If your teen is anything like mine, she has spent her life getting DIY bath bomb gifts and miniature looms and friendship bracelet kits. And while she has not totally lost her love for these things, anything with a 3+ or 8+ child label warning has already been gifted to her. (Casualty of having a …
Crafty Gifts for Teen Girls they will actually LOVE! Read More »
Looking for a fun sewing project this holiday season? Why not create your own tree skirt with my Hexagon Tree Skirt Pattern? Check out the pattern here. Get creative this holiday season with these festive crafts and DIYs. Make your own Nativity Advent Calendar Count down the days until Christmas with your own quilted Nativity …
I’m so excited to FINALLY share with you a bookmark that I made for a Valentine’s day swap. I had to keep it a secret until my partner received it. But clearly we are past Valentine’s day now and I can share it now. My partner requested a bookmark that she saw on Pinterest which …
This quilt has been a long time in the making. I believe that I started the blocks over 3 years ago. I had just discovered modern quilting and this was my very first attempt at not using a pattern for the blocks. Improvising was a completely new concept for me! I had a bit of …
This is one of the first baby quilts that I made for a friend a few years ago. They, like us, struggle with fertility and they had decided to adopt a beautiful boy from Guatemala. It was very exciting to be part of their journey from home inspections, to placement, to knowing they were finally …
Okay folks…here it is…the last mini quilt I think that I’ll be making for a while. And when I say Mini I mean it! This little quilt is about 13″ tall and 9″ wide. And it’s all based on the children’s book “Harold and the Purple Crayon”. Being a new mom, I’m not super in …
Isn’t it lovely when you get things accomplished that have been on your too do list for far too long? That’s what I was able to do this weekend. They are little things, but I actually had a bit of a life this weekend and went to a lovely dinner, dance fundraiser. We got all …
I’m on an official sewing break for the next few days due to the guests staying at our house. You see the guest room is my sewing room and right now the machine is up in the corner of the closet! So I’m just sitting here and waiting for my pretty fabrics to arrive in …
Just sitting here waiting for all my lovely fabric to arrive in the mail. Read More »
Well, really my first two birthday gifts. But one of them I already told you about. My husband bought me the newest version of electric quilt early because we pre-ordered it to get a good discount. I’m really enjoying learning the program and I know that once I really get going with it, I will …
I have no idea if these are recently out or if I’ve just been living under a rock, but I’ve found the CUTEST pincushion patterns by Heather Bailey. I am of course familiar with her pear one (so cute!) But it never struck me as the greatest shape for a pin cushion…although I bet it …
