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Oh, Baby! Snuggly Swaddle Pocket
This is a continuation of a previous post-Oh, Baby! TO RECAP: my husband's best friend and his wife didn't waste any time in becoming parents-to-be after their wedding last May! The baby shower was a...
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Oh, Baby! Super Simple Burp Cloths
This is a continuation of a previous post-Oh, Baby! TO RECAP: my husband's best friend and his wife didn't waste any time in becoming parents-to-be after their wedding last May! The baby shower was a...
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Oh, Baby! Snap-Back Bandanna Bibs
This is a continuation of a previous post- Oh, Baby! TO RECAP: my husband's best friend and his wife didn't waste any time in becoming parents-to-be after their wedding last May! The baby shower was a...
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Twisted; Inspired by Antique Quilt Fragments
I attended the First Quilters Quilt-a-Thon again yesterday, and once again returned home with a big dose of inspiration! Tina, the group organizer, brought along an exhibit book she picked up at the...
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Cotton Cuts Mystery Puzzle 2.0
I said I wasn't going to do it again... but here I am, five months later, halfway done with another Cotton Cuts mystery puzzle quilt! And I'm seriously considering joining the next one too...Debating...
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Repurpose for a Reason 2.0
I had a really great time making the Hipster Hound's Travel Kit last year for Habitat for Humanity's Repurpose for a Reason auction, so when the opportunity came up to shop the ReStore for a flipping...
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It's a Steotch-along!
Ok, so I haven't really cross-stitched since I was a kid, but I had picked up a kit to work on during a Ragnar relay a while back and finally got around to starting it recently. Then a fellow...
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Ed Whitlock's T-Shirt Quilt... the beginning
Running enthusiasts may recognize the name of the great Ed Whitlock, the masters' marathon World Record holder... Well, this isn't THAT Ed Whitlock. But he might as well be! OUR Ed Whitlock holds many...
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IT'S DONE! Cotton Cuts Mystery Puzzle Quilt 2.0
Here it is... my "Pastures New"Cotton Cuts mystery puzzle quilt in the Portofino colorway. I did make one little tweak to the original kit... I didn't care for the binding fabric that they sent- the...
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Orange You Excited?
I'm excited! I finally finished a quilt FOR MYSELF! This awesome and deceptively simple quilt was inspired by Jordan Fabrics'Cutting Corners tutorial on YouTube. This quilt is made with Robert Kaufman...
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Market Bags for Kenya Help
Did you know that as of August of 2017, Kenya has banned the use of ALL single-use plastic shopping bags? I really wish the US would follow suit; I'm appalled by the amount of single-use plastics I...
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Temperature Record Cross Stitch
I tried telling people years ago that cross stitch was cool again... and I WAS RIGHT!Pay no attention to the random pet hairs... I'm in this crazy cross stitch group on Facebook that features...
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Ed Whitlock's T-Shirt Quilt... the Finish Line is in Sight!
Holy moly, this thing turned out HUGE! I'm a bit frustrated that it took me so long to finish it up; I picked up the shirts from Ed and Martha over six months ago! It really isn't a complicated quilt,...
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Wedding Rings to Flower Power
Remember those beautiful antique wedding ring pieces I brought home last June? Yeah, I barely did either until I went through the heaps of UFOs in my craft room (I'm working on simplifying and...
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Moonlit Paths- FINISHED!
I am so behind on sharing my projects! Let's hop back in time for a minute. The Moonlit Paths mystery quilt-along was in full swing and I was scrambling to complete some baby shower gifts for my...
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Trying my Hand at Freelancing
Wow. I haven't posted in a long time. There has been some crazy stuff going on in my life lately, and as much as I love sharing my creations with you, I just haven't had the time or energy! I will try...
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49 Memories, Plus One
I can't believe I haven't written the final post about Ed's t-shirt quilt! I shared photos of it on all my socials, but apparently a detailed blog post slipped my mind (as most things do these days)....
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Lost & Found! Re-purposed, Mis-placed and Re-discovered!
Wow! Talk about an exciting turn of events! I was forwarded an email a couple weeks ago from my former boss (I left my job and changed email addresses) stating that the ReStore has found my Repurpose...
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The Cross Stitch World Championship
Imagine that! I never wrote an update about my first Steotchalong experience... and I've now completed two of them! I'm sensing a theme here. Let's recap. Sorry, this is going to get long... Many...
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It's All Monkey Business
I babysat for the first time in 15 years last summer. (!) I realize babysitting is not a huge deal for most people, but I am not most people. One time, when I was 16, I babysat two kids (I think they...
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Headbands for Healthcare Workers
I had every intention of avoiding posting about this crazy virus. There's enough bad news and scary stories being thrown around that I really want this blog to be a place to escape from all that and...
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Skipping April... May is for Mom
Like most of the world right now, I am hibernating at home until the end of April. While I am actually thriving creatively during lock-in, I'm missing my family... even though we don't get together...
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2020's IT Fashion Accessory...
I wish I were joking. This pandemic has really given face coverings some leverage. Paris, New York, London... face masks have adorned lovely model faces at major fashion shows since early February.A...
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More UFOs than Area 51...
 Yikes. This year has been a doozy, hasn't it? I can't believe it's October! I'm still processing March, I think? I've been pretty busy during COVID-19 social isolation, working on quilts, cross stitch...
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Harambee! Let's quilt together!
Hey everyone! It's really been a while since I've posted anything here... life has been CRAZY! I'm popping in today to share a little picture tutorial for a quilt along project I've been asked to...
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