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Best of 2015

January 7, 2016 by Abby 1 Comment

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I did one of these posts last year (see here) and it was fun to look back on what you liked the most so I thought I’d do it again this year.

My handmade gift guides for boys of all ages are always popular and took a few spots in the top 10. You can see the whole series here.

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Free Baby Uggs Knitting Pattern

I can’t believe how popular this pattern continues to be. Since moving to wordpress, this pattern has been downloaded over 130,000 times! No wonder it’s the top post for 2015.

Two-Tone Luminous Quilt

Luminous Quilt Pattern

I was so excited to release my first quilt pattern last year. You can read all about the pattern with the link above or take a look at it in my shop here. To celebrate the new year, you can use the copuon HAPPYNEWYEAR to get 15% off your cart for the next two weeks.

Zucchini Polpette

Zucchini Polpette

I still make these often as they are super tasty. The boys go off them occasionally, but that doesn’t bother me one bit. More for me!

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How to Store Your Sewing Machines Needles

This little sewing hack makes keeping track of your needles so much easier.

7 Quilt Mistakes I Made

I only started quilting a year ago. It seems like ages now. Take a look at the mistakes I made when I was first starting out. I wrote a whole post about them so you can avoid making them too.

Happy New Year and thanks for reading!

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  1. FVITH says

    March 31, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    Nice wrap up.
    The baby uggs are so cute!

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