So I've come to realize if you state "goals" at New Years, you're really setting yourself up for failure. Well at least in...

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a safe and wonderful holiday. Ours was very low key after traveling to NY for Christmas. We had a good ti...

A while back I thrifted some vintage houndstooth wool fabrics. I ended up bringing home the gray and brown, but they also had red which I re...

Wow! Look at this. Posting two days in a row. Craziness I tell you. I spent the last two days working on my ornaments for the Freshlyblended...

How was Thanksgiving? We had a great one, lots of fun and games, but I'm glad to have it past us and to get back into the groove of thin...

The craft fair on Saturday went pretty well. It's always fun to be surrounded by a lot of crafters/artists. It was so hard to resist spe...

Hello everyone. I've been MIA the past week because I've been busy sewing for my craft fair tomorrow. If you're in the D.C. area...

Oh you ladies are too funny! I'm glad to know I'm not the only scrap addict. I wish I had my own sewing room, but this is actually o...

My sewing room has been in a sad state for over a month now. It's pretty obvious by my lack of sewing lately that I've felt overwhel...

Wow, I can't believe how long it been since my last post. Things have just been a little busy around here. I'm taking a few classes,...

For the first time, I finally finished a handmade gift before the intended day. A miracle in its own right. This was my first foray into la...

One of the best and worst parts of joining a swap is the anticipation waiting for your little package to arrive. For the last week I've ...

I can't believe it's only Wednesday. This week feels like it has been so long! We went up to NY on Friday for a quick weekend trip. ...

I just wanted to pop in and let you know that the Little Houses PDF pattern is now available for sale in my etsy shop . The pattern include...

Thank you for all your comments on my little house quilt! It was really fun to make and very addictive. So much so that I'm working on s...

You may remember me asking your opinion on how to finish my doll quilt for Doll Quilt Swap #7. I was finally getting ready to finish it yes...

Which is a completely appropriate phrase since our winner is Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew who said : "I'm Allison, and I'm sitti...

So things have finally calmed down around here. I finished my class last friday and John went to back to work on Monday. Isaiah's school...

John and Isaiah are in Cape Cod this week vacationing with his parents, while I'm stuck here studying in 100 degree weather. Seems unfai...

I've been pretty lucky the last few weeks with the thrift store and a really awesome moving sale. Oh, the moving sale. I'm still dre...