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Working From Home

January 15, 2015July 21, 2020 Shannyn Kellybusiness, Craft, pyjamas, quilting, sew4 Comments

Since leaving my full time job last summer, I realize how fortunate I was to be able to make that choice. But one thing I hadn’t known/realized was going to happen, was how isolating that truly can be. I came across an excellent article today, posted below that really spoke to me. I went from a busy customer service based management position in a crazy busy store to a quiet, no-routine day where if I wasn’t careful, I could spend the whole day in my jammies, never leaving the…

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Strippin’ in Black and White….Part Deux

December 1, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellymodern, pattern, red, sew, strip quilt0 comment

It started Saturday….. As I stared into my stash of fabric….. thinking….masculine….masculine….. Progressed into new slabs of strip fabrics…… And then…. Voila!! Now yes the photo is pretty wonky; the cat tore across the dang thing *just* as I got to the top of the stairs to take the photo. So it’s straight, lol I swear. I will be finishing this up today and updating the photos as I go!

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Strippin’ in Black and White

December 1, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellybaby, batgirl, black, cotton, fabric, moda, piecing, quilt, sew, sewing, strip, supergirl, superheros, toddler, white, wonderwoman0 comment

Nope…it’s not what you think. Or…maybe it is! It was recently brought to my attention that my Etsy shop is overloaded with (ahem) ‘girly stuff’. Vintage sheet Pink Rail fence I realized….. that’s very true. There’s a lot of pinks and pastels and shall we say, more feminine quilts and things on there. Not so much for in the Manly Men department. So I am working on that discrepancy this week! Here’s a sneak peek: Strip Quilts come together quickly! I cut some of my fav black and white fabrics…

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Which comes first – fabric or pattern?

November 26, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellyblogs, create, creating, fabric, inspiration, inspire, moda, pattern design, patterns, question, quilt, quilting, sew, sewing, solids0 comment

I have a question to pose to all the quilters out there…. what comes first for you? Do you find gorgeous fabrics INSPIRE you to create and then you grab the pattern? Or do intricate design patterns INSPIRE you to pull fabrics and then you create? I found this fabric and fell in love. I didn’t want to cut it at first. For me, I think that it’s the fabric that inspires the pattern. But wait…sometimes when I peruse blogs online I see patterns that just yell at me to…

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Sick sick Sick SICK sick.

September 20, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellyblog, clean, food, life, non quilting, other, quilt, recipes, sew, sick, target, wombats0 comment

Ugh. Is there anything worse than a hard-hitting Cold. Wikipedia says: “The common cold (also known as nasopharyngitis, rhinopharyngitis, acute coryza,[1] head cold, or simply a cold) is a viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract which primarily affects the nose. Symptoms include coughing, sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, and fever which usually resolve in seven to ten days, with some symptoms lasting up to three weeks. Well over 200 virus strains are implicated in the cause of the common cold; the rhinoviruses are the most common.” Lookit. These…

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Work in Progress Wednesday

August 27, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellybloomers, costume, finish, quilt, quilting, scrap, sew, sewing, stashbusting, string, WIP wednesday2 Comments

#wipwednesday in photos Big pile o bloomers to be photographed and added to my Etsy page. Perfect for Reenactors, Rennies, theatre and more! ‘Shattered’ blocks, in progress. More on these later. String quilt all put together, just needs borders and …everything else. Lol. What are you working on today?

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Spring (!!!) Cleaning

March 12, 2014December 21, 2020 Shannyn KellyCleaning, fabric, mess, never ending winter, no photos, no progress, quilt, sew, sewing room, snow, spring, storm, WIP0 comment

It started snowing overnight….yesterday it was plus 8!! Today…. cold and it’s snowed alllllll day. So, THIS happened outside. It didn’t stop until oh, 7pm. SO, since I was snowed in, I decided to finally, FINALLY attack my Sewing Room of Doom. Since I moved in back in May, I haven’t really had time to git in here and go thru stuff. Like, the filing cabinet. And um, bins and bins of fabric. I’m so embarrassed by how much of an explosion I created I couldn’t even post photos.…

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Snow makes for CUTE PHOTOS

February 26, 2014July 22, 2020 Shannyn Kellybright, camera, canon rebel, etsy, finish, pattern, photo shoot, photos, quilt, quilts, sew, sewing, shop, snow0 comment

Last year for Christmas; I received a wonderful and thoughtful gift….a Canon Rebel camera. I love it. I’m still learning to use it, for Christmas THIS year Santa brought a super cool zoom lens…(which I also have to learn how to use.) I know that photographs are probably the most important part of any blog; and I am slowly working on redoing most (all) of the photos of my quilts so you can really see the colours and work involved on them. Here are some updates you can see on…

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Fell down go boom. Ow. No quilting today.

April 5, 2012July 22, 2020 Shannyn KellyFall, frozen peas, injury, junk, knee, life, no sewing, ow, patterns, programs, quilt, quilting, sew, skinned knee, tv0 comment

Well, no sewing for me tonite. I was takin’ out the garbage, and there’s this ONE sidewalk stone that I know is raised up a bit. I know it’s there. I know you know I know it’s there. I forgot it was there. Ow. Ah. The moment when you are happily skipping along and then the next you are mid-air, flailing…. Then, you are dazed with pain, scrambling back up the steps to get inside as soon as possible…..hoping that no neighbour witnessed your graceful descent…. Hoping no one is…

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Holy Cow,it’s WIP Again! Yay!

March 28, 2012July 21, 2020 Shannyn Kellybinding, colours, craft show, creating, finish, finishes, FMQ, learning, needle drop, patchwork, piecing, pink, scissors, sew, stash building, stippling, stitches, WIP, WIP wednesday1 Comment

Okay so I’m almost caught up…um, sorta….heh. Here’s my updates for WIP Wednesday: This quilt is a custom order; just awaiting FMQ and binding, to be done tonite after work. Yay! Circus Animal Quilt This is a custom memory quilt made from baby clothes and blankets. A bit of a challenge, but it is awating quilting and binding.. Baby Clothes Memory Quilt A custom order, new this week, so needs to be sandwiched, basted and quilted. A custom order Rail Fence with creams and browns. This…

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