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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary…

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Kirstin

How does your garden grow? With beautiful dahlias, delicate spider webs and raccoon footprints all in a row.

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Spencer’s Quilt

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Kirstin

This was my third quilt I’ve ever made. I picked up these fun, coordinated fabrics at Bolt in Portland back in May.

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Liam’s Quilt

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Kirstin

L-L-L-Liam… All I was seeing for days when I was sewing this quilt was Ls of all shapes and sizes. And polka dots! After completing my first quilt I decided to design my own quilt for a very dear friend’s … Continue reading →

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Elliott’s Quilt

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Kirstin

Recently, after much coveting of other people’s gorgeous quilts on Pinterest, Sherry from Young House Love’s story of taking on her first quilt, and discovering the world’s coolest sewing circle, The Modern Quilt Guild, I decided to jump into quilting … Continue reading →

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Tea Towels

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Kirstin

I recently discovered an ingenious website where you can upload your own graphic designs and order various types of fabric from your own design. For those of us who dabble in graphic design, Spoonflower.com is yet another outlet for our … Continue reading →

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Spencer’s Special Book

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Kirstin

When I was little, one of my favourite belongings was a fabric book made for me by my Granny Annie. The book’s pages were made entirely of fabric with appliques of various different things: a page featured a hen that … Continue reading →

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Happy 2012!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Kirstin

Hello, Olive Seeders… It’s a brand-spanking-new year and I have some exciting stuff up my sleeve that I can’t wait to share. As always, I will continue to provide you with yummy new recipes to try, arts and crafts ideas, … Continue reading →

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Spherical Christmas Crackers

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Kirstin

Adapted from an idea by Martha Stewart, I have taken the idea of these spherical Christmas ornaments and transformed them into unique crackers for your holiday table. Made from old Christmas cards or festive cardstock, these crackers are a fun … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Kirstin

Projects galore… I sewed a diaper bag for a dear friend and new mom, whipped up a tree skirt for our very first Christmas tree, indulged in the comfort of a big bowl of beef barley stew and we finally … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Kirstin

Yes, rule number one of Wordless Wednesday is no words. Rule number two? See rule number one. But I thought I would need to give a very brief explanation before just randomly posting a bunch of photos. Here are some … Continue reading →

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