I got 99 problems. Well, not really. But this popped into my head one day and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, lol! So that’s what happens when things pop into my head. They get made into mini quilts, ha! Anyway, I know I’ve been quiet for a few months but I feel like we’re…
Today is picture day at school and I found that out last Friday. I had one decision to quickly make = run to the store and buy a nice outfit or use some of the fabric that I’ve got lying around to make a dress from one of the vintage patterns I have. Obviously, I…
Meet Blanche… Blanche is a Singer Featherweight machine and was made on February 15th, 1938! Which means she just turned 78 and is in fabulous condition and sews beautifully! And if this is the Blanche that popped into your head: Then that’s the the right Blanche. Haha! My machine could only be named after the…
Snails! Honestly, never thought a quilt full of snails could be cute…but I was wrong. 😉 I’ve decided a few weeks late that I would join Gnome Angel’s Snail Paced Sew Along where you make one snail a week until you have enough for the snail quilt size that you want. The pattern is by…
So much for starting off the year with getting back to blogging! This will be my 3rd post of the year and boy have I had so much going on! The past two weeks my husband has been out of the country and will be heading home soon (thank goodness!) so basically…there has been no…
I started off 2017 making a promise to myself that I would find time here and there to rediscover my old hobbies because I’ve been craving a creative outlet in my life lately. I just wanted to simply focus on what I loved doing (outside of motherhood) and make time to enjoy those things again….
My first paper piecing is complete! And I must admit it feels pretty darn good. There were some moments in the beginning where I made a few mistakes and quickly learned it can be pretty tricky to fix sewing errors on paper templates…and that stitches rip right through the paper template…mean that had to start…