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I’m finally getting started on my Farmer’s Wife quilt blocks. Everything else seems to be getting in the way of this. But I did have a chance this weekend, in between birthday parties and cleaning. I started by getting organized. It seems the book is …
With continuing the handmade holiday and gift sewing theme on the blog, I thought I’d share with you some awesome projects that I’ve found in the blogisphere [is that a word?]. I can’t wait to start crafting these beauties! A beautiful scripture cover tutorial by …
The gift making continues in my house. I’m onto doing some quick gifts. I’m doing several baking mixes in Mason Jar gifts, but I wanted to add a little special something to make them a bit more personal. I bought some kitchen dish towels and …
We held our November meeting last week and it went really well. We voted on a name. We saw some kid-made projects. We talked about the Value of fabric (not how much it costs). We made quilt blocks. We had a lot of fun. I …
It’s been so hard to not share anything about my new book. It takes a long time to do all that it takes to get a book in print. It reminds me of a young child waiting for her birthday to arrive–it’s so exciting! Well, …
Have you seen this awesome doll designs newsletter, Too Cute? It’s so fun to get my copy in the mail each quarter. It’s filled with articles about sewing doll clothes and selling doll clothes at craft fairs and online, and always includes several great patterns …
Although I think this will be the last hexagon project for a little while, I’m still feeling the Hexagon Love over here. When this gorgeous Timeless Treasures’ Ice fabric collection arrived on my doorstep, I knew just what I wanted to do with them – …
I’ve been so enamored with hexagons lately. I just can’t seem to get enough of them! Those cute tessellating shapes have seemingly endless possibilities for what they may become. I created these placemats for my daughter who loves cuteness in many forms (find the tutorial …
I’ve been making lots of hexi-things, including this hot pad and matching placemats. I made these placemats and hot pad to gift to my oldest daughter; she was expressing her hope to decorate her apartment for the holidays. She said she misses being home to …
With soccer season in full swing, I find myself sitting and waiting a lot: sitting through soccer practice, waiting for soccer practice to end and the older soccer kids to walk to the car, etc. I’ve decided soccer season is also hexie season. I bring …