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Some of my favorite crafty sites...

Patterns and inspiration:
Gingercake
Go-Go Kim
In Color Order
Maureen Cracknell Handmade
Noodlehead
Obsessively Stitching
Piece N Quilt
Polka Dot Chair
Sew Can She 
Sew Fantastic
Sew Mama Sew
Sew Spoiled 
Sew Sweetness

Handmade goodies:
Mama Made Them (wooden toys)
Stephanie Fizer Coleman (whimsical art and stationery)
Tatiana's Corner (handmade cards, scrapbook layouts, and more)


Supplies:
Cute Little Fabric Shop
Hawthorne Threads (fabric)
RicraC (super cool enamel pins)
SewPerfectlyVintage (fabric)
Twice Sheared Sheep (stitch markers)
Zipit (zippers)

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