tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57087103166870585802024-03-13T16:43:25.660-05:00Lindz QuiltsDesigner | Gamer | Techie | Nerd | CrafterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-32581175020567538572013-03-15T13:37:00.001-05:002013-03-15T13:50:54.797-05:00Now for something completely different...<img data-crop="133-296-293-86" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8553905604_5eacf882e0.jpg" /><br />
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Now I know that I don't ever talk about beauty products, nor do I even MENTION them. Lately I've been on such a Lush kick that I wanted to do a post about my favorites.<br />
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For the benefit of those that have no idea what I'm talking about, I will explain a little bit about Lush. *disclaimer: this post is purely out of my love for Lush and not sponsored in any way*<br />
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Lush strives to be a leader in effective beauty products, while only using fresh ingredients, not testing on animals and with little impact on the environment. That's the jist of it. If you like to read more about their story: <a href="http://www.lushusa.com/A-LUSH-Life/we-believe,en_US,pg.html">go here</a>.<br />
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While I love the above qualities, I am not an organic junky. I don't go out and buy anything that's organic, I like products that WORK and smell delicious in the process. That said, let's get into it!<br />
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Lush is all about the experience of the store and the products. I have only met amazing, knowledgable sales staff, who are passionate about the products they sell. They demo EVERYTHING. If you have no idea what a bath bomb does, just ask! They love to demo the products.<br />
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The products in the above photo are a combination of hair, face and lip products. I'm going to just talk about the products that I use for my hair and face.<br />
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The products are what I love to use for my hair. I only recently broke down and purchased my first set of shampoo and conditioner and I could not be happier with it. Rehab is meant for "damaged and abused" hair. Which, I'd say mine is quite sad from blow drying and straightening everyday. This, in combination with the Happy Happy Joy Joy Conditioner leaves my hair happy and shiny. I have to say, if you are used to normal conditioner products, the Lush counterpart does feel a little less substantial. It feels a bit more watery than other conditioners. I don't see a negative effect of that in regards to how my hair looks after washing, however. If anyone uses any other of the hair conditioners, let me know how those ones feel! I'm curious to see if that's just the result of using all fresh, natural ingredients or if it's this particular conditioner.<br />
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My absolute favorite hair product that I've used from Lush thus far has to be R & B. It is a leave-in moisturizer and I use it daily. I have red hair, which tends to be a combination of weirdness, not limited to weird waviness, frizziness and static. I blow dry/straighten my hair to solve the odd waviness that my hair has, but this product solves the issues I have with fly aways and static(which infinitely multiples in the winter).<br />
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The consistency is like a very thick, creamy conditioner. I can only use a tiny, tiny amount or my hair looks crazy greasy. I have been using this product everyday for at least 4 months and I've barely made a dent in that tin. I highly recommend this product.<br />
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On to face...<br />
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Don't tell anyone, but I'm super, super bad about washing my face at night. I know... bad. But I'm getting better with my new set of Lush products. I need something quick and easy so I went with 9 to 5 as a cleanser. It is a creamy lotion cleanser that you just put on a cotton pad and rub into your skin. Out comes the dirty onto the cotton pad. I don't recommend that you rely on this to remove eye makeup. Use a separate product that is meant to remove eye makeup without stressing your sensitive skin around your eyes.<br />
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I have a small gripe about the cleanser. For some reason, I don't FEEL like my skin is as clean as other products I have used. I have no evidence to support that, it just doesn't as fresh because you don't rinse the lotion cleaner off. I break the rules though, and do. Shhh.<br />
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Ok so, the Toner, Breath of Fresh Air. I seriously still do not understand the point of toner, but it feels amazing on my face when I spray it on. It literally feels like a breath of fresh air. Appropriately named products, for the win! It was recommended by the sales lady to use 9 to 5, then spray on Breath of Fresh Air and THEN use the Imperialis moisturizer. This, she demonstrated in-store on the back of my hand and it felt amazingly soft, so I had to get it all for my face. It does the same. By the time I'm done my face feels amazing. So, it must be working right?<br />
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Here's the moisturizer:<br />
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It's super lightweight and like R & B, I'm pretty sure this tin will last me forever.<br />
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Hmm, I think that is enough for now! Check out <a href="http://www.lushusa.com/">Lush's website</a> to see info on the above products.<br />
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If you use Lush, please let me know what products you love, as I'm always on the look out for new things to try!<br />
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Thanks all for enduring my non-sewing post :D<br />
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-LindzUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-31602499231653652862013-02-12T19:58:00.004-06:002013-02-12T19:58:47.776-06:00Babies on the Brain<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/47549406@N02/8469915844/" title="Burp cloths and baby blankets! by Lindzoo, on Flickr"><img alt="Burp cloths and baby blankets!" height="375" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8469915844_207a4bf14f.jpg" width="500" /></a><br />
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A new project is afoot. This is a step towards my 2013 goal to open an Etsy store. This idea is to bundle some baby items together. Likely burp cloths/baby blankets and the like. Of course, the ideas are not refined as I have not made prototypes for all the ideas I have yet. It's fun to get started though!<br />
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The girly colors- Tula Pink, Salt Water and Valori Wells, Wrenly<br />
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The boyish colors- Tula Pink, Salt Water and Valori Wells, WrenlyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-64010097329981943942013-02-09T19:13:00.003-06:002013-02-09T19:13:59.440-06:00A finish!<img data-crop="142-322-302-112" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8460312834_02de5fe668.jpg" /><br />
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Finally! It's finished :)<br />
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Quilting is almost finished on this bad boy. I'm getting really excited to finish this!<br />
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This is my first experience with free motion quilting. I decided to a random geometric pattern through all the white negative space. I love the way it is turning out so far!<br />
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I am definitely not fully in control with the free motion quilting yet. If you look close you can see some stitching is longer/shorter from me not being able to give it consistent motion. I will get better with practice! .... I think.<br />
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AHH imperfections!<br />
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The effect is still great though over. I can't wait to finish this! Next time I post I will finally have a finished project! WOOOO<br />
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Thanks all for stopping by!<br />
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Yay! It has borders! I dont know why this was the most annoying part for me, but I really had to MAKE myself get the border on this thing.<br />
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I have no idea what I'm going to do for the backing. I completely ran out of Kona white and was hoping to not have to buy more fabric. I'm really hoping I have enough of the other fabrics to piece together a back!<br />
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Tis all for today!<br />
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Thanks all for stopping by :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-47925932383262551272013-01-13T07:03:00.000-06:002013-01-13T07:03:01.872-06:00January 2013<img data-crop="77-266-237-56" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8375435183_583f8e5df3.jpg" /><br />
Working away on this quilt for my Mommy in-law. I have all the blocks together with sashing now. This did not happen without a massive amount of frustration. 2 of the rows had to be completely ripped apart after realizing the sashing did not line up AT ALL.<br />
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It still needs borders, but I decided maybe I needed a small break from sewing yesterday.
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I don't have a lot of room in my teensy apartment for laying things out, so I apologize for the shadows and terrible cropping.<br />
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I wanted to talk about a little bit about some resolutions for this year that I have for this year. Nothing really intense, but I always like to try to be bettering (is that a word?) myself<br />
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Pretty much.<br />
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<li>Finish all unfinished projects</li>
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Thanks all!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-55268373870075011912013-01-06T20:45:00.000-06:002013-01-06T20:45:22.323-06:00A project for mi madreSo this is a project that I thought up mmm last May. I decided I was going to make a quilt for my mother-in-law. They had just bought a new house and she was clearly going to need a fresh new quilt for her living room!<br />
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Well here we are 8 months later and I finally sat down and made some real progress on this. I knew that I wanted to do a similar layout to what Camille did in this <a href="http://camilleroskelley.typepad.com/simplify/2012/07/summersville.html">blog post</a> with Summersville. I love the clean lines because I wanted to use bold fabrics to give some nice color for my in-laws new living room. I decided that the color scheme of <a href="http://www.anthologyfabrics.com/home.php?cat=261">Maya by Anthology Fabrics</a> was perfect, as my MIL loves red and yellow.<br />
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I added some coordinating reds, yellows and teals fill in the gaps and give it more depth.<br />
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The blocks are about 10" x 10" after using 2.5" strips of fabric.<br />
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I kinda thought I'd cut enough fabric to make a big enough quilt, but I ended up with only enough for 14 blocks. I tried to lay it out with 12 and do some cool border with remaining strips, but I think I will have to bite the bullet and press on with more block making.<br />
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Since this is a long overdue project, I'm hoping to get the top done ASAP, so be on the look out for more updates to come!<br />
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So to begin, a quilt I finished and posted on flickr and twitter but never blogged about. I used Innocent Crush by AMH. Here are les photos, beginning to end:</div>
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Top is pieced!</div>
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I love this quilt. It's perfect for snuggling on the couch :)</div>
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WHICH is still not done. This photo was taken, mmmm about a year ago. Maybe I need to start finishing this up eh?
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I made this cute little quilt for my adorable new niece. Miss Elysia Joyce</div>
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I will be posting more now. I finally am settled in our new apartment and have things to finish!</div>
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So I made some progress on my Christmas quilt finally. Finished the simple quilting and now I just have to finish up the binding. It's weird that this is only my 2nd quilt that will be finished. It's not however the second quilt I started... That one is on the back burner for a bit. I'm excited to have this quilt to cuddle with in the next couple days :)
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Next... I <i>tried </i>to start my Oh My Stars! QAL. But here's the thing, I walked in the room, started cutting the bigger squares for the first set when I realized I had cut it just a tad too small. It's supposed to be 7 and 1/2... whoops. Therefore I am done for the night. More to come tomorrow, hopefully!<br />
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I finally took some time to pull fabrics for the 2 QAL's I signed up for. The first one is Oh My Stars! which can be found over <a href="http://thoughtandfound.wordpress.com/2011/11/17/oh-my-stars-a-quilt-along/">yonder</a></div>
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The fabrics I chose for that are here:</div>
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I love muted yellows! I paired those with some browns and grays. Love the way this stack looks</div>
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Next... I signed up uber late for the chasing chevrons QAL. That one is found right over <a href="http://www.thatgirlthatquilt.com/2011/11/chasing-chevrons-quilt-along.html">here</a></div>
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I pulled this cloud 9 stack for that</div>
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I love how soft this fabric is and I think it looks lovely with kona black. I am so excited to be a part of these two quilt alongs, as they are my first! eeps!</div>
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I think that is it for now.</div>
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Still no progress on my christmas quilt except that I did piece together my backing. I STILL need to put it all together and baste it, but we all know how I feel about that part....</div>
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I have made virtually no progress on any of my projects. I think my problem is that I barely have space to make a quilt sandwich and get it done!<br />
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On another note... after my last post about joining the oh my stars! QAL, I saw the chasing chevrons one as well that I may join in mucho late.<br />
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Time to contemplate fabrics....Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-35615926662637592852011-11-18T02:23:00.000-06:002013-01-06T17:40:40.892-06:00BUSY<div style="text-align: left;">
I have been so busy lately with work and life shenanigans that I have been neglecting this here bla(h)g.</div>
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I HAVE been working on some things though so I figured I should share them :)</div>
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This stack of Hope Valley was cut and sewn together with some kona bone for the beginnings of twin quilts for my nieces for christmas</div>
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Finished one of the quilt tops here:</div>
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Speaking of Christmas I also decided to do a (very) simple Christmas quilt. I wanted to be sure that I would finished it in time to actually use it and enjoy it during the season. Also, this fabric was all HALF OFF at Joann's. Could not resist. Resistance is futile....</div>
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Keeping it simple with a red and white theme. I love the crispness of the red with the bright white. So clean and lovely. The bottom fabric will be the back of the quilt. I LOVEEE the style of it. Remind me of Scandinavian style.</div>
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Pic of just the backing fabric:</div>
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And here is most of the quilt pieced together. Again, I went super simple with just square patchwork. I look the way it looks though :)</div>
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That is all! Hope you are all well</div>
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No idea what I will use this for but it will be amazing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-74374709907464959632011-10-23T18:11:00.000-05:002013-01-06T17:43:07.934-06:00Just some things I made<div style="text-align: left;">
Made some little bags and pouches with the help of a couple great tutorials.</div>
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The first is the gathered clutch tutorial I found over at <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/">Noodlehead's</a> blog. The tutorial is <a href="http://www.noodle-head.com/2010/04/gathered-clutch-tutorial.html">here</a>. It is super cute and quick. I made these two in about 2 hours. Which for me is excellent because I'm new to this whole sewing thing. These are the ones I made:</div>
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Love the look of these! I'm giving both of these to friends and I'm going to make one for myself :)</div>
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I also made a box pouch using the tutorial by Miss Kaelin over at her <a href="http://www.theplaidscottie.com/">blog</a>. The tutorial is found <a href="http://www.theplaidscottie.com/2010/11/box-pouch-tutorial.html">here</a>.</div>
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She has great pictures and made it really easy to follow. Here is my first attempt:</div>
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Then... I made a larger bag for some sewing stuff. No tutorial for this one, but loosely based off of Noodlehead's tutorial but no gathered'ness. It is here:</div>
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I LOVE this fabric so much and it looks wonderful with the orange :)</div>
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Last but certainly not least, I have been working on manhandling my quilt through my tiny sewing machine for quilting. Here are some progress shots, almost done!</div>
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My walking foot has arrived. Time to practice with it before I attempt on my quilt!</div>
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I haven't posted in awhile and the reason is I'm waiting for my walking foot purchase to finish my quilt! I have made no progress since my quilt top finished.</div>
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I'm getting antsy and so I may start a new project. ESPECIALLY since I now have a bit of a fabric stash built up. I am just got a bunch of Ruby in the mail so I am making some plans for that.</div>
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I am so proud of it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-51983595148729630722011-09-21T20:49:00.000-05:002013-01-06T18:02:30.305-06:00Some more progress<div style="text-align: left;">
More progress on my quilt. I'm start to sew my squares into their triangles for my zig zag quilt. They are turning out quite nice, if I do say so myself.</div>
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The orange looks like dark red here for some reason. Bad lighting... whoops. But anyway, thats the jist of my project :)</div>
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I've been a bit busy and a bit scared of some parts of this project, but I'm cruising along now. I love it!</div>
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Excited!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5708710316687058580.post-29965964726996836772011-09-04T18:29:00.000-05:002013-01-06T17:03:08.782-06:00A bit more about myselfI've been gathering supplies to start my new hobby. Once I get that things I need and start a stock pile of fabric over here I shall be posting some stuff I have been working on. In the mean time I'm going to post some things I've designed or projects from school. It's been a little while since I posted and I haven't given a whole lot of information about myself.<br />
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I went to school for architecture. I graduated last year and since then I have been working at the Apple Store. Jobs around here for architecture are sparse so I'm surviving by working retail. I enjoy it though, I get to socialize and learn about technology.<br />
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So this is where I come from. This is what I'm used to designing. I know I'm making a big change but design is design and I'm excited to delve into this!<br />
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Along with many many people I know, lately I have become quite obsessed with <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/">pinterest.com</a>. Through this site I have gotten so many great ideas. What an amazing way to share ideas. It might have been through pinterest that I saw some pretty inspiring and modern quilts. After finding quite a few that I really love I started delve a bit more into the world of quilting. As I continue to dip my feet in this world, I have found some amazing bloggers, amazing works of art and amazing women behind them. The more I immerse myself in this world, the further I want to go. </div>
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I decided to somewhat follow suit and start a blog regarding what this complete amateur is doing in this world of quilting. I would just like a place to start gathering ideas, sources and eventually my own works. This is going to be my home base from which I may flourish or I might fizzle out. I don't know but this will be the place I discover if this is a passion. </div>
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Thanks all that inspire noobs like me to get involved and try new things. I appreciate any feedback or tips from all. </div>
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Lindz</div>
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