We had a fabulous trip to Richmond this weekend. I had never been and it was really a nice city to explore. I wish we could have spent more ...

Part of my absence this week is due to my preparations for my first craft fair of the year. I have been sewing like crazy the last few weeks...

Since I may be taking a big trip later in the month, I'm trying to stay ahead of all my bees & swaps. I finished up these two blocks...

 Last year I participated in Oh, Frasson's Vintage Sheet Patchwork Swap. It was a lot of fun and it was great to get so many sheet fat q...

Hey there! So when I said the pattern would be available yesterday, I really meant today. You know how life just gets in the way sometimes!!...

This month for my two quilting bees I had two tricky blocks to complete, a cathedral window and triangles. Sandy had the wonderful idea t...

 I finally received my doll quilt from my partner from the Doll Quilt Swap. I think the best (& worst) part about the swap is the antic...

I just finished this cute batch of wallets. I started sewing one last week as a trial for a new pattern I'm writing and I got into a rhy...

How was your weekend? Ours was pretty good. Nothing too busy and nothing too lazy, just right for me. I started working on my next pattern. ...

Ok, time for some shameless self promotion! I just finished up my latest pattern, the Patchwork and Linen Headband and it's now availab...

You may remember just two posts ago when I showed this doll quilt top. Well turns out it was a quilting nightmare. First it took me forever...

My little boy turned 4 on Saturday and we had a robot themed party for him. Over the summer (or fall, can't remember), I found a bunch o...

First off, you guys are the best. Thanks for the words of encouragement & prayers. I'm happy to say John is home and is feeling a lo...

Unless you live in a hole, I'm sure you've heard about the huge storm that swept across the mid-Atlantic region. At the storm's ...

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...