Hello sewing friends. I just listed a pattern for sale in my Etsy shop! It’s the Quilty Penelope Bag. Recognize it? The silhouette of this bag is one that I’ve been making to sell for years. I put a little quilt love on the side panels and shared it in the Patchwork Posse online Quilt Guild. Now I’m excited … Read more
Hi Sewing friends! Today I get to be a part of the Crafty Little Things to Sew Blog Hop. I get to give you a peek into it today and show you my reversible chair cushions that I made. Have you seen this book yet? It’s the newest book by Caroline Critchfield-Fairbanks and the bloggers of SewCanShe. This … Read more
Hi Sewing friends! I sewed something for my baby the other day…he is more like a toddler now and not so much like a baby. He had grown out of all his little bibs so it was high time I made him some new ones. Plus, I have a baby!! I should be sewing cute … Read more
Thanks for joining me today! I’m so excited to show you my Venna Tote and Painter’s clutch projects from our new book Just For You. But before I get to that I want to give you a little more info on what inspired this book and what Caroline and I hope you’ll do with it. We … Read more
I’m buzzing with excitement over here. Today I get to officially tell you about a big project I’ve been working on over the last year. I’ve been writing a book… a sewing book! This book writing process has been so long and drawn out I forgot just how excited I was about it until I … Read more
Today is Local Quilt Shop Day! Did you know? If your quilt shop is participating you just might be able to win a prize for visiting or score some great deals. You can visit the LQS website to see which shops are participating. I thought it would be fun to show you my local quilt … Read more
Learn how to make an easy Bunny Puppet for little hands to play. Add a matching Pat the Bunny book and you have a sweet toddler gift. Read on to get the free Bunny Puppet Template and instructions on how to make one below. We love the book Pat the Bunny at our house. We had a … Read more
A few months ago we threw our 3rd Superhero Training Academy Birthday party. Our littlest man turned 5 and he wanted a party just like his big brothers. Here are some more Superhero Party ideas we came up with and did differently this time around. This party is so much fun I didn’t mind hosting it … Read more
These easy breadsticks are made in under an hour with no kneading. My kids devoured the entire pan as their afternoon snack. YUM! You might want to make some this weekend! I also finished up a late birthday present for Luke yesterday. I made him a little Robot Apron. A simple apron for a kid … Read more
We are here in Houston at the International Quilt Market. It has been such a fun adventure so far. Today was Schoolhouse. All day long there were mini classes to attend that were taught by manufacturers, pattern writers, and fabric designers that will be exhibiting their booths throughout the weekend. There were a ton of … Read more
Hello there, I am so excited! I finished my little guy’s backpack yesterday and it turned out great.Mostly I’m excited because he is so excited about it.Now he keeps asking me to tell him when he gets to go to school. Two more months! I tell him. Toddler Friendly Backpack Details He accompanies his older … Read more
I am finally getting to post the last pair of pants I made for Lu last week. I present to you “Treasure Pocket Pants”. So I thought these pants turned out so cute, but when showed them to Doug, he gave me a funny look and said “For a boy?” Hmmm. Lu likes the pockets … Read more
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