March 14th, 2010 by sarah

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St Patty’s Day is coming:

SO how do you all celebrate St Patrick’s day?  I have seen some adorable shamrock pins and headbands on the Internet this year and some other fun things as well.

It reminds me of my childhood and the crazy things my Mom used to do for us.  The night before the holiday Mom would put a drop of green food coloring in the glasses.  It would dry, and in the morning we would fill up our cup and magically have green milk or water.  We actually really thought is was magical.  Or she would die the entire carton of milk green.  That was especially fun….[insert a little sarcasm]    :) I had a difficult time eating cereal with green milk.

If it isn’t supposed to look like that I would get really grossed out.  Remember when they tried to sell ketchup in all those crazy colors?  Ew.  that was just nasty to me.  :)   Or like when Mom made us green eggs…mmm, not my favorite.  But she did so much stuff that just made our lives extremely fun, and I am grateful for that.

This year I think I will be the crazy Mom and put food coloring in our glasses….just to see what the kids think.  :)

What are you planning on doing?  Making any corned beef and cabbage?

*Oh, and don’t forget to wear some green.  One year I tried to get away with wearing a yellow shirt and blue pants {because, duh.  blue and yellow make green}  :)   But, NO…it didn’t work.

Have a happy day!

Sarah

March 6th, 2010

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Jan Patek Applique

We are just having a blast with Jan Patek every month.  She is teaching us all the tips and tricks to make applique so much easier.  What is more fun than a bunch of women getting together, doing what they love (sewing) and sharing a snack!? If you haven’t been in lately, you will have to see [...]

March 1st, 2010

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Hello March…

How was your weekend?  (the last of February) I had a great time.  I got away with my husband, did a little shopping and cleaned house.  There was even enough time to whip this little baby out….It is a new pattern called Tumbleweeds, by This and That.  We used the Looking Back charm pack, (it [...]

February 25th, 2010

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Catching up and Eden Quilts!

Well, I have neglected this poor blog haven’t I?  I have been sick with a head cold from ‘youknowwhere’  Ugh!  I am hoping it is on it’s way out.   Things have stayed busy, at home and at the shop.  We are redecorating for Springtime and having so much fun with that process.  All the [...]

February 17th, 2010

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WIN a $25 gift certificate to MSQC

Hey, did you hear that!?!?!?  Yup, YOU can win a $25 gift certificate just by doing a few things in the Forum!  Go here to check it out!! pssst:  It has something to do with pictures…you know how much we love those things!! 

February 16th, 2010

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Yo-Yo-Yo

I have been drooling over some pretty awesome headbands on the Internet lately.  I’ve seen the ones with the big flowers or the three beaded flowers in a row….it got me thinking about using some yo-yo’s and attaching them to a headband.  Not sure if you’ve heard, but I am addicted to making yo-yo’s.   [...]

February 15th, 2010

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All the way from Chicago!

Guess what happened this weekend in the Shop… We had a lovely visit from one of our forum members.  It was so exciting to meet her and put a face to a name.  She came all the way from Chicago…. Patticakes was her name, and fabric buying was her game. (har-har, I know…I am hilarious)  [...]

February 12th, 2010

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A new video…I love the Dresden ruler

Dresden Plate Flower TutorialYes.  Isn’t this just darling?  Mom whipped this out one afternoon and now I have another reason to be obsessed with the dresden ruler.    It doesn’t take much for me, obviously.  But I love how quick making one of these is.  Mom did a little video for you.  Have you seen [...]

February 10th, 2010

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Snow and tell…

Yes, yes, yes, we are having some more snow.  Love it.   But it is bitterly cold today!  Brrr. Also, today school was out and we had an appointment to get my oldest daughter braces.  We made the trek to the ‘big city’ and she now has a mouth full of metal.  Her  next appointment she [...]

February 5th, 2010

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A project idea and some random..

Have you seen this yet!?!?  I love how it turned out.  Mom will explain how (in the video) easy it was to snowball the SIX inch squares in lights and darks.  Yes, you read that right.  This Charm pack, Amalie designed by Darlene Zimmerman for Robert Kaufman is SIX inches square!  It just amazes me [...]

February 1st, 2010

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The First of February…

Wow, this year is already flying by.    This weekend has gone by like a whirlwind…we have so much going on.  All good stuff , and are super excited about the forums being back up.  If you haven’t stopped in for a while, go by and visit.  There is lots of chatter and projects pics [...]

January 28th, 2010

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A Lovely tree….

Oh my, we had so much fun putting this together!  WE used a bag of scraps….you know those bits and pieces you save for that ‘someday’ project…..Well, this is it.  It was fast and easy and oh so cute! We cut up different sized hearts and a tree trunk.  Then just ironed it onto fabric, [...]

January 28th, 2010

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Thanks for BARING with us :-)

Hey it’s me, the YSGLCG So you may have noticed we were upgrading our servers yesterday/today. You probably hit a blank page and maybe a few errors as you tried to shop and navigate the site. I hope you’ll forgive us, but this was a pretty major upgrade for us. We are super excited about [...]

January 27th, 2010

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Sweet hearts

Today we have a cute little craft for you. This is a traditional Swedish heart. We usually make these around Christmas time and hang them in our tree but, we thought it would be cute to use these for Valentines day as well this year! You will need: two strips of contrasting fabric (a light [...]

January 26th, 2010

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Nicey Jane table runner….

You may have guessed it by now, that I LOVE Nicey Jane, by Heather Bailey.  I may only be, mildly obsessed with her.  I may even be willing to name a child after her.  (well, if I have any more, I will totally consider that!!) Anyway, I was so excited about this line, and wanted [...]

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