An Apron for the Garden
I am famous for leaving things where ever I go. This is especially true when I am in the garden. When I weed a garden bed, I take along my pruners, a trowel, a hand rake, a weeding tool and…
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An Apron for Mom
With Mother’s Day just a few days away, there’s still time to make your Mom something special. A beautiful apron can be made in just a few hours, you can find fabrics and patterns to suite every style, and they…
Guess Who Arrived Yesterday?
One of our butterflies emerged from it’s cocoon yesterday. The excitement at our house was palpable. Then Ben spotted what he thought was blood dripping from the butterfly’s back…. and the joy turned to despair. “What if it’s going to…
Common Sense at the Movies
I don’t normally consider myself a prude. But even still, there’s not much worse than being in a crowded movie theater with your little kids… and having something really inappropriate pop up on the screen. Last year, I took my…
Hanging by a Thread
Somethings a little askew with Emma today. She is definitely out of sorts. Could it be that her front tooth is hanging by a thread? I have a snaggle-tooth daughter. I’m sort of getting a Nanny McPhee vibe. Her sister…
Quilt’s at Moyle Park
My mom, Leslie and her friend Norma are launching a website for their quilt pattern company, Remember When Pattern Co. This weekend my husband and I took some of their quilts out to photograph them for the site. We took…
You Never Know
I guess you never know what your day will hold when you wake up on a Wednesday morning. Last Wednesday started for me with the hope that I was finally rounding the corner on my flu-like symptoms. Little did I…
Needles on the Go
I’ve been on the go with my sewing class and needed a safe place to keep my needles. The solution was this cute little Matchbook Needle Keeper. It’s so easy to make, it only takes a few minutes. Here’s how…
Quick and Easy Fabric Headband
Making a fabric headband cover is easier than you think. It all starts with inexpensive thin headbands from the grocery store. For this project you will need a small piece of fabric…. mine was 15 1/4″ x 1 1/2″ and…
Shamrock Pin for a Headband… and more
Top of the Mornin’ to ya. First off I wanted to thank you all for your encouraging words in response to yesterday’s post. Even though I had determined myself not to let criticism bother me… your support really lifted my…
Cutting Fabrics for a Quilt
I hope there are a few other beginning quilters out there who can benefit from the lessons I’m learning from my mom as I make a quilt for my son. Choosing fabrics was the first in my series of posts…
Toadstool Invitations
The party invitations went out this week for my girls’ 8th birthday party. I wanted to make them homemade…. and I wanted to keep them simple. A bowl was my best friend for this project. I used it to trace…