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Tutorial : Ikea Hack Grommet Curtains

February 13, 2012
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A few weeks ago I found some curtains I really loved at Ikea, they were just the look I wanted, at the price I wanted. The only thing is that I wasn’t into the the gathered curtain thing going on at the top. I don’t mind this look, but the curtains were going in the new music room, and it needed to be a little more dudely, plus all the other curtains on the main floor of our house are have grommet headings. Luckily, I’ve had experience with this type of thing; last May when I was putting together Gus’ nursery I made curtains for him with grommets and the whole process turned out to be pretty easy. I’ll show you how to turn your Ikea curtains into grommet curtains for less than 20 bones and in less than 1 hour! Related posts:Elsa’s Updated BedroomTutorial : Knob StewTutorial : I Made an Ombré Pedal Ca…It’s Picture Hanging Time!

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A Blanket for Gus

August 10, 2011
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Every new kid in this world needs a blanket he can carry around with him every place he goes. In good Auntie fashion I felt obliged to make our new little buddy Gus something special. I came across a tutorial for a beautiful cut chenille baby blanket over on Aesthetic Nest and knew it would be perfect for our boy August! This cozy chenille is sure to keep Gus warm during the cool Fall and Winter months. Welcome to the world little baby Gus. Your Auntie Colz loves you! Related posts:Gus SmilesEnd of Summer KidsDyed Valentines for KidsObsessed

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Progress Report: The New Kid’s Room

May 9, 2011
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We’re getting there, slowly but surely. The new baby’s room is almost done, just a few more items to hang on the walls and a handful of things to sort through and put away and this kid’s room will be good to go. One of the new additions to the room is the quilt hanging over the crib. My Grandma helped me assemble this “red cross” style quilt and then she did the hard work, the beautiful top-stitching. We’ve also finally (long story) added the vintage Eames chair with new rocker base and the grey pouf. As you can see, the color of the chevron yellow and white curtains doesn’t seem to compete with the colors in the quilt like I thought it would. All the different shades of yellow work quite well with each other and I am more than happy with the results. Here’s a close-up of the quilt hanging over the side of the crib. We tried to do a gradient with the crosses putting the darkest yellow in one corner and the lightest yellow in another. In this picture you can see all the time consuming top stitching that went into this crib sized blanket. Here [...]

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A Quilt for Baby #2

February 28, 2011
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I got to spend some time with my grandma this weekend, she’s been quilting for 20 years and got me started on my first quilting project, a baby quilt for #2. I thought I’d be a little more agile with all of the measuring and cutting equipment, but it did not come so naturally for me. I did not realize all the precision that went into creating a quilt, everything has to be perfect, even the ironing has to be perfect. I had a pattern all drawn up but once we started piecing the quilt together I realized that it was going to be too small for a crib quilt and decided to go for a 12-cross quilt (3×4 crosses) instead of the 6-cross quilt drawn out above. It was a slow start to our project but I think I’m starting to get the hang of it. Me and Grams are meeting a again in a week or two and hopefully we will more productive now that we’ve (I) figured out our (my) rhythm. Related posts:Progress Report: The New Kid’s RoomA Blanket for GusTutorial : Ikea Hack Grommet Curtai…

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I’m a Sewing Fool.

November 9, 2010
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Woah, I’m surprising myself here. I followed a pattern and I successfully sewed a lap top sleeve for my computer. So here’s the evidence, and I’m so proud. I was inspired after seeing this tutorial on The Cottage Home blog. If you haven’t seen this blog, and you like sewing you should check it out. Lindsay makes all sorts of awesome things for her girls, and she sells it in her etsy shop too. Anyhow, I bravely attempted sewing this pattern and I feel more confident in my skills now after completing the project over one Friday night. 43 steps sounds daunting but it wasn’t so bad. I used this Pop Daisy fabric by Heather Bailey, I’ve had a crush on it for awhile and was excited that I got to use it for this project. I also used some math skillz and was able to center the sunbursts for my button holes. Blamo. My computer has had a rough go of it, I have not been the best computer mom. I chuck it in my backpack and go. This new computer sleeve will make it so much happier, it will now have a pretty felt liner to nestle in [...]

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