tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33357060960842637272024-03-13T23:30:43.909-05:00SunFlower Seeds"She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands." Proverbs 31:13Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208172085942504234noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335706096084263727.post-19033796137838687752016-03-09T23:30:00.002-06:002016-03-09T23:30:50.808-06:00Bee Block Quilt Completed!!<div style="text-align: center;">
I finally took the time to sew all my awesome bee blocks together from last year. Every month after our <a href="http://stlmqg.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">STLMQG</a> meeting, 8 of us go to lunch and swap bee blocks. Each person has an assigned month and every year we have a different theme. Last year when it was your month everyone made the block of your choice with the fabrics provided. I picked lots of teals and yellows and gray <a href="http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/essex/?solids&linen_blends" target="_blank">Robert Kaufman Essex linen</a> for the background fabrics. I've never made a quilt with linen just a few tote bags and I really enjoyed working with it. It washed up super soft and is so cozy to sit under! If you've never joined a bee block swap, do it, they're fun and it's a great way to make good friends!</div>
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I decided to free motion quilt a fun design on it and practiced my ruler work; I really love how it turned out!</div>
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When it came to backing, I found the PERFECT <a href="http://tulapink.com/" target="_blank">Tula Pink</a> fabric from her Eden line.</div>
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In other news, I just received this <a href="http://www.oliso.com/smartiron/" target="_blank">Oliso</a> Pro Smart Iron and CANNOT wait to try it! Thank you so much Oliso!!!! I will do an honest review on the blog and also a Periscope video so ya'll can watch it live! If ya'll don't follow us on Periscope check us out at @SunFlower_Quilt, we do weekly videos of fun quilty stuff (basically I'm a huge dork who talks a lot)!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208172085942504234noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335706096084263727.post-78716917303611919872015-10-15T20:46:00.001-05:002015-10-15T20:46:21.360-05:00Losing our son: Part Two
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On Monday, September 28, 2015, we went to the
Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor’s office for our scheduled ultrasound
appointment at 9:00 am after our 3 PUBS procedures the week before. This is
when my husband and I heard that our precious son Jackson no longer had a
heartbeat. Our doctor brought in a second doctor to double check and he
confirmed that Jackson didn’t have a heartbeat. They then have us two options
for our next step:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By
10:00 am, we were at the hospital getting checked into Labor & Delivery. I
had my blood drawn, received my IV for fluids, had a band around my belly to
check for contractions and had many nurses and doctors come in to tell us how
things were going to go through the process of giving birth to a stillborn. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Besides
all of the medical decisions we had to make for myself during labor (pain meds,
inducing meds, etc) we also had to make decisions and hear all of the options
for Jackson. For myself, after having multiple epidurals and spinal blocks days
before during the PUBS procedures, I was pretty much over those and wanted to
give my back a break! I opted to see how long I could go without any pain
medicine and when I needed some I only wanted to have a drip through my IV
(which would only allow medicine every 10 minutes). They also offered me
medicine to relax me during labor where I wouldn’t be fully aware of what was
going on and I declined that as well. In a strange way, I wanted to be able to
feel everything and remember every single moment of giving birth. I knew that
Jackson was already in his forever home in heaven and I wanted to remember
every single second that I had with him (his body). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Then,
Jon and I had to decide if we wanted to have an autopsy performed on Jackson and
if so, just a partial autopsy or a full one. Did we want to bury his body or
have him cremated? What funeral home would his body be released to? Where would
he be buried? These are things no parent should have to go through and decide.
We don’t even know the answers to these questions for ourselves! We didn’t need
to decide until before we left of any of those questions thankfully, so we were
able to process and make decisions. We did decide to do a full autopsy and then
have him cremated. We didn’t have any answers to why he was severely anemic or
the hydrops (which most likely was due to the severe anemia). We know that even
with the autopsy we still may never know the cause. Hopefully something will
come from the autopsy so we will have answers, or maybe something from the
autopsy will trigger a light bulb in one of the doctors. All of our doctors in
the MFM team were amazing and we felt like they were truly trying to solve this
mystery and save our sweet Jackson. Jon and I also hope for the doctor’s sakes
that the autopsy would reveal something since they tried everything to find
answers for us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every doctor/nurse
knew our case and genuinely cared for us and Jackson!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>By
11:30 am I had my first round of cytotec (vaginal inducing pill). At 4:00 pm I
had my second round of cytotec, and at 8:00 pm I had my third round. Nothing
really seemed to happen with the first three rounds. I only dilated to 1 cm and
I was having some mild contractions that didn’t really hurt. The doctor said
that since I was only 22 weeks into my pregnancy I only needed I dilate to 3
cm. Since he was so small there was no need to dilate to the full 10 cm. That
was kind of a relief to me otherwise we might be there for days at the rate I
was dilating. At midnight, I had my fourth round of cytotec. By this point my
contractions were pretty regular and becoming more uncomfortable, but I was
still only 1 cm dilated. By 12:30, I asked for the pain medicine drip that went
through my IV. I figured that getting it now would help me relax some to
hopefully get some rest to gear up for a long night/second day of labor.
Luckily, Jon and I were both able to get some sleep and at 3:30 am I got my
fifth round of cytotec. Within the next hour, my contractions were constant and
painful, even with some pain meds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Around 4:30 am the doctor came in to check me and
said I was dilated to 7 cm and my water would break soon. He walked out the
door and I could feel the baby coming out. Jon rushed to get the doctor and he
came in time as Jackson was in fact coming out. My water never broke and I
delivered Jackson without pushing. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 and 4:49 am,
Jackson Aaron Mueller was born. He was born still inside the amniotic sac (why
my water didn’t break). The doctor and nurses said that was very rare to see a
baby born still inside the sac. We didn’t hear him cry, which is the only sound
a new parent wants to hear and it was such a bittersweet moment. Once he was
delivered, the physical pain wasn’t as bad, all the pressure I had was gone and
now I was just sore. I threw up a few times shortly after giving birth and once
more hours later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">My OB arrived seconds after Jackson was born and was
there to check on me. One of the doctor’s biggest concerns for me was if I’d be
able to deliver the placenta on my own or if I’d have to go to the OR and have
it removed. With early deliveries and the fact that the baby was smaller there
was a risk that it wouldn’t come out on it’s own. After my OB checked me, he
thought it was low enough for me to deliver it on my own and with one push it
was out! Finally, one thing that wasn’t worst-case scenario during the last
three weeks of our lives! Not going to the OR meant quicker recovery for me,
which was great news. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">After about an hour or so, I was exhausted both emotionally
and physically from giving birth to a stillborn. The two nurses suggested that
Jon and I get some sleep while they took Jackson to weigh, measure, and get
foot/handprints as some of the only keepsakes we have of our sweet son! My
sister in law also went with them to capture precious photos of Jackson and I
have about 150 photos that I will cherish forever! I won’t be sharing too many
online in respect for our family. I’m happy to show anyone who would like to
see them, but want to keep them private (off the internet). Jackson was born at
22 weeks on the dot weighing 14 oz and measuring 9 ½ inches long. He really
weighed less than 14 oz but due to the hydrops he had so much fluid throughout
his entire little body. His entire body was red and the first layers of skin
were just beginning to form. Jackson was perfect in every way; he had the
cutest hands and feet, chubby and adorable! His body was FULLY formed,
including having fingernails on every finger. Even at this age, he resembled
his Daddy and his older brother in many ways. He was cute, I just wanted to
hold him and kiss him and never let him go. At the same time, he was so fragile
that I was afraid to hold him for too long. Obviously he wouldn’t feel any
pain, but with his fluid filled hydrops body I was afraid of popping him (as
crazy as that sounds). Trying to explain it is similar to a fluid filled
blister, but instead it was his entire body. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We decided that we wanted Jared to meet his baby
brother, so that maybe it would help him understand that his brother was born,
no longer in Mama’s tummy, and was now with Jesus in heaven. Jared was so sweet
meeting his brother and then snuggling Mama and Daddy. I’m so glad that we had
Jared meet Jackson and I really believe it helped Jared (and us). As hard as it
was, it was the right thing for our family! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jackson had many visitors that day
and is one loved little boy! By 8:00 pm, I was ready to be discharged. Jackson
needed to get a couple samples taken for biopsies, but I was ready physically
to go home. I couldn’t wait to go home and leave the hospital where so many sad
things happened. Jon and I were not prepared for the emotional turmoil of
leaving the hospital without our son! Walking him to a room to leave him at the
hospital for an autopsy was the LONGEST, SADDEST, HARDEST walk of our lives! We
just wanted to be able to take our son home, but obviously couldn’t.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leaving the hospital alone was the most
difficult thing of the entire process. I thought giving birth to a stillborn
would be the hardest, but leaving him forever was by far harder!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On Thursday evening we had a beautiful service at
our church for Jackson, which was so hard and so beautiful at the same time.
Our Pastor did an amazing job and I’m sure it wasn’t easy for him either,
preaching to a group of crying people. As hard as it was, it also gave us so
much comfort. Knowing that Jackson is in heaven and not in any pain makes it
easier to cope. I know that days will get easier. Right now I’m pretty much
living minute by minute. Having Jared helps me keep busy because a 3 ½ year old
boy who is always on the move doesn’t allow for down time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Two weeks after giving birth I still have the
constant reminders of giving birth (moms, you know what bodily things I’m
talking about). My pregnant belly is no longer there, which happened quicker
than I thought and makes me sad. I still could cry at any minute and still
don’t have the courage to go out in public where I know lots of people. Going
to the store for errands is hard but not as hard as going somewhere where I
know pretty much everyone. That is something new to me because I have always
been a social person. I appreciate everyone’s support and love everyone who has
prayed, helped, or just been there for us during the last month, but it’s just hard
to face everyone! I don’t mind talking about Jackson and I’m happy to tell his
story, but just know that if you see me in person and we talk about him, I will
most likely cry! Which is also new to me, because I’m not normally a crier,
I’ve cried more in this last month than I have my entire 30 years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">On Saturday, October 10, 2015, we had a small burial
service for Jackson at the church where Jon’s grandparents are laid to rest.
Jackson is buried in between them and it is so special. It was a beautiful day
and Jared was so sweet. He never left his brother’s side and took part in the
entire process. We lit a lantern and sent it up to heaven for Jackson and the
day brought us all such peace! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">We will never forget Jackson and never fully “get
over” or be able to “move on”, but I know that it will get easier and that
eventually I won’t just burst into tears at every little thing. It took us 2 ½ years
and one miscarriage to conceive Jackson and he brought so much joy to our lives
in the 22 weeks he lived inside my womb! Our lives will always be better
because of him. Our lives will always feel incomplete without him, but know
that God has a plan for him. We might not know His plans, but something good
will come from this!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jeremiah
29:11<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic"; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Also,
knowing that we will see Jackson again in heaven is so reassuring and
comforting. Jackson is in heaven with his brother or sister we lost before him and
his many family and friends who are already there. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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this journey my dear husband had been by my side. We have been together for
almost 10 years and I didn’t think I could love him more. After losing Jackson,
I feel even closer to him and love him more than I did before! I couldn’t do
this without him and know that we will get through this together and be
stronger parents for Jared. I even feel closer to Jared and I’m trying to enjoy
every moment with him even more than I did before. My relationship with God is
even stronger and I know that our family will get through this together with
God’s help! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Again, thank you all for your continued prayers and support for our family! It means more than you'll ever know!</span></div>
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For those of you that follow me on different social media
accounts, you know that my husband and I lost our second son Jackson on
September 29, 2015. I kept a journal during the three week downhill spiral of the pregnancy.
I am going to backtrack as I rewrite my journal during those three weeks into
this blog post. I will also post a second post about the day I gave birth to Jackson. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #10131a; font-size: 17px;">It’s
insane as a mother (and parent) the extremes we would go to for our children.
From the instant I found out that I was pregnant (each time), I was in LOVE
with my child and get an overwhelming sense to do everything that I can to keep
them safe!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">This
pregnancy has been hard from the beginning. We had a miscarriage two months
prior to conceiving this miracle and while I was thrilled, I was also nervous
to miscarry again (I don’t think that feeling will ever go away, no matter how
many times I am pregnant). You don’t ever get over losing a child no matter
when it happens. You get “on” with your life, but you NEVER forget! We miscarried
due to me having low progesterone and didn’t catch it in time. The day I found
out we were pregnant again, I went to the doctor immediately. We found out that
I had low progesterone again but luckily caught it early enough that taking
progesterone pills everyday fixed the problem. I was able to stop taking the
pills after 12 weeks. I finally felt a little less nervous, but it didn’t fully
go away. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #10131a; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">At 19
weeks, our lives were turned upside down with the news that our sweet baby had
non-immune hydrops fetalis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Non-immune hydrops fetalis
occurs when a disease or medical condition upsets the body's ability to manage
fluid. There are three main causes for this type: heart or lung problems,
severe anemia (e.g. from thalassemia or infections), and genetic or
developmental problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #343434; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Lucida Grande"; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">The next day, I had the
first procedure done called amniocentesis. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i>Amniocentesis
is a prenatal test in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from
the sac surrounding the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/rm-quiz-newborn-typical"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">fetus</span></a>
for testing. The sample of amniotic fluid (less than one ounce) is removed
through a fine needle inserted into the uterus through the <a href="http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/picture-of-the-abdomen"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">abdomen</span></a>,
under <a href="http://www.webmd.com/baby/ultrasound"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ultrasound</span></a> guidance. The
fluid is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. Different tests can be
performed on a sample of amniotic fluid, depending on the genetic risk and
indication for the test.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">One
and a half weeks later, after multiple blood draws and ultrasounds, we had all
of the results which all came back normal. Due to rapid blood flow in the
baby’s brain, the only thing left was anemia and the only way to find out for
sure was through a PUBS procedure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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diagnostic procedure in which a doctor extracts a sample of fetal blood from
the vein in the umbilical cord. This blood can be analyzed to detect
chromosomal defects or other abnormalities.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At 21 weeks, we had our first PUBS procedure to confirm that our
baby was severely anemic. I walked myself to the operating room and sat on a
table. I had a full epidural and a partial spinal block. They gave me numbing
medicine and some medicine to help me relax, but I was partially awake during
the 2-hour procedure. I could hear the doctors but only truly remember towards
the end. I didn’t feel too bad after the first procedure and was able to walk
quickly after the numbness wore off from the epidural. I had six needle poke
marks on my belly, a shot mark on my back from the spinal block and an epidural
port left in my back to be used again the next day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The next day, we had our 2<sup>nd</sup> PUBS procedure. Since
they left the port in my back, they gave me the epidural in my room before
taking me to the operating room. They checked the baby’s heartbeat and felt
that it as low and made the doctors nervous which immediately made me scared
and cry, but I knew that I had to be strong for my child to give him the best
chance! They wheeled me to the OR and realized the epidural wasn’t working on
my entire body, just on one side, and then decided to give me a full spinal
block as well. They checked the baby’s heart rate and it was back to a good
rate to proceed and I made sure they went to tell my husband so that he
wouldn’t be as nervous as when they wheeled me out. They put me completely out
for this procedure so I don’t remember much during the 2 hours. I remember
waking up and being told they couldn’t transfuse due to Jackson’s heart rate
dropping at the end. Since I had a full epidural and full spinal block, it took
me longer to recover than the day before. My back remained sore all night. I
had a few more needle pokes on my stomach, another shot mark on my back and a
small hole from where the epidural port was on my back. It was a little rough
to sleep that night, but I finally fell asleep and slept knowing that Jackson’s
heart rate was good after being checked 3 more times that day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The next day, we had our 3<sup>rd</sup> PUBS procedure. I again,
walked myself to the OR and sat on the table. I saw all of the blood and
platelets ready to go for our precious child and had a good feeling about the
day. Since the epidural didn’t work the day before, they only gave me a full spinal
block and calm down medicine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
could hear the doctors during the 1 ½ hour procedure but really only remember
the end. The spinal block started to wear off at the end and I could feel them
sticking my stomach with a giant needle but they said they were almost done and
that Jackson was doing great and transfusing him now. So, I didn’t ask for more
medicine because they would have needed to stop. I could fully hear them and
remember the last, what seemed like 15 or so minutes. I had six more needle
poke marks on my stomach and a new shot mark on my back. I was able to walk 4
hours after the procedure and my body remained painfully sore for days after.
Having all of that done to my body three days in a row really took a toll on
me, more than I thought it would. The crazy part is that I would do it every
single day to save my unborn son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s amazing the lengths a mother will go through for their
child, and in our case there is no guarantee that our baby will even survive to
birth or after. Termination is never an option for us (even thought we were
strongly advised by many doctors). I have a stronger doctor on my side and know
that God has a plan for our precious child and I will do everything that I can
to fulfill His plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will have
to go through many PUBS procedures before this baby is born and know that he is
very sick and if he survives and makes it through birth he will spend a lot of
time in the NICU. It makes it even harder going through this while taking care
and worrying about our older son. No matter what the outcome, I know as a
mother that I’ve done everything possible to save my son. He is a perfect child
of God and is already so loved by many! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My loving husband was by my side
during this entire process. He never left my side except for one hour to meet
our other son and grandma at the playground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no way id be able to be strong for Jackson if Jon
wasn’t strong for me! I’m sure he feels scared and not sure what to do, but him
just being by my side makes all the difference in the world. He’s my rock and
no matter what life throws at us, we will remain strong together! I didn’t
think I could love him anymore than after getting married and having our first
son, but I love him even more after all of this and our faith is stronger
through this as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I
am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #10131a; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was
made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in
your book before one of them came to be.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #10131a; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt;">Phillipians 4:13<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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My mother-in-law asked me to make a quilt for the school's auction this year (where my husband is the Athletic Director). I decided to keep it simple and appliqué the school's logo in the center. My husband designed the logo and our super talented art teacher Mike, made it look fancy and not like someone doodled it! I FMQ all over loops and loved how it turned out! I was sad to give this away but it helps raise money for the school and a wonderful family won it! I will definitely make more of these and ended up buying an entire bolt of the backing fabric. Thanks to <a href="http://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/" target="_blank">Riley Blake</a> for making school colored chevrons! I then decided to have a little quilt photo shoot up at school to showcase the quilt!</div>
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Happy Quilting!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15208172085942504234noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335706096084263727.post-18252973937293121562014-09-01T19:26:00.002-05:002014-09-01T19:33:12.412-05:00Winner winner chicken dinner!AHHH I totally forgot to pick a winner on Friday, I'm so sorry! Since I forgot I'm going to pick a couple winners. One person will win the FQ bundle from RJR Fabrics and another winner will win a PDF copy of our Stoplight pattern!<br />
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Great solids! My favorite quilt is Stoplight. Thanks for the chance to win.</div>
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Winner of the Stoplight PDF pattern is....... KATHY NIELSON! <br />
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Love these colors and the Stoplight quily.</div>
Kathy, I don't have your email to send the PDF pattern, please email me jamie@sunflower-quilts.com<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">RJR Fabrics is having a Blog Hop for their Cotton </span>Supreme Solids<span class="Apple-style-span">! As you might know already, I love RJR solids. There are tons of colors and the fabrics are super soft. They asked me to join the blog hop and I couldn't say no! Make sure you check out all of the <a href="http://rjrfabrics.com/fabrics/collection.cfm?packageID=155" target="_blank">Cotton Supreme Solids</a> on their <a href="http://www.rjrfabrics.com/" target="_blank">website</a> and also check out the Cotton Supreme Solids Blog Hop <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/RJR-Fabrics/199784296353?id=199784296353&sk=app_137541772984354">Facebook page</a>!</span></div>
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So, I chose to use the new <a href="http://www.cottonandsteelfabrics.com/">Cotton + Steel</a> fabrics to go along with my Cotton Supreme Solids. I Just love the new C + S fabrics and they're even prettier in person! </div>
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My first quilt is called Galaxy and the pattern will be available soon! </div>
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I had a bunch of triangle scraps left over from the Galaxy quilt and thought they were just too pretty to throw away, so because I'm a crazy person, I sewed them all together as HST and made a scrappy modern quilt! The HST are 2" finished.</div>
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And finally, the last quilt I made for this blog hop is called Stoplight. You can find the Stoplight pattern in <a href="http://www.sunflower-quilts.com/shop/Patterns/p/Stoplight--x4304235.htm">our online shop</a> or on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/quilting/home-decor/stoplight/108565?_ct=iuqhsx-kdyluhiqb-huikbj-fqjjuhd&_ctp=108565">Craftsy</a> and offers a baby or lap size version! </div>
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Thanks to RJR for letting me participate in the Cotton Supreme Solids Blog Hop! Make sure ya'll check out all of the other blog hop stops and pick yourself up some RJR Solids at<a href="http://www.pinkcastlefabrics.com/"> Pink Castle Fabrics</a>.</div>
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Oh yeah, and RJR generously donated a FQ bundle of solids with the colors I used! </div>
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Please leave a comment below and I will pick a winner next Friday, August 29th! Make sure I have an email address to get ahold of you if you win.</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!</div>
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Texas will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart and I miss it dearly! Texans are known for their pride and would be described as conceited about their state. In 7th grade, we even have an entire year of Texas history replacing other history. Unless you've lived there, you might not fully understand the greatness of the state. I love being from Texas and will always be a Texan no matter where I live.<br />
Anywho, here is my awesome Texas quilt and if you want to make one too and see other examples make sure you hop on over to <a href="http://prettylittlequilts.blogspot.co.uk/p/texas-roadtrip-qal.html">Pretty Little Quilts</a> blog; and thanks for the awesome pattern!<br />
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I would like to interrupt the normal quilting/sewing blog posts with some cuteness and trains! My 2 1/2 year old son, Jared LOVES to play trains!!! Yesterday I decided to make some fun scenes for his wooden train tracks to make them even more fun! I didn't glue the track pieces to the cardboard because I wanted to reuse them if needed. With his help this is what we came up with. I left him help with a lot except of course the hot glue gun! He painted, put glitter on the wet paint, put stickers and animals in their places, etc...</div>
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Craft Supplies we used: pipe cleaners, foam stickers, glass rocks, rocks, fake leaves and plants, sticks from our yard, glitter, poms, etc…</div>
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There are LOTS of different animals in our zoo and Jared had fun picking out all of the animals. We painted different sections to make it seem like a real zoo. I hot glued fake leaves and plants all around as well as real sand in the wet paint by the water. Jared had fun putting all the stickers around the zoo.</div>
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Lastly, we have a Dr. Seuss/colors & shapes land. I had some flash cards from the dollar bin at Target so we decided to use those for this one.</div>
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I finished quilting this Granny Square quilt this week and I'm in LOVE with it! <a href="http://www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com/">My mom</a> pieced this quilt probably a year ago when the Granny Square Quilt Along was happening. Google Granny Square quilt and you can find all sorts of different tutorials. I wanted to share some photos of the quilt and all of the quilting I did. I chose to FMQ very densely and create all sorts of texture. </div>
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Here are a bunch of photos of a quilt I quilted for Robyn. She sent me this lovely top and told me to go for it. I love this pattern and it left a lot of room for creative quilting. I quilted feathers in the border and loops in the inner border. On the insides I did three different designs. What do ya'll think? I LOVE how this turned out!</div>
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Our newest niece Lucie was born January 15th (one day after Jared's 2nd bday). Between Christmas, and Jared's birthday I almost forgot to finish this quilt! If you remember I made the top back in October and I just needed to quilt it. I got it finished and Miss Lucie was born a few days later!! Here are pictures of the quilt and the sweet girl. I longarm FMQ flowers all over it and I love the texture it created!</div>
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The first one is for a couple at my church who also happens to be my sister-in-laws grandparents. If I lost you, long story short, my husband's younger sister is adopted and her grandparents go to our church. Grandpa asked me to make a quilt for Grandma with all of the grandkids names and birthdays on it. I have free reign over the entire thing. Her favorite colors are red and purple so I went with it. I embroidered all of the names inside of the stars and I just love how bright and cheery it is! This was the first actual quilt that I quilted on my new longarm. I stuck with a simple all over pattern since the quilt had a lot going on itself. </div>
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The second quilt is a Cardinals baseball quilt I made 100% for my friend Marilyn's husband. Marilyn's husband is the Dean of Education at the college I graduated from and Marilyn was a counselor whom I because close with! Their daughter also teaches with my husband, so I love this family! She told me that her husband loves the Cardinals and that they were redoing their guest room in a Cardinals theme! PERFECT! I did an all over swirl with a little extra at the top to resemble a cardinal bird's head. Here is what I came up with:</div>
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WOW, it's been too long since I've blogged!!! I am going to try and do better, but I am constantly posting on Instagram and Facebook, so find me on there!</div>
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My newest news is that in December I bought a longarm!!! I am so excited to begin this journey! I've been quilting on my domestic machine for years and feel as though I've been able to master FMQ on it. It was getting harder to quilt big quilts and didn't allow me to quilt them effectively and timely. I spoke with my husband and he agreed that the longarm was the way to go! WOO HOO (that was the hardest part). I was talking with my good friend <a href="http://quiltingismytherapy.com/">Angela</a>, and she joked that I should buy her old machine since she got a fancy new one. One month later I'm driving across the state in a UHaul to pick up her machine! </div>
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Angela and I, her first machine is now my first machine! </div>
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Here she is all set up in my sewing room! In case ya'll are wondering, it's a Gammill Premier.</div>
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Next, this is a quilt I quilted for RJR Fabrics, my mother designed and pieced it and then I quilted it. I'll also do a new post for this quilt with more photos later this week!</div>
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Finally, for now, I just finished quilting this quilt for Robyn. Again, I'll post later this week about Robyn's gorgeous quilt with more photos.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;">PLEASE VOTE for your favorite Cherrywood quilt at </span><a href="http://on.fb.me/1fCSTqJ" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://on.fb.me/1fCSTqJ</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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Cherrywood Hand-Dyed Fabric donated 24 packets of fat eighths from their "Minnesota Bundle", which includes colors from lake blue to forest green to golden brown to barn red.</div>
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We invited 24 fiber artists to design and create a quilt specifically for the MD Anderson Ovarian Cancer Quilt Project. It's been amazing to see what beautiful, unique quilts were created from the same packet. Thank you to all of our quilters.</div>
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My talented friend Diane over at <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/">From Blank Pages</a> has designed her first quilt pattern called <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/project/view/grandmas-lawn-chair---baby-size-quilt/128241">Grandma's Lawn Chair</a>. Check out her Craftsy page because she also has some awesome paper piecing patterns as well!</div>
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The pattern was very detailed and has lots of illustrations!</div>
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Diane has thought of everything for this pattern and the instructions have three different sizes. I chose to do the toddler size. My sister-in-law is pregnant and having a little girl in January, so I thought this was a great pattern to use for her baby quilt! The pattern went together super fast! I got the top together (including cutting) in one day! Well, sporadically on one day between naps and after Jared went to bed! </div>
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Here is the quilt top I made and I love how it turned out!</div>
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If you're interested in purchasing Diane's Grandma's Lawn Chair, you can purchase it on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/project/view/grandmas-lawn-chair---baby-size-quilt/128241">Craftsy</a> or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162213292/grandmas-lawn-chair-quilt-pattern-3">Etsy</a>!</div>
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Great pattern Diane, and thanks for letting me be a part of the blog hop!!</div>
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Make sure you check out all of the other stops on the blog hop as well!</div>
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Mon 9th - Diane @ <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-quilt-pattern-blog.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">from blank pages...</span></a><br />
Tues 10th - Julie @ <a href="http://www.joliemaxtin.com/2013/09/blog-hop-stop-1-pull-up-chair.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Jolie Maxtin</span></a><br />
Wed 11th - Ginny @ <a href="http://fishcreekstudio.blogspot.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-pattern-and-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Fishcreek Studio</span></a><br />
Thurs 12th - Kelleigh - <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-blog-hop-guest.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">guest blogging at from blank pages...</span></a><br />
Fri 13th - Sara @ <a href="http://www.sewsweetness.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-pattern-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Sew Sweetness </span></a><br />
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Mon 16th , Diane @ <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-blog-hop-continues.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">from blank pages...</span></a> <br />
Tues 17th - Hilary @ <a href="http://www.youngtexanmama.com/2013/09/grandmas-lawn-chair-blog-hop-giveaway.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Young Texan Mama</span></a><br />
Wed 18th - Mike @ <a href="http://amateurquilter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">The Amateur Quilter</span></a> <br />
Thurs 19th - Rachael @ <a href="http://imaginegnats.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">imagine gnats</span></a> <br />
Fri 20th - Courtney @ <a href="http://monpetitlyons.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Mon Petite Lyons </span></a><br />
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Mon 23rd - Jamie @ <a href="http://jamiemueller.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Sunflower Seeds</span></a> <br />
Tues 24th - Alyce @ <a href="http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Blossom Heart Quilts</span></a><br />
Wed 25th - Krista @ <a href="http://spottedstone.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Spotted Stones</span></a> <br />
Thurs 26th - Cristy @ <a href="http://www.sewmuchlikemom.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">Sew Much Like Mom</span></a><br />
Fri 27th - Diane @ <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5b809b;">from blank pages...</span></a><br />
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A few months ago my guild, the <a href="http://www.stlmqg.blogspot.com/">STLMQG</a>, issued a new challenge called The Ohio Star Challenge. The rules were to Make a Modern Quilt by using the Traditional Block "Ohio Star" and you can read more of the details <a href="http://stlmqg.blogspot.com/p/challenge.html">here</a>. Our meeting is tomorrow but I wanted to post about my quilt(s) today because tomorrow is going to be super busy/long and Sunday I probably won't have the energy to blog about it either.</div>
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This is what I came up with and my Dad named it Pathway Through The Stars! I loved how the first one turned out so much that I made a second one! </div>
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One of the reasons why Saturday is going to be so busy is that our best friend Matt is getting married to his beautiful bride Shannon. Their wedding colors are peacock colors so I pulled these solids to make a quilt for them! This was the second challenge quilt I made and I'm glad I did, because the Ohio Star stands out better using the solids than the prints. BUT I love them both equally and if it wasn't our best friends wedding I might keep this one! :) Love ya'll and can't wait to celebrate God's joining of two awesome people tomorrow!</div>
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The awesome <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/">Angela Walters</a> has a new class over on <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/">Craftsy</a> called <a href="http://www.craftsy.com/class/dot-to-dot-quilting/426?_ct=iuqhsx-kdyluhiqb-huikbj-sekhiu&_ctp=426">Dot to Dot Quilting</a>. In the class she teaches how to FMQ these simple line designs with stunning outcomes! The class was really informative and fun. I found these designs to be simple and kinda relaxing! I also mixed in some other FMQ designs like pebbles and swirls. I HIGHLY recommend this class and thanks Angela for another fun one! (Plus, it's on sale right now! So, hop on over and check it out!)</div>
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Sorry this post is a few days late. We are hosting a foreign exchange student from China this year and the first day of school was today, so it has been a little crazy around here! Anywho, I'll write more about that later...on to the winners!<br />I'm posting all four winners, two from my blog and two from my mom's blog!</div>
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A BIG THANK YOU to all of the participants in the Sewing Accessories Blog Hop! This has been so much fun sharing the projects from our book with everyone and we LOVE seeing ya'lls creations!!!</div>
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First up, the fantastic <a href="http://www.modalissa.blogspot.com/">people</a> at <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/">Moda</a> sent us a couple goodies to share!</div>
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Ok, so for the giveaway, leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite project from our book! You can also leave a separate comment telling me you follow my blog, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/SunFlower-Quilts/96826583179">facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/SunFlower_Quilt">twitter</a>, or <a href="http://instagram.com/jamiemueller0522#">instagram</a> for extra chances! Then, hop on over to my <a href="http://www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com/">Mom's blog</a> for more chances to win!</div>
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Wow, I can't believe it's already week 4...only one more week left!<br />I would like to introduce Diane over at <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/">From Blank Pages</a> this week! She did an amazing job on our <a href="http://constantlyquilting.blogspot.com/2013/07/sewing-accessoriesblog-hop-week-1.html">Pincushion Caddy</a>! It's looks awesome Diane, the fabrics are gorgeous, you're so talented!! Thank you for being a part of our blog hop! Make sure you stop by Diane' blog for a chance to win a copy of our book!</div>
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Howdy everyone and welcome to week 4 of the Sewing Accessories blog hop!</div>
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This ruler hanger holds all of your rotary cutting rulers and hangs on your wall! The bottom pocket holds your 6" X 24" ruler and the top pocket holds your 15" an 12 1/2" square rulers. I couldn't wait to get this project back from the publisher, I LOVE having all of my rulers hanging in one spot on the wall in my sewing room! </div>
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Don't forget, <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The amazing <a href="http://betteroffthread.com/"><span style="color: #2194b6;">Janice over at Better Off Thread</span></a> has
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The Embroidery Pouch is perfect for all of those hand projects you work on! The Embroidery Pouch is perfect for the travel sewist with a handle and zipper enclosure. This pouch has lots of pockets inside to hold all of your embroidery items: floss, needles, scissors and your hoop! And if you make the Embroidery Tote from the book, this pouch will fit inside! Check my <a href="http://constantlyquilting.blogspot.com/2013/07/sewing-accessoriesblog-hop-week-3.html">Mom's blog</a> to see more about the Embroidery Tote!</div>
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Fabrics used: Kate Spain's Cuzco by <a href="http://unitednotions.com/">Moda</a></div>
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It's week 3 of the Sewing Accessories Blog Hop and the amazing <a href="http://betteroffthread.com/">Janice over at Better Off Thread</a> has another great project from the book! Be sure you hop on over to <a href="http://betteroffthread.com/">Janice's</a> blog and give her some comment love, she's giving away a copy of the book! Thank you Janice for being part of this blog hop!</div>
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Hopefully ya'll hopped on over to <a href="http://www.sewwithsass.blogspot.com/">Steffani's blog</a> to see the adorable Iron Caddy she made! I absolutely love the fabrics she used, they are perfect! If you haven't seen it, make sure you hop on over and leave <a href="http://www.sewwithsass.blogspot.com/">her </a>a comment to win a copy of our book!</div>
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Today I am sharing our Armchair Caddy/Pincushion</div>
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This Armchair Caddy comes in handy for all of those hand sewing projects you might have! Whether you're hand sewing the binding, English Paper Piecing some hexagons, or doing some embroidery or applique, this caddy will hold all of your essential items. There are two pockets to hold scissors, thread, or anything you might need and there is a convenient pincushion on top for your needles and pins. We used flannel on the bottom so it will stay put nicely on the armchair of your couch or recliner!</div>
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Be sure to hop on over to <a href="http://www.sewwithsass.blogspot.com/">Steffani's blog</a> and my <a href="http://www.constantlyquilting.blogspot.com/">Mom's blog</a> for more book projects!</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Accessories-at-Home-Go/dp/1596357266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372648766&sr=8-1&keywords=sewing+accessories+at+home+and+on+the+go"><span style="color: #ccccff;">Amazon</span></a>,
<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sewing-accessories-at-home-on-the-go-jamie-mueller/1115237189?ean=9781596357266"><span style="color: #ccccff;">Barnes
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