Yes, I’m sharing another lemon recipe. I can’t help myself. Happy, yellow, optimistic, delicious and tart: lemons are definitely one of my favorite things. Add strawberries and whipped cream to a wonderful lemon cake, and I think I’ve died and…
My girls went on a sleepover to their Nan’s house over the Spring Break last week. While they were there they had a little quilting lesson… and took full advantage of her wonderful 30’s fabric collection. One Dresden Plate quilt…
This week has been our Spring Break and we had planned a wonderful camping trip to Goblin Valley in Southern Utah. The weather had other plans. A large storm, spanning the whole state showed up in the weather forecast on…
Yesterday our family headed to the courthouse for a very happy occasion. My sister and brother-in-law adopted two sweet little children that they have been fostering for the past nine months. My daughter said as we drove to the celebration…
After a long time sitting in a drawer, I just finished up this little Easter dish towel. I started it several years ago, but never finished it or the tutorial I was going to make with it, because I ended…
Oh My Stars! Quilt Pattern is now available. This quilt was created by my mom, Leslie Ison. The wonderful stars are made with triangles pieced in the sashing. It may look daunting, but it’s actually easy and fun to make.…
The other day I opened my oven to put in a batch of muffins and was totally surprised to see how dirty it was. Since when did things get so gross?! How didn’t I notice until now? The self-clean function…
I’ve been missing for the past few days, I know. It’s been a busy week. I’ve been writing quilt patterns… which is not for the faint of heart. My goal is always to be clear and to keep my instructions…
Years ago my sister-in-law (who is also one of my favorite people in the whole world) brought this amazing Chilled Rice and Artichoke Salad to our family picnic. It was unusual, sophisticated in it’s flavor and delicious. I am so…
A while back I spotted a wonderful Washi tape magnet project on Craft and I filed it away in my brain for a must make… When a phonebook was left on my front porch with a magnet stuck to the…
I just finished putting the binding on my newest quilt. I played with the idea of using half square triangles to make kite string ties over a year ago, but I couldn’t decide how I wanted to make the strings.…
And the three lucky winners of the $50 Container Store Gift Certificate are: Congratulations to Danielle, Jan and Andrea! Send me an email with your mailing address so we can arrange to get your gift certificate sent out to you. …