Devablogger

I use this page mostly to post little blurbs about my life and interesting finds from other sites online.

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  1. Ada Lovelace | Take Back Halloween!

    I don’t do historical reenactment, but I need an excuse to put love into an historical costume.  This. Is. It.

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  2. a fun and subtle quilt block

    naughty words ahead.

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  3. (via How to draft a LeMoyne Star « Bloomin’ Workshop) The person who drew this and posted the tutorial also commented that she is “not a math person.”  I beg to differ.  Compass-and-straightedge constructions and the pythagorean theorem might be high school geometry, but identifying appropriate applications for them in daily life (here, designing a quilt block) requires more than just a little mathematical insight. Women, please stop perpetuating the “I’m so bad at math” stereotype and give yourselves some credit.

    (via How to draft a LeMoyne Star « Bloomin’ Workshop)

    The person who drew this and posted the tutorial also commented that she is “not a math person.”  I beg to differ.  Compass-and-straightedge constructions and the pythagorean theorem might be high school geometry, but identifying appropriate applications for them in daily life (here, designing a quilt block) requires more than just a little mathematical insight.

    Women, please stop perpetuating the “I’m so bad at math” stereotype and give yourselves some credit.

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  4. YARDSTICK COMPASS For drawing big circles.  I love little items with a wide range of uses.

    YARDSTICK COMPASS

    For drawing big circles.  I love little items with a wide range of uses.

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  5. open hussif (by Devon) I made a hussif (or housewife) for my sister-in-law for Christmas.  It’s an 18th & 19th century sewing kit.  I wet felted the needle pages and needle felted the pin cushion.  There are two pockets for thread, buttons, and miscellaneous.

    open hussif (by Devon)

    I made a hussif (or housewife) for my sister-in-law for Christmas.  It’s an 18th & 19th century sewing kit.  I wet felted the needle pages and needle felted the pin cushion.  There are two pockets for thread, buttons, and miscellaneous.

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  6. Yesterday, I finished a mini quilt with a traditional Amish Star block.  For the hand-quilting, I made a ghetto thimble out of duct tape.  I wish I had real duct tape, though, because the dollar store stuff that I had was all gooey and more like electrical tape. I made this for a swap, and I’m going to miss it.

    Yesterday, I finished a mini quilt with a traditional Amish Star block.  For the hand-quilting, I made a ghetto thimble out of duct tape.  I wish I had real duct tape, though, because the dollar store stuff that I had was all gooey and more like electrical tape.

    I made this for a swap, and I’m going to miss it.

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  7. I made this ATC for a Firefly swap.  I’m not much of an embroiderer, and I learned French knots while making it.  I tried to be all fancy with the hemming, which was a disaster, but it’s mostly the right size, and I fused the muslin to a cardstock backing with Wonder-Under® (also a first).

    I made this ATC for a Firefly swap.  I’m not much of an embroiderer, and I learned French knots while making it.  I tried to be all fancy with the hemming, which was a disaster, but it’s mostly the right size, and I fused the muslin to a cardstock backing with Wonder-Under® (also a first).

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  8. Devaburger Knits- always trying something new

    Looks like I started a proper blog.  Sigh.  I had fun geeking out today designing a quilt and documented some of the process here.

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  9. I made my first two artist trading cards today.  The streamers took about twice as long as the moon.  I think I’m going to be making more of these when I feel both crafty and uninspired, like I did today.

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  10. Doll Quilt ‘10 (via devaburger) I made a quilt!  This is my first quilted (as in real) quilt ever.  I made one paper pieced square from scraps, figured it would be a long time before I made another, and turned it into a doll quilt. The grey fabric in the center is from an old, loved pair of pants.  I bought the other two center fabrics on my honeymoon.  The yellow is from a thrift store and is very, very heavy.

    Doll Quilt ‘10 (via devaburger)

    I made a quilt!  This is my first quilted (as in real) quilt ever.  I made one paper pieced square from scraps, figured it would be a long time before I made another, and turned it into a doll quilt.

    The grey fabric in the center is from an old, loved pair of pants.  I bought the other two center fabrics on my honeymoon.  The yellow is from a thrift store and is very, very heavy.

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  11. hand-made napkin (via devaburger) I made a cloth napkin today!  I realized I had a pretty nice collection of cloth napkins that I wasn’t using, and I wanted to rectify that.  If I make it, I’m more likely to use it. The cloth is a handspun with red and green threads (couldn’t tell you warp v. weft), and it looks like a shimmery brown from a distance.  Yay for remnant bins! I hand sewed it with some hand quilting thread.  I used a tutorial to get mitered corners and another tutorial to learn how to fold a napkin all fancy-like.  I’m happy with it.

    hand-made napkin (via devaburger)

    I made a cloth napkin today!  I realized I had a pretty nice collection of cloth napkins that I wasn’t using, and I wanted to rectify that.  If I make it, I’m more likely to use it.

    The cloth is a handspun with red and green threads (couldn’t tell you warp v. weft), and it looks like a shimmery brown from a distance.  Yay for remnant bins!

    I hand sewed it with some hand quilting thread.  I used a tutorial to get mitered corners and another tutorial to learn how to fold a napkin all fancy-like.  I’m happy with it.

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  12. How to Sew a Teddy Wolf or Stuffed Wolf Toy Nope.  Not cute.

    How to Sew a Teddy Wolf or Stuffed Wolf Toy

    Nope.  Not cute.

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