May Bee Block
May is the first month of my quilting bee. The lovely Brandi of Peace of Me Quilts, is our Queen Bee for the first month. You can find her Facebook page here and her Etsy Shop here. She’s a very...
View ArticleKeeping it real
My husband shared something with me that he read on Facebook a couple nights ago that has been rolling around in my head the past couple days. I’m paraphrasing (and frankly to lazy to look up the exact...
View ArticleGifts Galore!
The school year is winding down, but that’s when things seem to ramp up with activities, plays, music recitals, etc. It’s been busy but I’ve managed to squeeze in a lot of sewing. Next week is teacher...
View ArticleA Creative Funk
Do you ever spend hours and hours on an idea that you think will be great, only to be disappointed with the outcome? I suppose that happens to all of us, no matter what the subject matter is. I had...
View ArticleTip of the Day
It’s pretty safe to say the HST’s (half square triangles) are my favorite unit for constructing quilts. If I’m stumped when designing a quilt, it’s my sure-fire go-to. You can make so many different...
View ArticleMy First Pattern
In April of this year, a friend of mine was going through some medical treatments in the hospital. She asked me to make her a quilt to keep her warm, because the hospital often ran out of blankets and...
View ArticleIts beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
I don’t know about you, but this time of year is always a blur for me. Around October, I have a million ideas for things I want to do and make for the holidays. Then mid-December shows up and I’m...
View ArticlePaperie by Amy Sinibaldi – Blog Tour
When Amy Sinibaldi of Nana Company asked me to join her Paperie Blog Tour, I was thrilled and honored. I have followed Amy’s journey for a very long time, from her early days of sewing adorable...
View ArticleCongratulations!
First, I’d like to say how overwhelmed I am by all of your sweet comments. You really made my weekend! I wish I could hug each and every one of you. Truly. Congratulations to Hannah Baughman, who won...
View ArticlePaperie Planner Tutorial
{I love carrying a bit of Paperie with me everywhere I go} I wanted to make a planner cover for a couple years, but didn’t know where to start. I knew I wanted a 3 or 6 ring binder, so I could re-use...
View ArticleMy First Pattern
In April of this year, a friend of mine was going through some medical treatments in the hospital. She asked me to make her a quilt to keep her warm, because the hospital often ran out of blankets and...
View ArticleLake House
90% of my fabric stash is purchased with no plan of what I’ll make. When Sweetwater released their Boat House fabric line a couple years ago I had to have it! It reminded me of my dad, who LOVED the...
View ArticleFoxglove
I am so excited to be today’s stop on Aneela Hoey‘s Foxglove Showcase! Foxglove is Aneela’s latest fabric line with Cloud 9 Fabrics featuring 12 prints of beautifully saturated colors and it is...
View ArticlePlayground
Welcome to day two and my stop on Amy Sinibaldi’s Playground Showcase! I have been smitten with this line ever since I got a sneak peek from Amy in the spring. It brings me back to carefree childhood...
View ArticleBalance and Creativity
I don’t often get very personal in my blog or Instagram account. In this case, I decided why not? So many people go through similar situations and it might be nice to relate to another person, maybe...
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