KCW: Ruffle Dress
I've had this ruffle fabric in my stash for quite a while, and KCW was the push I needed to put it to use (I think I said that with the flannel jammie pants earlier this week too!).I was inspired by...
View ArticleBeautiful Belle Handbag
I treated myself to a new spring bag by sewing up the Beautiful Belle Handbag by Amy Butler.I had been holding on to a few half yard cuts of Washi for a while. If you've ever read my blog before you'll...
View ArticleUkulele Gig Bag
My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary this weekend. We agreed that an overnight trip to one of our favorite cities would be our gift to each other, but I still wanted to make something for...
View ArticleModern Meadow Pillow
When I saw the announcement for the Modern Mini Challenge a couple of weeks ago, it was just the motivation I needed to finish my Modern Meadow pillow!I decided to take some photos sans pillow because...
View ArticleImprov Flower Block
There has still been plenty of sewing and general craftiness around here this summer, just not much bloggin' about it. I think that's the case for a lot bloggers out there, especially if they have kids...
View ArticleMario Quilt
Even though his current video game obsession has shifted to Minecraft, the kiddo still loved the Mario quilt I made him.Inspired by Cut to Pieces'Mario quilt, but the interfacing technique I used for...
View ArticleSpeech Bubbles Blocks
I have some exciting news to share- I'm designing block patterns on My EQ Boutique! The Hi block below is part of my first foundation pieced collection called Speech Bubbles available here.Here's a...
View ArticleReversible Wrap Shirt
I've been itching to make some more clothes for K, but I needed something that wouldn't take me ages to finish. I found a great (almost) instant gratification project in this free pattern on the Birch...
View ArticleWIP Wednesday - 9/25/13
I finally finished this quilt top so now I'm working on piecing together a back from the left over bits and pieces I have from the front. I had a handful of HSTs and I used up what little I had left of...
View ArticleDoc McStuffins Costume
After listing off at least 20 different things she wanted to be for Halloween over the past month, K finally settled on Doc McStuffins. I wasn't about to pay $30+ for the poorly-made version available...
View ArticleKCW: Hosh Pants
I finished my first piece for Kids Clothes Week and it's only Tuesday! It's the Hosh Pants pattern from LouBeeClothing.This is the first official pants pattern I've ever sewn (I don't count all the...
View ArticleKCW: Basic Pocket Pants
It seems the sewing gods did not want me to participate in KCW this week. After an early victory with the Hosh Pants, my sewing quickly went downhill. I spent most of the week working on the Oliver + S...
View ArticleIn a Paper Piecing Mood
After all the garment sewing of Kids Clothes Week, I was ready to jump back into some quilting! Paper piecing is definitely my fav, so I whipped up a couple more blocks from my Speech Bubbles...
View ArticleAnother Speech Bubble
Sharing another block from my Speech Bubbles collection at My EQ Boutique. I think the "official" name of this block is Question Speech Bubble, but when I look at this block in my head I'm thinking...
View ArticleChristmas Star Block
I made this star block over the weekend and just love it!If I had all the time in the world, I'd love to make a full-size quilt of these stars. But I'm short on time and fabric, as I'm using the...
View ArticleChristmas Quilts: Making Progress!
Which is a good thing, since Christmas is TWO WEEKS away. Yikes.I finished this wreath block into a mini quilt and gave it to my mom as an early Christmas gift. The quilted circles gave it a modern...
View ArticleChristmas Star Quilt
I did it! I finished this quilt before Christmas!I finished it several days ago, but the weather has been so overcast and gloomy lately on the days that I've been off work, I haven't wanted to take...
View ArticleChristmas Presents 2013
The gifts have all been given, so here's a quick post about the handmade gifts I made this year!A handful of kitchen towels, made using this tutorial.I made my own fabric covered buttons too!A couple...
View ArticleWisp Scarf
We've been under house arrest by the Polar! Vortex! that hit our area this past week so I've had plenty of time to knit. Extreme weather, or not, January always seems to be when the knitting bug hits...
View ArticleBoxy Pouch
I was looking for a quick-finish project this weekend and a search of my Pinterest boards led me to this Boxy Pouch.I think I must have some sort of winter-induced brain fog going on, because I had to...
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