MMtM 2020 Day 31: FAQs!
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MMtM 2020 Day 31: FAQs!

Thanks so much for joining me this month in sharing a bit about myself and what I make. I hope you learned some things and would love to know what questions you have for me! Feel free to ask me anything about knitting, crochet, yarn, quilting, sewing, fabric, 3D printing, designing, mental health, or anything at all! New yarn from @owool

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MMtM 2020 Day 28: Planning
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MMtM 2020 Day 28: Planning

I use Trello to organize my various projects, from idea phase to completion. It's a lightweight project management too that lets me drag my items from column to column as I work on them, as well as add notes, attachments, and links. Here you can get a sneak peek as to what's in the pipeline.

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MMtM 2020 Day 27: Future Goals
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MMtM 2020 Day 27: Future Goals

On the left is my list of short term goals and the right side has some longer term goals. I don't really have a good vision for where I want Loops of Gray to go, but getting things written down is a good start. A shaded square indicates in progress and a solid square means complete.

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MMtM 2020 Day 23: Photography
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MMtM 2020 Day 23: Photography

I take all of my photos with my Google Pixel 2 phone (with the exception of this one! lol) and do almost no editing. Generally I leave it alone or do the "Auto" correction option in Google Photos. In extreme situations, I download the photo to my computer and open Picasa (a long-abandoned Google product) to use the "neutral color picker" to get the right color balance.

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MMtM 2020 Day 17: Proud of
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MMtM 2020 Day 17: Proud of

I think the project I'm most proud of is this Blues quilt I made for myself and my husband Brian in 2016. I designed the pattern myself. I matched the fabric colors to the Blues jerseys. It's the biggest quilt I've ever made (king size!!!). And I did it all on my dinky domestic sewing machine.

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MMtM 2020 Day 12: Learning Curve
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MMtM 2020 Day 12: Learning Curve

A couple years ago, Angela Walters hosted a #fmqchallenge and I tried a bunch of quilting designs for the first time. You can easily see at the bottom of the block how much I struggled with the arches, but by the top of the block I was getting the hang of it.

It was a lot of fun to see my progression and be able to add some more tricks up my quilting sleeves.

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MMtM 2020 Day 10: Authentic Space
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MMtM 2020 Day 10: Authentic Space

Guys, this is my real workspace right now. We are in the middle of moving and all of my things are packed up. My sewing machine, fabric, and yarn has been packed up for months. It has pained me to see so few of things that bring me joy. I have had to postpone projects until we move and I have my new space set up.

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March Meet the Maker 2020 Day 1: My Story
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March Meet the Maker 2020 Day 1: My Story

I learned to knit when I was 12, about 23 years ago, using an old illustrated book from my grandma's house, and have basically never stopped since then. I also crochet, sew, quilt, do 3D printing, and a little bit of a lot of other things. This picture showcases several of my crafts, including 3D printing the base for a UFO abduction lamp.

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