Strip Quilt from Scraps

My mom has been working on a new quilt for the last few weeks and I love it so much, I asked her if I could share it. Over the last many years, when she finishes a project, she cuts…

Timeless Traditions Giveaway Winner

I’m a little late announcing the Timeless Traditions pattern giveaway winner!  With kids home and a whirlwind of projects and activities, I’m not really sure what day it is… Congratulations Heidi!  Send me an email to callimakesdo at gmail dot…

Timeless Traditions Giveaway

Today’s giveaway has a very special place in my heart.  I am honored to host a pattern giveaway from a new pattern company, Timeless Traditions, by Norma Whaley. There are few women I know who are more talented than Norma.…

Summer Reading Lists

Now that summer is here and the kids are out of school, and they’ve had a few “do whatever” days, it’s time to get into a summer routine.  Reading, of course, is an important part of our summer. Luckily for…

Poppies

  Over 100 years ago, a women planted these poppies around her home. She planted these roses too. Her home is gone.  It’s just a shell of rocks and rubble.  But her flowers are still there. We went there last…

Craftsy Giveaway!

I’m so excited about my giveaway today.  Have you ever taken an online class? I just started my first class on Craftsy a few weeks ago and I’m loving it.  I mean, what could be better than sitting in my…

Almost here…

I walked out into my yard yesterday and overnight plants that were green the day before have burst into bloom.  I love my garden this time of year!  Peonies, forget-me-nots, hawthorne trees, snowballs, roses, irises, and poppies… all in bloom.…

Lucky Day

  Hurray for fun packages in the mail! I could hardly believe when last week I when I dropped by one of my favorite blogs, nanaCompany, and saw my name. In the sweetest graphic, it read “Congratulations Calli”. How fun…

Storing boots for Summer

I’m just getting around to storing away some winter clothes. Spring here in Utah is a roller coaster ride, 80 degrees one day and snowing the next.  All the old Utah gardeners will tell you that there is rarely a…

Small Doings…

Oh my! May!  What a month.  It’s a whirlwind. My snowball Viburnum is in full bloom, as is my lilac, my bridal wreath spiraea, and lots of flowers. I am working on a pattern for the thread catcher.  Slowly.   It’s…

More Bees Knees – Blocks for Sinta

I finished my Bee blocks for Sinta.  It’s a modern Dresden… destined to be an octagon, with an octagon center.  Super fun! Since you are turning the ruler in alternating directions, you get two blocks from the same pieced strip. …