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Handprint Mugs for Mum

By Cate Brickell On May 10, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Cate, Gifts, Kids

I was wandering around pinterest a couple of weeks ago, trying not to worry too much about Mother’s Day crafts for my cub scouts, when I saw an image of handprints on mugs from the corner of my eye. Perfect! I thought, easy to do, quick, and something cute for mum! Source: hotmamanetwork.com via Cate [...]

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my top 5 basic quilting tools

By Cate Brickell On April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Cate, Quilt-a-long, Quilting, Sewing

We had much debating about this topic when Amy first proposed it – one person’s essential was another person’s luxury! For me, once the cutting mat and ruler are sorted out, a good pair of scissors are essential. And a quick-unpicker, because newbies make so. many. mistakes. Then a rotary cutter is a must. [...]

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credit where credit’s due

By Cate Brickell On March 11, 2013 · 6 Comments · In Cate, Craft, Pinterest

I’m a bit annoyed with the Better Homes and Gardens tv show at the moment, to the point that I insist we turn it off now. They have a segment on the show with Tara Dennis, a well-known interior designer/crafter, and it seems that lately poor Tara has run out of ideas. She’s using other [...]

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diy boy costumes on pinterest

By Cate Brickell On March 5, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Cate, Inspiration

As I sat next to Riley last night, he started whining about costumes again. He wants a pirate hat and pirate sword, and spaceman like Jack (from jack and the Beanstalk app on his ipad), and flying suit like the dude from JetPack (another app he loves.) And then he asked for dragon wings. Dragon [...]

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recipe | Earl grey tea cakes

By Cate Brickell On February 18, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Cate, Recipes

I was so excited when Amy announced she was adding a recipe section to ASWC! Baking is my first love, even before paper and fabric! I love being able to make something and share it with family and friends. As part of my commitment to myself to create a project life album this year, [...]

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shopping for baby

By Cate Brickell On February 11, 2013 · 2 Comments · In Cate, Inspiration, Kids

If you weren’t already aware, my 2013 has taken a huge shift in plans! July will see my family welcoming #baby5 to our household. We also found out the sex, making shopping and crafting so much easier! I’ve been scouring pinterest with the crazy notion that I’m going to create all the things baby needs [...]

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creative intentions for 2013

By Cate Brickell On December 31, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Cate, Craft

You may have noticed that things have been quiet around here for a couple of months. Life happens sometimes, and then you find out you’re pregnant. {Me, not the other girls.} And I know from experience that my creativity wanes when I’m busy holding the toilet bowl. But I have big plans for the year. [...]

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how to succeed at crafting

By Cate Brickell On November 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Cate, Craft

I’ve come to realise in the last couple of days that the reason I suck so badly at crafting is because I rush – I get an idea in my head, and like a bull in a china shop I just jump right in and expect it to be right first-go. It’s kind-of funny, really, [...]

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HOW-TO attach a walking foot, so it works

By Cate Brickell On October 29, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Cate, Quilting, Sewing, Tutorials

I really did plan to share every step of my quilting process this month, but juggling too many balls means that something gets dropped every time. But today I can bring you some entertainment! Now, if you’ve been quilting, or even just sewing, for any period of time you use a walking foot on your [...]

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{Quilter Interview} Cate- Life Behind The Purple Door

By Actually Amy On October 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Cate, Quilting

Today, as a part of our quilting month, I am interviewing one of our fabulous contributors, Cate. Here is what she has to say. 1. When did you start quilting? About 3 years ago 2. What made you start in the first place? I wanted to make a quilt for the new baby [...]