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Peacock Blue w/Black Velvet Ribbon Pincushions
These pincushions are similiar to the last post version, the fabric is "flipped" with the blue solid on the top and the printed at the tip. The roses are black rather than light blue. Instead of...
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HUGE Cabochon SALE!
Good morning everyone! Hope you are having a great beginning to your week! In celebration of our Thanksgiving holiday this week, I'm having a HUGE sale at my Etsy shop on beaded cabochons. All of...
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Jumbo Pin Cushions and Made to Order Pin Cushions
Whew, what a couple of weeks! Where did the time go! I have finally managed to get some time to work on the pincushions that I wanted to do before Thanksgiving. Three are ready to ship now, and the...
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Personal Request - For a Friend - Please Help
Good morning everyone! I'm posting something a bit unusual today...a request for help for a friend. Most of you probably know her, or know of her from her blog or facebook posts. She is also the...
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Classes for next year...
Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone! I've recently had a couple of queries about the classes for next year, so thought I would do a quick post. At present, I'm "chilling out" and reading....not much...
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2017 Registration Dates for Shawkl Design Courses
Today, I have updated the course calendar for 2017 Courses. So far, I'm only showing the First Quarter courses, but more will follow as the year progresses. Courses that are retiring: After...
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New Blogger Platform
I'm finding the new Blogger platform to be very cumbersome and I'm having an overwhelming feeling of un-easiness about keeping up with my participants posts on the courses. So, far..being the end of...
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Book Bub Anyone?
My daughter and I are both prolific readers...she has more spare time to read, but I'm a faster reader! Given the time, we can easily read a dozen books in a week. A couple of years back I got her a...
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Etui anyone?
According to Webster's Dictionary, an "etui" is a small ornamental case. The word is believed to first have appeared in the common English language around the year 1611. Today, we usually apply the...
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Beaded and Hand-dyed Lace Yoke
I added a new item to the Etsy shop today, a hand-dyed lace yoke. It is suitable (in my opinion) to be attached to a simple A-line dress, a Spring wedding dress, or used as part of a costume design....
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OPEN Registration for ICQC-103 Course: 19-21 January 2017
REGISTRATION will remain open until midnight on Saturday, January 21st CST ICQC-103 Embellishing with Threads This class covers Surface Embroidery Motifsto include beaded and silk ribbon...
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Free Basic CQ Course - Open for Registration -
Basic Crazy Quilting Course (BCQC) - February 2017 - is open for registration... REGISTRATION will remain open until midnight on Saturday, 4 February (Central Standard Time) NOTE: I do not accept...
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Class Schedule has Changed
The 2017 Class Schedule has Changed. So, if you are "waiting" on a class registration, please check ou the new dates. Here is the link: 2017 Class Schedule At present I'm working on the BCQC-2 Course...
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Basic Crazy Quilting Course (BCQC) - March 2017- is open for registration...
REGISTRATION will remain open until midnight on Saturday, 4 March (Central Standard Time) NOTE: I do not accept late registrations for classes...you need to register within the dates of the open...
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BCQC-2 (new basic course extension)
The BCQC-2 module is OPEN FOR REGISTRATION9-11 March 2017There will be three major objectives to this module:* COLOR — Learning all about Color Selection* PIECING —Techniques for successful Flip’n’Sew...
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Keeping Busy...
This past weekend was hectic and I am so glad that Aidan was visiting. Together, we kept the chickens fed, the cat looked after and both dogs walked. Mom was visiting brother in the hospital, so it...
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OPEN Registration for ICQC-104 (16-18 March)
The ICQC-104 Module is now open for registration from 16 through 18 March.You must have completed ICQC-103 Prior to registering for this ICQC-104 Course. (Exceptions are made for the current ICQC-103...
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Working on the New SRE Class
I'm about 1/3rd of the way through stitching the samples for the ICQC-105 class. These are photographed (in progress) as they are stitched and here are the finished photos. I am showing them with...
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New Course Open for Registration - ICQC-105: Silk Ribbon Embroidery
This is a new course and DOES require that you have completed the Basic Crazy Quilt Course (BCQC) before registering. Completion of the BCQC-2 course or any of the other ICQC courses is necessary to...
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BCQC-2 Open for Registration
The BCQC-2 module is OPEN FOR REGISTRATION6-8 April 2017There will be three major objectives to this module:* COLOR — Learning all about Color Selection* PIECING —Techniques for successful Flip’n’Sew...
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