Author Archives: Emily

Accordion-style recycled magazine clock

I love reusing junk from around my house to make interesting clocks. I’ve been making a lot lately with catalogs and magazines that we get in the mail – most un-asked-for. My latest clock I made by folding IKEA catalog … Continue reading

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Beach cover-up: finished!

Funny how having a deadline forces me to make decisions and actually finish projects. I was determined to actually wear my beach cover-up when I was at the beach, which meant I needed to finish the neckline. I decided on a slightly … Continue reading

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Cross-Stitch Kit

I assembled a little kit for myself for my moose in trees cross-stitch pattern. I figured the more portable I make this project, the more likely it is I’ll actually work on it. Sadly, our printer cartridges are dying, as … Continue reading

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From photo to cross-stitch pattern

As I mentioned, we’re heading to the beach soon, and a long car ride + a lot of down time means I need a good portable project to work on when I don’t feel like reading. I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading

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Beach cover-up neckline dilemma

My extended family is going to the beach in a few weeks, and I decided to make myself a new beach cover-up to replace the usual t-shirt and short combo that I wear to and from the beach. The Built … Continue reading

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Summer Top #2 (meh)

Summer top 2 gets a “meh”. This is Butterick 5354, made of a dark purple stretch knit of unknown origin.  The “very easy” descriptor on the pattern was accurate – I finished this within a few hours. The most painstaking … Continue reading

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Summer Top

This top has been a while in the making. I had this idea that I could take two squares and four rectangles of fabric and make a top. That is true; I could, but what I got was a very … Continue reading

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Works in Progress

After I finished my first quilt, I wasn’t quite sure what to work on next. For 2 months or so I had hardly worked on anything else, so I had a fair number of ideas tumbling around in my head, … Continue reading

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My First Quilt: Finished!

I have to say, making the binding for my quilt didn’t take nearly as long as I had anticipated. After I had the 2″ wide strip of fabric, I drew a line in pencil all the way down the middle … Continue reading

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My First Quilt: Quilted!

Over the weekend, I finished the quilting step of my first quilt. The book has a great suggestion to roll up the quilt, so just the part you’re quilting is exposed. This was really helpful for fitting the bulk of … Continue reading

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