Have you ever used Shannon Cuddle (Minky) fabric as a quilt backing? It is now my favorite way to ‘back a quilt’. When you pick up almost any of the quilts that I have made over the years, almost all of them use super soft Shannon Cuddle Fabrics. So, the question I...
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DIY Fleece Blankets – Make great gifts!
Light the World Each year in December our church – the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints – offers a program they call Light the World. This year the theme is Light the World with Love – We can all play a part in the Christmas Story. There is a great video...
Let’s Play … or Rest … On a fun mat!
Looking for a mat to place in front of a bed? Or a mat in your kitchen? Or a playmat in a room? Or, a picnic in the park? Or .... my favorite, a mat for a nap? (that could be you or the kids!) Look no further! Just put together one of these easy mats. All you...
What do you know about your mothers mothers mother?
I am in charge of putting together activities for our women’s organization at our church and we are finally able to get back together in person this next week (with some restrictions of course) and I wanted to do something to celebrate Moms! One of the sisters in our...
Caught between the Seasons!
Not sure what it is like in your neck of the woods - but here in Colorado it is sunny one day and it snows the next day. That means it is time to make a new wreath to encourage Spring to take over ... and to make a new blanket because it is still 27 degrees when we...
Easy Peazy Square Blankies
I wanted to make special Christmas presents for a few of my nieces. We just got these new panels, that have a gorgeous digital design by Hoffman printed on luxurious Cuddle fabric. They have a number of different panel designs, and we got 4 of our favorites: a Cougar,...
More Animal Print Throws
We just moved to Woodland Park CO and a typical morning here means temperatures that are around or even below freezing - blankets (and an amazing fireplace) have become more and more important. I just purchased a bolt of two more of Shannon Fabrics Digital Prints -...
April Showers bring May Flowers .. and photo tips!
In the Northwest – we have lots of rain – and luckily it brings LOTS of flowers. Just walking around the neighborhood is a delight – there are flowers everywhere – my April favorites are Azaleas and Rhododendrons In May – we get Iris and Rose. They were...
Aren’t Moose Magnificent?
My nickname is Moose - - or more affectionately – Moosie sometimes – I have no idea how I got the nickname but it has definitely stuck – and I love it – it lets me collect fun Moose things! When Shannon Fabrics came out with their new digitally printed panels...
Piping Made from Cuddle!
One of my very first patterns was called 6 so simple baby blankets - it has six different blankets you can make from soft cuddle fabrics - One of them was called perfect piping. It has become one of my favorite techniques to make a quick...
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