My sister’s birthday was last Friday, so late Wednesday afternoon I decided I ought to make her something. When I saw this pattern for a big slouchy bag I thought it was perfect for her, I just needed to find the right fabric to go with it. She loves bold patterns and bright colors, and I wanted something really modern …
So you know I’m pretty new at quilting. So I’ve spent quite a lot of time in recent weeks scouring the internet for tutorials and tips. It turns out there was one tutorial that I had a particularly difficult time finding. When I was first putting the bindings on my placemats, I saw a tutorial somewhere about how to finish …
This is one of those projects that I did on a complete whim, and now I don’t even know how I lived without it. So simple, but so, so genius in its functionality. I think I pinned something similar ages ago (hey look at that, I did), and had the idea in the back of my head for awhile, but …
Hi from South Dakota! We left the house at 3:30 am yesterday (I had finished packing at 1:30) and landed in Sioux Falls at a little after noon. Then it was just a 2 hour drive to Springfield. Allie’s great grandparents adore her, and she was a big hit today at Dakota Senior Meals. We’re looking forward to an eventful …
I have pictures! Both camera batteries are now charged and ready to go, and I’ve vowed (again) to never let them both die (again). Remember the Stash n Dash bags that I was prepping for my class right before I went on vacation? I managed to finish one of the three in class, and I finished the second yesterday. Now …
So close, you guys. So. Close. With 30 minutes left in my sewing class last night, all I had left to do was top stitch all around my case, and add a button/button hole. Easy, right? It would have been, if Allie hadn’t decided that right then was the perfect time for the meltdown to end all meltdowns. We had …