Bienvenue de Lyon!
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Bienvenue de Lyon!

We made it! We had a bit of a complicated journey, with me on a roundtrip ticket and Kristian and Lilian flying one-way. It worked out well that we flew…
The Moving Process
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The Moving Process

It's all well and good to turn to your husband and say, "Do you want to move to Europe?" It's a whole other thing to figure out what to do…
Bon Voyage!
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Bon Voyage!

I've resurrected this blog, because... we're moving to Lyon, France in a little less than two weeks. Zomg, how did that happen? (Umm, Hope, you made some plans and then…
Ikonart Stencil Kit Review
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Ikonart Stencil Kit Review

(What? Friends sometimes take 5 years in between posts). My dad gave me an Ikonart stencil kit for Christmas. Which is a bit like bringing coals to Newcastle. Or Newcastle…
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Stuff I Sewed in 2017

Oh, 2017. You dumpster fire, you. So much stress sewing. So little blogging. Here are some of the things that I made: Giant Quilt Sampler for my Grandmother It was…
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Tap Tap

*Steps up to the mic...* Is this thing on? I just went to see what my last blog post was, and I realized that it was an entire year ago.…
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Mother’s Day 2017

Pro tip: sleeping in on Mother's Day will feel extra luxurious if you go out drinking with your little sister the night before. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUDqCGIASZN/?taken-by=beerandpie We schooled some nerds at Hoop…
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New Quilts: Starbursts + Les Fleurs

I just finished up three quilts at the same time (and boy are my arms tired!). I made two quilts (each of them has a slightly different layout) from this…
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Stuff I Made in 2016

One thing that I like about a blog (versus just putting stuff on Twitter or Instagram) is that it lets you put a bunch of ideas together in context. Oh, yeah,…