Motherhood and a Dishtowel
There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. – Jill Churchill I really need to remember this quote on days like today. My kids got up at the crack of…
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Scraps for a Skirt
Do you save your scraps from quilting or sewing projects? If you don’t, you might be missing out. I have been saving scraps from the many aprons I’ve sewed over the past two years. I also borrowed a few scraps…
From Plain Jane to Fancy Nancy
The weekend weather was cold, rainy, with some snow. I don’t know what was worse, Ben’s baseball game in the cold wind or his soccer game in pouring rain. It made him feel tough to play in the weather, and…
Making an Easy Easter Table Runner
After making several quilts using polka dot fabrics, my Mom had some great scraps. So we got together yesterday to “Use Them Up.” The fabrics were mostly small pieces, so we had to be creative. The end result was this…
Make your kids something Ugly
Lily and Emma have been talking about Brookie’s ugly doll for weeks… “Brookie shared her ugly doll with me on the bus. Will you help me make an ugly doll like Brookie?” Brooke is our darling 8 year old neighbor. …
Rabbits Prefer Chocolate and so do I
Just to get you in the mood for Easter, take a look at “Rabbits Prefer Chocolate.” Quilt designed by Since it has been snowing and cold here I need something to help me think it’s Spring. This week I…
Four aprons…
I admit it, I am in love American Girl Dolls. If they had been around when I was a kid, I would have been in seventh heaven. Luckily for me, Lily and Emma love them too. Kit Kittredge and Ruthie…