Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Oh, the weather outside is frightful, But the fire is so delightful, And since we’ve no place to go, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! My brother and his wife and their kiddos came to visit for Thanksgiving and we got our...
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Autumn Decor and Free Quilted Coaster Pattern
DIY projects for Autumn Decor – Painted Pumpkins, Wreaths, Knit Pumpkins and free sewing pattern for quilted coaster
Do you have a ballerina in your life?
Beautiful Ballerinas … Delightful Dancers! When Kira and Kayla were growing up they participated in dance classes and recitals – in particular, I remember the organization called Sunshine Generation – where we even got to go do a performance in Disney World – well...
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,...
Halloween Masks
Usually Halloween masks would mean some part of a costume, but in the year 2020, it also means a cloth mask to wear in public spaces that is in a festive Halloween fabric! When I first started making handmade masks in the spring I searched around to find the pattern I...
Baby Burrito Blanket and Bib Bandana
Well … try saying that four times really fast! Baby Burrito Blanket and Bib Bandana I was getting ready to move from my house where I had lived for over 30 years … and I had accumulated quite the stash of fabric. In particular I had a BIG bin of adorable flannel...
Sew and Flip Method
All of our popular build-a-block patterns like polar opposites and barnyard bash in the picture above - and fabulous felines below ...use the sew and flip method. The quilts consist of twelve blocks that are 15" x 15". You start with a piece of batting the same size,...
It’s a Boy – pee pee tipi needed!
My youngest daughter just had her first baby … and it’s a boy. Prior to this event – we had definitely been a family of girls. I had two girls and then Kira had four little girls …. So this is really new for us! Apparently these little boys come with equipment...
Tie one On!
Happy Valentine’s Day! This past summer I was trekking to the top of Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa – We were walking across an area that looked just like the surface of the moon – or a scene from Star Wars and all the sudden I walked past this little growth of...
Let it Snow!
That's easy for me to say because I live at almost sea level in the Northwest - although we did get a bit of snow today - it didn't need to be shoveled! I am always on the lookout for fun crafts that I can do with my grandkids - I had noticed an ornament on our...
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