My little granddaughter, Coco, is CRAZY for ‘Cornies’ – that’s what she calls unicorns. She was a unicorn for Halloween, we sent her a Unicorn ‘dress’ and a unicorn purse for Christmas – her mom got her a unicorn bedspread and a plethora of stuffed...
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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...
New Barnyard Buddy Pillow Kits
One of the parts I love about springtime is the arrival of new little animals. When I was in Utah for the birth of Kayla’s baby there was a field full of momma moo cows with their little babies following them around. Then when I was walking around Lacamas...
Purr…fectly Plush Pillows
Looking for a fun project to fill those extra hours?? How about making a pillow in the shape of a jelly bean? Kayla created the jelly bean pillow pattern to be able to make six different animals: a kitten, puppy, fox, raccoon, panda, or husky. It’s something you...
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,...
Go Fish!
We designed a new pattern for the Sew Expo show in Puyallup WA and I wanted to share it with you. It’s a little clown fish. It’s based on the clown fish that is in Kayla’s baby blanket pattern called Whale of a Tale. See the little fish peeking through the seaweed...
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...
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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