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Day 31 {Make Madness} – Part 2 – DIY Dishtowels

Posted on March 31, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 31 of Make Madness – DIY Dishtowels   I started by cutting the summer dress into the largest pieces of fabric possible and kept the hem intact.  This gave me only three sides to hem. I used an … Continue reading →

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Day 31 {Make Madness} – DIY Dishtowels

Posted on March 31, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 31 of Make Madness – DIY Dishtowels   I’ve been on a Spring Cleaning kick at the moment and noticed, while decluttering my kitchen, that our dishtowels are SUPER old.  They work great, but they’ve seen better days. … Continue reading →

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Day 30 {Make Madness} – Part 2 – Organizing Embroidery Floss

Posted on March 30, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 30 of Make Madness – Organizing Embroidery Floss   I am so in love with this way of organizing and storing my embroidery floss. First, it’s so neat and tidy and second, you end up with a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Day 30 {Make Madness} – Organizing Embroidery Floss

Posted on March 30, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 30 of Make Madness – Organizing Embroidery Floss   When we were married about a year, Mike bought me all the colors of DMC embroidery floss for my birthday.  I cross stitched back then and embroidery floss was … Continue reading →

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Day 20 {Make Madness} – Part 2 – Fabric Bowl Cover

Posted on March 20, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 20 of Make Madness – Fabric Bowl Cover   This is one of those projects that I’m so glad I finally made. I used leftover fabric from the Christmas apron I made.  I think all your aprons and … Continue reading →

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Day 20 {Make Madness} – Fabric Bowl Cover

Posted on March 20, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 20 of Make Madness – Fabric Bowl Cover   This project was one of my earlier pins on Pinterest.  Since my fabric and sewing machine were out and I found myself needing one of these the other day, … Continue reading →

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Day 18 {Make Madness} – Part 2 – Dog Bandana

Posted on March 18, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 18 – Dog Bandana   It’s a good feeling when an idea that has been swimming around in your head for weeks comes to life.  And actually works. I picked out two fabrics because I wanted the bandana … Continue reading →

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Day 18 {Make Madness} – Dog Bandana

Posted on March 18, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 18 of Make Madness – Dog Bandana   As you know, I make dog beds because I needed a bed that met our needs as dog owners.  I wrote about the beds here.  I use a Velcro enclosure … Continue reading →

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Day 15 {Make Madness} – Part 2 – English Paper Piecing

Posted on March 15, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 15 – English Paper Piecing   Well, I definitely think I’ve developed a “hexie habit”.  This was a blast and terribly easy. And as an added bonus, I dragged out my fabric scrap basket and was able to … Continue reading →

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Day 15 {Make Madness} – English Paper Piecing

Posted on March 15, 2015 by gracieed

  Day 15 of Make Madness – English Paper Piecing   Or as Mollie from Wild Olive calls it, “starting a a hexagon habit”. I’ve always wanted to give English Paper Piecing a try.  I love the look of appliqued … Continue reading →

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