaya blog to conquer my bucket list of crafting projectsLauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-33856871727282959802020-05-10T21:57:00.001-04:002020-05-10T22:45:41.542-04:00New Website & Blog<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friends Old and New, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It has been many (many, many) moons since I last graced this space with my presence. If this wild world history lesson we are currently living through has taught me anything, it is to focus my precious time on what is truly necessary to keep me whole in this one life I have. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've missed this dear space and the therapy it offers. <i><b>In a way, it feels as if I have been clawing my way back here all year.</b></i> This longer format of documenting is a ritual I have been yearning for; just the thought of engaging with my community again in this way gives me butterflies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will restart journaling on my fancy new website <a href="http://www.theginkgohouse.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The Ginkgo House</span></a>. Indulge me in my creative whims as I continue to ... dun dun dun ... craft my life away. </span><br />
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<br />Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0Niskayuna, NY, USA42.8000049 -73.8914406999999942.7068114 -74.052802199999988 42.893198399999996 -73.730079199999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-57605504490078973692015-04-11T21:32:00.000-04:002015-04-11T21:32:18.236-04:00We're having a baby! <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Like, soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We're due on May 12th with our first baby girl. Much of the past year (or two or three) has been spent getting to this point and we couldn't be happier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I've been working on some baby projects and I will post them here as I start and finish them. I have also been using instagram more, so check out the link to the left for my instagram (craftmylifeaway) and please, friend me on there, I have like negative friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Holler!</span>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-79688529302453882612014-08-04T21:41:00.000-04:002014-08-04T21:54:48.514-04:00Seriously Summer Quilt<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've had this quilt pictured in my mind for a while now. A long while. The fabric has been sitting on my Anna Maria Horner shelf for what seems like forever and the whole project was on hold until I found the perfect quilt pattern to compliment the fabrics. The fabric here is cotton voile from Anna Maria Horner's Little Folks like from like 7 years ago (I said I've had it for a while).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This quilt is entitled <span style="font-size: large;">Seriously Summer</span> because these colors perfectly reflect my summer mood. This summer has been filled with brightness and sheer joy so far. A close girlfriend from high school is getting married and her wedding has spurred a reconnection between our group of girlfriends from high school. We were such a tight-knit group and I can't think of another word to describe our relationship other than that were were simply <span style="font-size: large;">obsessed </span>with one another. While these colors don't exactly mimic the colors that were ubiquitous in our high school wardrobes (think hot pink, cheetah print, puff paint, and glitter), they emulate the excitement felt when we are reunited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The pattern I finally chose was <a href="http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2013/06/mother-goose-quilt.html">Anna Maria Horner's Mother Goose pattern</a>. I've always wanted to try my hand at Flying Geese blocks <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/bucket-list.html">(see my Bucket List)</a>, and I am pumped to knock another quilt off the list. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">After some sewing, pressing, and rotary cutting you magically end up with (4) of the same flying geese blocks.</span><br />
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pattern uses 105 of the finished flying geese blocks made from 26 main
blocks, which means you actually don't use (3) of the blocks which is no
big deal. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Overall I though that the pattern was great. I think that it produced a great looking quilt. A couple of notes that I have are as follows:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1) It makes the quilt look better overall if you arrange the blocks so that there are some "Full V's". I'm not sure how else to describe what I mean, but if you look above and see a combination of the Goose and the Sky blocks in the same fabric, they make a much better looking quilt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2) I would HIGHLY recommend using either plain or non-geometric prints for the "sky" blocks because it was a PITA for me to match up the correct way for the sky part of the blocks to go. I also didn't pay that much attention until about 1/2 way through the construction of the blocks, which is totally my fault obviously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">3) I would highly recommend scooting the small sky blocks in a little bit when sewing them to the goose block, just like I showed in the picture above. It really helped with my seam allowance so I had nice and perfect points about 95% of the time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">4) I also kinda like the look of alternating the direction of the geometric prints for goose blocks, but that could just be me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have actually decided to try hand quilting this baby. I figured that for my first try at hand quilting cotton voile would be a dream because it is so light, soft, and airy. I thought that if I couldn't hack it with the voile, then I knew hand quilting is totally out of the question for me. I am going to use <a href="http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2010/03/stitch.html">Anna Maria Horner's hand quilting tutorial using perle cotton</a>, and I am so excited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Check back soon to see results, maybe within the next 2 week (hopefully). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">HOLLER! </span><br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-7566530718019962452014-02-02T17:55:00.003-05:002014-02-02T17:55:55.452-05:00A Double Pointed Needled Roll<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you've checked this blog in the past year, you'll know that the main crafts I have been making have all been themed around getting organized! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In April of last year, <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/knitting-needle-roll.html">I sewed up a Knitting Needle Roll </a>that fit 2-4 pairs each of all possible sized straight knitting needles. I also made a matching Crochet Hook Roll (that I don't think I had a chance to blog about here), <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/11/circular-knitting-needle-roll.html">Circular Knitting Needle Roll</a>, and I finally had some free time to sew one of the final pieces of this getting organized puzzle, a Double Pointed Needle Roll. </span><br />
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little more difficult than I anticipate. They involved a lot of pattern
testing with scrap fabrics and A LOT of measuring to find the right
size and shape to accommodate each type of needle. When I first started
this project, it was just a simple straight needle roll and crochet hook
roll. I had totally forgotten about the other types of needles and
tools that go along with yarn crafts. You know what that means right? I
DEFINITELY didn't buy enough fabric to coordinate all of the
rolls. Naturally, I couldn't locate the fabric ANYWHERE, once I realized
that I needed more it was too late to find any. I have been rationing that
red sketchbook floral print like you wouldn't believe, so that I could
try and incorporate it into each of the rolls and then still hoarding
some for the final yarn-craft-organizing-related-project, a notions
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I just finished this <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2013-11-07T13:26:00-05:00&max-results=3">Manly Herringbone Scarf I started in October </a>for my Hubby. I haven't finished a knitted project in A WHILE, so this one felt really great to finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The yarn I used is Dirty Water Dye Works "Edna" yarn in a great mustardy yellow color. I bought the yarn on a trip to Burlington, Vermont in September at a shop called <a href="http://www.nidovt.com/">Nido</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The needle size recommended by the yarn label was a size 5-7, but I wanted a super thick and warm scarf, so I used a size 4 (circular needles). I went through almost 2 skeins of this yarn, at 380 yards be skein! NO WONDER IT TOOK SO LONG! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The scarf is about 14x70 inches and it looks GREAT on my Hubby with his dark charcoal wool coat. Considering it took me almost 2 months of seemingly constant knitting, <span style="font-size: large;">if he loses this thing I am definitely going to make him suffer!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then, because my husband wouldn't pose for the camera, I attempted a shameful selfie. I know it is a sad attempt and I apologize for subjecting you to it. Also, my forehead isn't 300 shades darker than the rest of my face. I promise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for checking in! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><b>HOLLER!</b></span> </span></span></span>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-73347475184890076872013-11-18T17:52:00.000-05:002013-11-18T17:52:03.787-05:00Giveaway Winner!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi All,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Based on a selection using random.org, the winner is of <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/11/giveaway.html">my Blogiversary Giveaway</a>... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Nupur who said "How generous of you- thanks for the giveaway! As a new quilter I would use this gratefully."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Check your email Nupur, I will send you a message requesting your address, etc so I can get this package along to you quickly.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">HOLLER!</span></b>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-12496690036678202632013-11-12T22:36:00.002-05:002013-11-12T22:36:24.560-05:00Giveaway!!!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hiiii!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This November is my 3rd Blogiversary! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To commemorate the special occasion, I did a little Craft Room Cleaning Out. I gathered all of the supplies that have been hanging around in the stash for far too long (like 3 years) and I just haven't found the right project to use it up. I guess if I haven't found the right project in 3 years the likelihood of me finding it in the near future is not high, thus, its gotta go!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've been gathering all of my extra supplies into a nice pile under my ironing board. The stack looks small from this point of view, but it is a lot of stuff, it must weigh 30 lbs!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (About 6 yards of this Ikea panel, they are very cute and would make a great motif quilt)</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(Last but not least, a rainbow of fabrics from pinks to yellows to green, blue, and purple. These fabrics all came from my Aunt's stash and I am passing them along to someone who can use them up!)</span></i></div>
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We live within the Capital Region of New York State (Albany, Troy, Schenectady, Saratoga Springs) striving for a sustained connection to our kitchens, our gardens and our communities by inspiring people to jump back into the kitchen, their gardens and food communities as a daily way of life regardless of income, space & time. We host community food swaps, a podcast on iTunes, virtual food-focused book club on Goodreads and lastly, we teach DIY classes around the area. The rest of the month we are here, on the blog, sharing stories, recipes, DIY projects, homesteading tutorials, kitchen tips & tricks and food policy news."</div>
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-30811750934279292712013-11-01T07:49:00.000-04:002013-11-07T13:22:44.186-05:00Circular Knitting Needle Roll<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have made it a goal of mine this year to make myself "Tool Rolls" for all of my knitting and crocheting needles and hooks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I started off with the smallest of the rolls, <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/some-sewing.html">a crochet hook roll</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then I moved onto <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/knitting-needle-roll.html">a knitting needle roll</a>, a pattern which I might want to revise a little bit in the future so that the flap is more stable, maybe just interfacing the flap. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then, I racked my brain for months on how to make the best circular knitting needle holder, and I think I finally found the answer for my perfect circular needle "roll". The problem with circular needles is that 1 pair takes up SO MUCH space, I knew that this roll was going to be huge and eat up a lot of fabric and be pretty big. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I tried three different patterns and they were all terrible. I wish I kept them but I was so irritated that I just threw them in the garbage. I probably should have taken pictures. One of them involved me buying a grommet-er and did a lot of grommet-ing, and other were even worse failures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First, after A LOT OF MEASURING AND I MEAN A LOT, way too much math for this accounting during off-work hours, I cut all of the fabric pieces for the roll. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To give you a better idea of the different cuts I took this side shot, most pieces are stacked and have many many layers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are the additional supplies that I used for my project. I used a 50 weight mercerized cotton thread, Schmetz MICROTEX needles (which are flipping phenomenal, you need to get them now), and my AMAZING Bernina Binder Attachment. Have you guys used this yet? It is so amazing. Depending on the size attachment you get, it takes a 1.5 inch strip of fabric, and turns it into binding effortlessly. You can make binding strips themselves, or bind and edge of fabric or a quilt. Maybe I'll do a tutorial on that later :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had some MAJOR difficulty with the "Binding" of this little Circular Needle Book. I originally anticipated running the whole center spine through my machine, then once I realized that its like 25 layers of fabric and interfacing I knew there was no way, even with my trusty Bernina. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To combat that, I used a wicked thick and sharp tapestry needle, purl embroidery floss and a metal thimble, and tried to create binding. I do admit that this does not look perfect, but I will work on my binding techniques and a few other enhancements when I make this again. For my purposes, it is totally sufficient. I think in the future a leather punch or something that actual book binders use would be more effective than the tapestry needle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-44689964126610554942013-10-03T06:33:00.003-04:002013-10-03T06:44:31.542-04:00{Knitting} Nido VT Shopping & a Herringbone Man Scarf<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My loving, caring, generous husband <span style="font-size: large;">always harasses</span> me for the fact that I never knit him anything, ever. My response is always the same thing, "when we were dating in college I knit you a beer cozy with your school name and in your school colors and you never used it and don't even know where it is" and then he is promptly silenced. He also only says these things in front of people, so I can only assume that the tone of my retort wasn't the most pleasant. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We recently found ourselves in Burlington for Labor Day weekend and I knew that if I was in Burlington I was absolutely-most-definitely-no-doubt-about-it going to the shop <a href="http://www.nidovt.com/">Nido</a> right on college street, downtown. I learned of this shop through <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2010/11/winner-winner-chicken-dinner.html">a giveaway I won many moons ago</a>, and just knew I had to make it there. <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/">Ashley from the blog Film in the Fridge</a> raves about Phiona's fabric selection on her blog all the time, and posts some pretty great projects she has done with a lot of the fabrics she buys from Nido, including several projects with handstamped fabrics, which is awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />The shop was in a great location right in the heart of downtown Burlington, next to all the shopping and restaurants. I walked into the shop and was very warmly greeted by the worker there, who I later asked "Are you the owner, Phiona, by chance?" and in fact she was, so we quickly struck up conversation about all the different fabrics in her shop and Ashley from Film in the Fridge and lots of other crafty things, and some personal things too like how it was her first day back from work after a 2 weeks off because she got married (veryyy exciting). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have got to be the most annoying shopper ever. I touch everything. Literally. I have to touch and fondle everything in every store I am ever in. <span style="font-size: large;">I got yelled at a lot <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/06/where-ive-been_11.html">in Paris!</a></span> I spent about an hour groping all of the beautiful fab<span style="font-size: small;">rics, yarns, and other goodies </span>and Phiona didn't say boo about it, which was awesome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">She had some spectacular fabrics that I haven't yet seen in person, like the new Heather Ross line, Nani Iro double gauze, Anna Maria Horner's Rayon Challis, Robert Kaufman's Essex Linens, etc. I totally fell for the Nani Iro prints. I honestly didn't even know what they were or that they existed at all. They are so beautiful and luxurious and subtle at the same time. I grabbed 1 yard of each of these prints and I plan on making some type of cowl or wrap that I can wear at work. I also got a yard of this Scandinavian inspired linen print. I don't know why but that print just screams Christmas to me, so I had to grab some, as I've been eying it for a while now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My main purpose for the trip was actually for some yarn, not fabric. I mean of course I got both. She carried wonderful yarns in the store, all from the Northeast. She had some <a href="https://www.swansislandcompany.com/products/yarn-patterns">Swan Island Yarn</a> and lots of other brands that I hadn't even heard of. I ended up finding some BEAUTIFUL yarn in gorgeous fall colors and was instantly inspired. Finally all of my husband's nagging got to me. I don't know why really, but I think that I was mostly inspired by the yarn color, a beautiful golden wheaty mustard color with a little bit of green in it and a lot of depth to it. Husband has a dark charcoal winter coat so I think the mustard hue will go nicely. I bought two skeins that are about 300yds per skein and the yarn is probably a 3 weight yarn, not quite worsted 4 but not a fingering weight yarn. What is that, DK weight? I also bought some of the same yarn in a beautiful berry color to make myself a cowl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I haven't worked so diligently on a knitting project in a while! This scarf is taking me FOREVER. I think I probably should have upped my needle size by one or two so the yarn went a little farther and the scarf didn't take as long, but I know that I will be happy with the final product, and hubby better be too! His birthday is on Halloween (I know!!) and hopefully I will have the scarf done by then! UPDATE: Currently I am through 1 of the 2 skeins of this fantastic yarn and the scarf is about 48 inches long and I've been knitting it for about a month now! I will probably just knit through both skeins, or ask hubbs how long he wants it (as if he even knows what he wants).</span><br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-47846590843739728202013-09-16T10:12:00.000-04:002013-11-07T13:27:06.757-05:00{From Scratch Club Guest Post} Crocheted Face Cloths <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Those of you following this blog for a while may know that I am a <a href="http://fromscratchclub.com/author/fsccontributor7/">blog contributor</a> over at the amazing and wonderful <a href="http://www.fromscratchclub.com/">From Scratch Club</a> blog on a monthly basis. </span><br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-68368142490179191202013-08-19T07:56:00.002-04:002013-08-19T07:56:37.439-04:00A New Machine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am not sure why, but I really wanted <a href="http://www.bernina.com/en-US/Products-us/BERNINA-products-us/BERNINA-Sewing-and-Embroidery-Machines-us/BERNINA-Classic-Series-us/BERNINA-en">the all mechanical model that Bernina offered called the 1008</a>. So when I got my job at the sewing shop which is also a Bernina dealer, the first thing that I bought was the Bernina 1008 and it is a powerhouse machine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then, this past month, I used all my sewing shop credit from being their accountant to buy the Bernina 710! This machine is considered a large machine, which means that the machine itsself is definitely bigger, but also the throat/neck/bed space is several inches wider than the other machines, which will make it so much easier to machine quilt with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am lucky enough to have a craft room in our house. It is in one of our upstairs bedrooms, the smallest of the 4 bedrooms. It was actually a perfect set-up because the bedroom had 2 walls that were lined with built-in bookcases. Also, the closet in the room holds the stairs to the attic. So really it was craft room kismet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is the view of the craft room from the hallway entrance:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is the majority of my fabric:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are my two machines that I still have, the Bernina 1008 and a vintage machine my girlfriend brought from Germany for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This shelf holds my fabric that is pre-planned for specific people or projects: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This fabric is my main stash, organized by color for the most part. Apparently I like the color Red a lot! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I buy my favorite linens by the bolt with a 40% off coupon usually, so I can store them perfectly on this shelf:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The middle bookcase holds my designer fabric collections that I am hoarding, mainly Anna Maria Horner, as well as most of my sewing and quilting supplies: </span><br />
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cousins as well as a series of seasonal quilts using voile and cottons
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My sewing table holds both my machine and my cutting mat:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The third bookcase has all of my crocheting, knitting, and embroidery supplies as well as my miscellaneous fabrics like home dec and another shelf for my electronics like my yarn baller and camera: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There is a little shelf under my window which is perfect for bolts of true grid (template making fabric) and interfacing, both of which I definitely buy by the bolt, as well as magazine holders that hold a lot of my patterns both that I buy and that I create:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Like I mentioned I have a great closet space to store the items that I can't find space for on the bookcases. I store things like bags of fiberfill, my gocco, and really big quilts that I'll probably never finish:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Part of the Great Craft Room Clean Out was pulling everything off the shelves that I want to sell as the supplies section of my Etsy shop. I will be selling fabric scraps from various projects as well as other collections and supplies that I will just never use. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How often do you clean out your craft room? Monthly? Quarterly? Every 5 years? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So far this spring and summer we've been to 5 weddings, Europe, Cape Cod, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Oswego NY, and several other visits to our respective home towns. I think we've been in our own home all of 1 weekend since May 1st. PHEW it has been crazy. I don't know why but this year I have been on quite the bender, too, drinking more than my fair share of ST&L's (sapphire, tonic, & lime) at each event, staying up well into dawn. Maybe my body knows that I could be getting pregnant soon and it is allowing me to regress to the college years without <i>too much</i> punishment? Either way ... we have a wedding this weekend, and reunion each weekend through labor day so with those plans we will be hitting my home town in Upstate NY (Watertown), the town I grew up in on the Jersey Shore (Spring Lake) and then we are renting a huge house in Burlington with a group of college buddies for Labor Day weekend to end my summer binge on a high note. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So I promise you that I HAVE BEEN crafting. I have been crocheting a shit-ton. It is the most portable craft that exists, any size crocheting project really travels like a dream. It is sooooo much easier to travel with than knitting! I have mostly been working on pretty mindless crocheting patterns, which is awesome, especially after several ST&L's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been working on a sweet white soon-to-be blanket. It is made with mercerized cotton and is a traditional granny square pattern. Right now it measures about 15 inches square, and I plan on crocheting it with white yarn until I run out in the center, and then ivory yarn around the outside until I run out of that as well. Naturally, the yarn I chose is now sold out so I am just going to make it as big as I can and maybe it will be a good light-weight stroller afghan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also started another crocheted blanket with yarn I already had in the stash. This is another traditional granny square pattern that I started uses a worsted weight wool yarn. Honestly, I had 4 skeins of yarn and desperately wanted to use them up. I absolutely loved the way the ivory, navy, and chartreuse colors looked together and wished I had more of those colors to end the blanket there. But I had this other kind of seafoam-y color to use up and is so didn't match the chartreuse that I just planned to place is as far away from the chartreuse as possible. I don't think the result is that bad, although its not my favorite. I have about 1/4 skein each the ivory and seafoam-y color left and will stitch until I am done. I think that this will be a good sized crib blanket when I am done with it, or a small blanket for a chair or sofa. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One of my (many) New Year's Resolutions was to make sure I wash my face every night. I am seriously so bad at keeping up with this. I don't know why its so difficult for me, I mean I can manage to brush my teeth and floss every night, why can't I just wash my face while I am at it? I digress...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So I whipped up these crocheted face cloths to entice me a little. They are definitely working! I hope to sell these in my soon-to-be-opening Etsy shop as well (more on that soon!) so I tested out several different patterns to see which one I liked best. Starting from the left, the first pattern is a traditional granny square and I think that it was a little small. The middle face cloths are a great granny square pattern I used in a blanket early this spring, and I love the size and shape. Crocheting with two colors is kind of a PITA because you have more ends to weave in, but compared to the face cloths on the far right which are the exact same pattern, the pattern stands out more in a two-color format. So we shall see which ones I whip up for the shop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So that's what I've been working on this busy summer. What have you been up to? Any suggestions for other crafts that travel easily? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">OH! I almost forgot to mention ... I NEED YOUR HELP!! <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/knitting-needle-roll.html">Remember the knitting needle roll that I made?</a> Well I made <span style="font-size: small;">a matching crochet hook roll as well. I had grand plans of designing the pattern for a complete set of tool rolls, which would also include a double pointed needle roll, circular needle roll, an accessory bag, and a notebook cover BUT naturally my Joann's no longer carries that great red fabric that is the inside of the roll, and of course I cannot find it anywhere on their website either, after hours of searching. I know that this is a lot to ask, but if you are out at your Joann's and happen to come across this fabric, please for the love of God buy me some (like 3 yards) and I will reward you handsomely. I know that this is a long shot, I am not delusional. I e-mailed the company and sent them a picture of the fabric asking for their help but they said they cannot help without the selvedge info and that is long gone.</span> <b>THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.</b> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">HOLLER!</span></b>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-27803631150941952052013-06-18T19:54:00.000-04:002013-06-18T19:54:32.402-04:00Patchworking It<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Two of my good friends from college got married and subsequently got pregnant, wooohooo! HOWEVER, they were essentially a quilters least favorite pregnant couple ever because they decided to wait until the baby was born to learn the sex of said baby. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I can only channel my inner Stephanie Tanner ... "How rude!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It wasn't long after the birth when the couple announced the arrival of their little baby girl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wasn't sure exactly how to quilt this little baby quilt. I am a little over straight-lines for right now, and I also wanted a quilting pattern that would keep the quilt soft, and not super stiff like straight line quilting or full-on stippling would do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sooo, I tried out this little loopi-loop (very technical term). After a few practice rounds on some scrap fabric, I ended up quilting the quilt and really loving the outcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I backed and bound the quilt in that same plum colored linen fabric that I used for the patchwork squares. I had some leftover from previous projects that I wanted to use up, and I really just LOVE the way it makes those super colorful Anna Maria Horner prints POP! I also really like the weight and durability it gives to this baby quilt that will get a ton of use (hopefully)! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- The finished quilt measures ~25x30 inches and is the perfect size for a stroller quilt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- The prints are Anna Maria Horner flannels from her Folksy Flannels collection</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- The solid is a Plum 100% Linen from Joann's (sorry)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- The quilt is backed and bound in the plum linen as well</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Also, this is another item off of <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/bucket-list.html">My Bucket List</a>. I really wanted to work make a patchwork quilt, and this is my first patchwork squares quilt! See <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/finished-projects.html">My Finished Projects</a> as well as <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftmylifeaway/">My Flickr</a> page for other projects. </span><br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-53779866276170117042013-06-11T23:10:00.001-04:002014-06-12T16:58:17.798-04:00Where I've Been<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bonjour! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Phew, has the month of May (that is now long gone apparently) been a whirlwind. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As my lovely followers know, <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/01/calm-before-storm.html">January through April I am dead to the world with TAXES</a>, and then this little blog o' mine usually picks up in May once I've regained consciousness. </span><br />
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crafting with a vengeance after said consciousness was regained. I
whipped up a few much needed accessories for my crafting life, including
a <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/some-sewing.html">crochet hook roll</a> and a <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/knitting-needle-roll.html">knitting needle roll</a>.
HOPEFULLY, I will get around to my double-pointed needle roll, circular
needle roll, and a crocheting/knitting accessory case whenever I can
get to my fabric shop and pick up some more of that pretttyyyy red and
black sketchbook floral print used in my first two rolls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With all that said ... for 10 glorious days in the middle of May, I made a <u>very impromptu*</u> jaunt across the pond to Europe for the first time!!! </span><br />
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had the chance to go to France for business and I thought, hold on
there is no way you are going to Europe without me, especially when we
haven't been on vacation since our honeymoon (almost 3 years ago)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So with him I went. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here is a run down of
my trip. You guys know me. I am an accountant, I breathe statistics and
itineraries (just ask our wedding party about the wedding weekend
itinerary, apparently it was funny). They are the only possible way that
I could begin to sum up the trip because I took so few pictures and
basically the whole trip was a blur. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- Arrived in Geneve, Switzerland with Husband</span><br />
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We picked up our cute little black Renault wagon rental car in
Switzerland and climbed up from the Swiss Alps to the French Alps on our
way from Geneve, Switzerland to Annecy, France. We weren't sure how to
pay tolls and didn't really want to learn, so we set our GPS to no tolls
scenic route and totally went for it. Driving through Switzerland and
France was a BREEZE. If you have the
time, take only the scenic routes. They were amazing. Phenomenal.
Unbelievable. Breathtaking. They were all of those things. The little
towns. The meticulously maintained gardens. Goats. White and beige cows
everywhere (no brown or black, weird?). FRUIT TREES EVERYWHERE. Poplars.
Flowering everything all the time. </span><br />
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We spent the day touring Annecy, a quaint little apline town so filled
with history and amazing architecture. The best way I can describe the
feel of the town is what A Swiss Venice in France. That doesn't make any
sense until you've been there.</span><br />
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- <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hubby went to work for the day so after a few hours drowning my sorrows in copious cups of coffe and watching the French MTV, I decided I had to suck it up, throw back some pain killers, and get sight-seeing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">- I actually didn't like Grenoble at all. SORRY. I didn't really give it a chance, but coming from Annecy where everything is gorgeous and amazing, Grenoble is just a little different and very much more a city than Annecy. <i>It did have some VERY cute areas and cafes. I found one and <u>promptly</u> started drinking and crocheting to take away the pain. </i></span><br />
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- <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On Monday night we had an AMAZING meal at a restaurant that served traditional Savoyard food. Our evening consisted of lots of wine, charcuterie, one of the most amazing cheese dishes that could possibly be consumed, RACLETTE!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">(Jacques Genin - famous for their caramels! I sprung for a bag of 20 natural caramels and 20 mango passion fruit caramels. THEY WERE BEYOND UNBELIEVABLE BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS. I would not be lying if I said that Chris only got 1 caramel, total. "Sorry I'm not sorry")</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (And traveled far and wide for some Bordier Butter that is supposed to be the best butter in the world (handchurned by children in Brittany or something) and sat on a bench like a true Parisian eating my bread and butter)</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- The day started off promising. The sun was shining. My ankle was about 1/2 the size it was compared to Monday and Tuesday (which still left is 4000% larger than average). I started off my morning with an AMAZING rendition of a classic french breakfast item ... a Croque Madame ... which is french bread (obvi) topped with ham, gruyere, and a fried egg. PHENOMENAL. No, for the record, I didn't finish the whole thing. Now I am regretting it immensely, however. </span></div>
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last day was spent at a place I searched and searched for, just knowing
in my heart of hearts that it had to exist in Paris. It is called <a href="http://www.leviaducdesarts.com/">Le Viaduc des Arts</a>. What do you think it is? A little piece of crafty Heaven! <a href="http://www.leviaducdesarts.com/">Le Viaduc des Artes</a>
is a very long street lined with what seemed like 1 building that went
on for miles. This building housed about 65 little shops, that all had
street facing storefronts. <b>All craft shops!</b> I knew that I wanted
to get souvenirs and other presents but only wanted to get things that
were either food or from local craftsmen and women and it worked! I
spent my last hours in Paris in the 12th Arr. meeting so many wonderful
artisans and their assistants. I met an Umbrella refurbisher, jewelers,
metalsmiths, painters, etc. It was amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- My last Cafe Creme ... accompanied by some Jacques Genin caramels. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> - Ok. Here it is. The Story of My Life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm in a train station in Paris. Gare de 'Est I think. IIt is 3:15 and my train is <i>supposed</i> to leave at 4. I am going to Germany to visit <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2012/08/my-sweet-charli-bed-set-wrap-up.html">My Sweet Charli</a> and her Momma (my close friend Tricia who is VERY pregnant with my soon-to-be second Godchild), and her husband. I will be with them my entire visit in Germany and then I will be heading right to Geneve to meet back up with Chris. So I take my sweet little time around a chocolate shop, get some more treats (as if that was even necessary at this point in my bender) and spent the last few euro I have on me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Well. My train gets cancelled and we all have to somehow fit on the next train that is not for several hours. I am irritated. Oh well. Nothing a little beer can't cure. I head to the German bar in the train station to get in the mindset of my destination country. I order a pretzel and a beer because at this point it has been like 6 hours since I've eaten and I am hungry. And bored. But hungry too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I take a little sip of my beer while the dude is cashing me out at the register. Eek my credit card won't work. Not a problem, I brought a visa, mastercard, and AMEX, all which have been working swimmingly during my trip. No, they aren't maxed out I am not a moron. Yes, of course I called the credit card companies before I left to tell them I'd be in Europe, again I am not a moron. Ok credit card number 2 doesn't work. Let's try the Amex. Nope, nothing. Dude behind the bar proceeds to try all of my credit cards several times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">45 minutes pass of this dude trying my credit cards, yelling at me, laughing about me with other customers around the bar (ALL OF WHOM ARE VERY INVOLVED IN OUR DISCUSSIONS YET NONE OF WHOM OFFERED TO COUGH UP THE 3 EURO FOR MY "MEAL"). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dude behind the bar starts screaming for the police. SCREAMING. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Apparently all of the police were predisposed at the moment, so these two HUGE African-American (African-French??) men in camouflage with assault rifles come RUNNING TOWARDS ME. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am like ... uhh... ok. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They grab me by the arms, flip me over, throw me against the bar and handcuff me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My chocolate goes everywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I got cuffed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But given the circumstances and the consideration that I had no money, no phone, no working credit cards, and, oh yeah, I DON'T SPEAK FRENCH, I just started crying like the dumb American that I am.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was literally helpless. And still none of the 12 men around the bar offered to pay 3 euro for my meal. I guess I understand that it isn't really their responsibility. But, that would NEVER happen in America. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Also -- sidenote -- the military men DO NOT- in fact - accept chocolate as payment. Even the finest Parisian chocolate worth hundreds of dollars will not do. No, no.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Eventually the men in uniform started yelling at the a-hole dude behind the bar and I have absolutely no clue what was said, but the hot men in uniform threw their hands into the air (with frustration I presume) and uncuffed me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I gathered my chocolate and got as far away as possible from everything and waited all the way outside in the cold for my train. No beer. No pretzel. But no arrest either so I guess I got off easy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Moral of the story </b>--- have all denominations of cash on you at all times and lots of it because God only knows when your credit cards will all mysteriously stop working at the same time (sarcasm). </span><br />
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- <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I eventually got on my train. I actually had to sit in first class because there weren't enough seats for everyone in coach. HOWEVER .... the stewardesses refused to serve me food or alcohol because I wasn't officially first class, so the other 5 people I was seated with in our little private first class room were served dinner and drinks while I had to sit there and watch. At that point in the train ride we were all rather friendly with eachother, so everyone kept telling me to just buy a drink ... well I didn't really want to say to them "I have no euro on me and none of my credit cards work" so I just said that I wasn't in the mood to drink. I have never spoken a more false statement in my life. Oh well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- I went to Germany to visit my veryyyy good friend Tricia, her Husband Zach, and my Goddaughter Charli. Welllllll, it just so happens that Tricia was about 37 weeks pregnant with my second Goddchild, Adam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- At approximately 9:30 in the morning on Friday, Tricia went into labor. 3 weeks early. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- I spent the next 24 hours in and out of the hospital with Charli in tow, awaiting the arrival of baby Adam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- He was born an hour before I had to leave for Geneve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- I got to hold him the entire 10 minutes before I left. </span></div>
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forced to take a train the next day. Can you say fate? Had I taken that
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- The baby literally went from Mommy to Daddy to Godmamma (me).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- It was amazing and my girlfriend Tricia is a Rockstar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">- My trip ended with a beyond amazing train ride from Kaiserslautern, Germany to Geneve, Switzerland. I would pay for a flight to Europe just to take the train from city to city because words cannot accurately depict the views from the train. My trip from K-town to Geneve was particularly unbelievable because I was on the left side of the train, going south-ish, which meant my direct views were backyard wineries, lakes, and the Alps.<br />
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<u>General Statistics:</u><br />
- Croissants eaten (4)<br />
- Croque Madames eaten with a vengence (1) <br />
- Macarons eaten (16)<br />
- Caramels happily consumed (18)</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
- Baguette Monges ripped into shreds on and eaten with butter on the streets of Paris (2)<br />
- Bottles of French (obvi) wine drank without regard for time or place (8)<br />
- Train rides (6)<br />
- Metro rides (5)<br />
- Cab rides (3)<br />
- Plane flights (4)<br />
- Bus rides taken (5) <br />
- Miles walked with a limp in Paris (~12)<br />
- Flights of stairs I climbed to my room in Paris = 7 flights per trip at 4 trips per day = 28 flights per day for 3 days = (84)<br />
- Hospital visits (2)<br />
- Limbs injured (1)<br />
- Cafe Cremes drank with a smile in a Parisian cafe (17)<br />
- Cafe au Laits consumed before I knew that a Cafe Creme was my drink of choice (2)<br />
- Crochet hooks lost on public transit somewhere (2)<br />
- Granny Squares completed - more on that in posts to come! (34)<br />
- Times I got cuffed (1)<br />
- Times I had others arrested for harassing me and trying to screw me over, which I didn't even mention here because I *tried* to talk about only happy things (1)<br />
- Glasses of Parisian tap water drank during meals (117), yes (117)<br />
- Run-ins with extremely welcoming and helpful French men and women (~75)<br />
- Run-ins with the rudest of rude Frenchies (<5) I know, I was delighted it wasn't more<br />
- Times I got lost in Paris because I was using a wildly incomplete and inaccurate map (>50)<br />
- Times I sat on the streets of Paris and cried, literally (2)<br />
- Instances where I spoke Spanish when talking to a Parisian because I didn't know French (4)<br />
- French words mispronounced (~200), or, every time I spoke<br />
- Serious conversations had with myself about never going home and moving to France forever (3)<br />
- Meals eaten alone in a restaurant and I was surprisingly OK with it ... mainly because I was making these tally charts (14)<br />
- Children I wanted to tranquilize on public transportation (3)<br />
- Instances where I walked directly into and out of a bathroom without going because it was just a hole in the floor and I am just not that cultured (2)<br />
- Times I got scolded by a shop owner for touching the goods/products in a store (6), apparently I am toucher, who knew?<br />
- Times I was on the autobahn (4)<br />
- Godchildren I had before I went to Germany (1)<br />
- Godchildren I had by the time I left Germany (2)<br />
- European countries visited (3)<br />
- Belgian men I met who invited me and my husband to stay with him and his wife in their 17th CENTURY estate they are restoring (1)<br />
- Times I was so thankful to be an American and couldn't wait to go back to my home (~1,000)<br />
- Regrets (0)<br />
- Well, actually, that's a lie. I regret spending all my damn Euro on chocolate.<br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-67007811588510657762013-04-28T20:44:00.002-04:002013-04-28T20:44:46.342-04:00Knitting Needle Roll <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last week I did some more sewing for myself! To compliment <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/04/some-sewing.html">my crochet hook roll</a>, I made a knitting needle roll out of the same fabrics, a black and white linen and sketchbook-ish raspberry red floral print.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I wanted this roll to fit all sizes of knitting needles up to a 17, and in both the shorter 9/10 inch height and the taller 16 inch needle height. I also wanted the top flap to completely cover all of the needles, so that none of them slip out if I am carrying the needle roll around in a bag. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Don't they make quite the pair? Now onto a Double-pointed Needle Roll and a Circular Needle Roll!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Check out my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftmylifeaway/8675983893/">Flickr page</a> and <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/finished-projects.html">Finished Projects</a> page for all of the project I've knocked off <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/bucket-list.html">My Bucket List</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>HOLLER!</b></span>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-8309209916217655042013-04-23T22:20:00.000-04:002013-04-23T22:20:13.856-04:00Some Sewing <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As most of you know, <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2013/01/calm-before-storm.html">April 15th has come and gone and now this CPA</a> can get back to some normalcy for the first time in a long time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I worked on a few projects sparingly throughout busy season, but none of them are in a state to be photographed for your enjoyment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've done my fair share of day dreaming over the past few months and knew that one of the first things I would work on was getting organized! First up .... a revamp of my knitting and crocheting tools was in order for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I totally ditched my previous crochet hook organization before I could snap a picture of it for you, as it was pretty hideous. It was one of the first projects I worked on when I started sewing a few years ago and it was truly atrocious. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I happened upon this really great black & white linen fabric and decided to use that as the outer fabric, and then walked by this raspberry red sketchbook-like floral print that I quickly became obsessed with. Do you think they pair well??? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I originally wanted to embroider each section with the respective needle size, but knew that if I did that before I actually sewed the thing together, there would be no chance of the embroidered section actually lining up properly. So I opted out. I also tested some fabric stamping, but it just wasn't crystal clear enough for my liking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I tested a few different models of this baby before I settled on this exact pattern. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For such a simple item, it certainly took a lot of thought. I considered the number/sizes of steel crochet hooks vs aluminum vs wood, the varying heights of the different styles of hooks as well as the different brands of hooks, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am sooo excited to get organized after a hectic busy season and was even more excited to knock another item off my <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/bucket-list.html">Bucket List</a>. See this project and my other projects at my <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/p/finished-projects.html">Finished Projects page </a>and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/craftmylifeaway/">Flickr Account</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span>Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-61819258778416826902013-01-06T18:53:00.000-05:002013-01-06T18:53:05.598-05:00Calm Before the Storm<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I absolutely love Christmas. I love relaxing with family and friends, hosting and attending parties, and giving and getting presents of course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But you know what the WORST part about the Christmas season is? The end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Not for all of the selfish reasons you may think. I don't get post-holiday depression because of the lack of things to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I get depressed because the end of the Holiday Season means the beginning of the other season of my life, TAX SEASON. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">January is kind of my time to get my affairs in order. Haha that DOES sound depressing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have two weeks after the New Year to make and break resolutions, pick up the house, reorganize closets, clean out junk drawers, etc. This time is otherwise known as "the calm before the storm".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I guess that I will say my Goodbyes to you for the next few months. I might pop in and out as I please, but I cannot make you any promises as I will be spread quite thin until May. I am actually making an effort to work LESS this year, but I should probably spend that time getting in shape rather than crafting. Oh the horror. </span><br />
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<br />Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-18158385955218529102012-12-17T08:00:00.000-05:002012-12-17T08:00:14.840-05:00{Christmas Crafting} Knitting Needle Roll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have grand plans to make the perfect knitting needle / crochet hook rolls for Christmas presents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've made a few different rolls in the past, trying out different patterns/methods each time and I just have not been satisfied. The construction was too juvenile looking, or just poor in general. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A lot of them just didn't have enough space either. I wanted the knitting needle roll to fit all normal sizes of of my straight needles, in both the 9-10inch and 13-14inch sizes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After MUCH measuring and re-measuring, and looking at various styles/designs of rolls online, I finally narrowed down the size and shape of the knitting needle roll. It did take a little bit of time to cut out all of the pieces, too. I chose my new obsession linen for the main fabric, and then the really pretty blue-ish fabric for the accent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I designed the pattern so that I could use my AMAZING BINDER ATTACHMENT as much as possible. It is seriously amazing. GET ONE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was actually REALLY proud of myself for thinking through this entire pattern before I jumped in. I looked at the construction of others online in order to get the order of operations down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One way that my pattern differs from any that I've tried, is that I added a flap to one side that really makes it a lot nicer to roll up and tie. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are a few pics of the finished roll. I am totally obsessed with it. I absolutely love the pattern and I think it turned out amazing. Boasting much??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I gifted it to girlfriend of mine last night at a Christmas party, and she loved it! Of course, not before I had the chance to fill it with my knitting needles. I will definitely be making one for myself. I have every intention of making a roll for Straight Needles, Circular Needles, Double Pointed Needles, and Crochet Hooks. Those will each require different shaped and sized rolls, but now I have my strategy down and can easily alter the pattern. I am so excited!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How much would you pay for something like this? I would love to make them and sell them and would totally love your input. Thankssss.</span> <br />
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<br />Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-37840565290653131432012-12-15T09:01:00.002-05:002012-12-15T09:04:10.863-05:00{Christmas Crafting} "Squares on Point Quilt" for Baby<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The final gift to round out all of my coworker gifts this year is a baby quilt for one of the partner's in our firm, who had his first baby last May. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wanted to make an easy quilt with a simple pattern, but lots of color and a big impact. I also wanted to us up some Anna Maria Horner flannels and some great Linens that I got at a local estate sale. I decided to use my <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2012/11/beginner-quilt-pattern-squares-on-point.html">Squares on Point</a> quilt pattern that I developed for a class last month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just love this fabric. It is soooo nice to work with!! Seriously, go buy some Anna Maria Horner Folksy Flannels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I actually worked on this entire quilt while I was teaching the class for the quilt. Given that I could only pay limited attention, I opted for super simple quilt lines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't think that I have ever been more proud of my binding job either, this quilt was ALMOST perfect!! Seriously, I actually did a really good job. I'm not boasting, I'm just happy that I finally have the hang of it.</span><br />
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Lauren @ Craft My Life Awayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15778791860364943010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4172635442823623081.post-27808318094923977682012-12-13T07:54:00.000-05:002012-12-13T07:54:09.067-05:00{Christmas Crafting} Mug Rugs & Silverware Sacks<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last night I just knocked 15, yes you heard that right, FIFTEEN items off of my Christmas Present Bucket List. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thank God, too. I was getting really worried that I'd never get started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First up was getting all of my coworker presents out of the way. I don't usually make Christmas gifts for everyone there, but I was feeling generous this year!! Also, I wanted to test out my new <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2012/11/silverware-sack.html">Silverware Sack</a> pattern and I played around with a few different topstitching and enclosure methods. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then, for the coworkers that don't travel much, I am gifting mug rugs to all. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">How are you guys doing with your Christmas Crafting???? I am doing much better than I thought I'd be doing. Honestly, I am just proud that I actually made us Christmas Stockings, FINALLY.</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In my last post, I showed you the Christmas Stocking <a href="http://www.craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2012/12/holiday-crafting-monogrammed-christmas.html">I made and monogrammed for Chris</a>. I made a matching stocking for myself, and am totally in love with it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The only difference between the two stockings, aside from the obviously different toes, is that while making Chris's stocking, I didn't use bias strips to make the piping, and what a mistake that was! See Chris's stocking below, I wasn't overly impressed with how the toe came out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I learned my lesson and used bias strips to make the piping for my stocking, and I am thankful because it would have been miserable to pipe otherwise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Don't you love the pair? Can someone please pay me to sit home and make Christmas stockings all day??</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you've been following me for a while, you may have seen this <a href="http://craftmylifeaway.blogspot.com/2010/12/finished-christmas-stocking.html">Quilted Christmas Stocking</a> that I made last Christmas. It was my first Christmas stocking, and when I pulled it out of the Christmas bins this year, I really wasn't too fond of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyway, that meant that I had to find a new Christmas Stocking and possibly tree skirt pattern this year. I saw this great pattern at the <a href="http://www.sewingsistersny.webs.com/">Sewing Shop</a> and thought that I['d give it a go. Actually, I am teaching a few classes on this pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have been holding onto this <a href="http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabric/designer/anna_maria_horner/innocent_crush_velveteen/woodcut_in_crimson">Anna Maria Horner velveteen fabric</a> for quite a while now, as I think that it SCREAMS Christmas to me, without being too theme-y. Look how great it looks paired with a dark green cotton sateen (I think) fabric that I decided to use as piping. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You can see in the pattern above that there are two stocking options. Given that I want to use the same fabric for each stocking, with the same piping too, I decided that I would make the Elf Style stocking for me, and the other stocking for my Husband ("C"hris). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ok so I knew that I would use Anna Maria's velveteen fabric as the base fabric, and I knew that I would use the gorgeous sateen fabric, but I thought that monogramming our initials onto the stocking would be perfecccctt. I am new to embroidery, so I did a few practice runs, naturally.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I definitely liked the second "C" better than the first. It was also SUPER easy and quick to make. Then I had to play around with the scale and placement of the letter on the stocking. I wasn't sure if I wanted it big or small, in the center or near the top, or what. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am not sure how real embroiderers would go about making this project, but this is the only way that I could think of. </span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was also trying out with different thread colors. I was using Pearle Cotton in size 5. It has a gorgeous sheen which is perfect for this formal yet informal stocking. I ended up using the two green combo at the bottom. I wasn't sure that I wanted to introduce a new color to the mix.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I think that the C turned out pretty well!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then I made some piping -- I do think that I need to use bias strips to make the piping next time, be cause I am going around curves which were very tough.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Here is the finished stocking!! Don't you love it? Now I have to make one for myself too...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All in all, this project was really really very easy. The embroidery was super simple and the stocking pattern was easy peasy. I do think that I changed the pattern to eliminate the cuff and other embellishments that I just don't think are my style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As you know, I am a new contributor to the <a href="http://www.fromscratchclub.com/">From Scratch Club</a> blog. My craft post this month was a pattern for Embroidered Jar Lids for mason jar gifting. <a href="http://fromscratchclub.com/2012/12/01/from-scratch-holidays-embroidered-jar-lids/">Check it out!!</a></span><br />
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