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As I am still finishing up my second Kids Clothing Week project, I thought I’d share with you today the finished Camp Quilt. If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been working on this quilt since early November as a Christmas present for my mom. This was my first time paper piecing and I…
Kids Clothing Week starts today! Do you have any plans to participate?! You can see what I’m planning here and follow on Instagram and Facebook to see my progress. This past Saturday, I offered a class for a few local friends to get them started in quilting! The project was a 40″ x 60″ lap quilt…
I really enjoy the variety of projects that sewing affords. I like to sew a garment, then a quilt, then a pillow and then start the process all over again. Then there are other specialties in the world of home decor sewing, bridal & special occasion, tailoring and more. I had the itch to make…
Every Saturday before Thanksgiving there is a 50+ vendor Craft Fair at Olive Knolls Church in Bakersfield, CA. It is by far one of the best craft fairs (if not the best) in town and if you follow me on facebook or instagram, you know I’ve been sewing like a crazy woman in preparation! Unfortunately, due to my sewing…
How many of you can remember the rhyme… In Fourteen Hundred and Ninety-Two Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue… Today to celebrate Columbus’ findings, I’m offering 20% off all ready-to-ship items in my shop with coupon code COL20!! That means Maggie Mae is down from $40 to $32 The Daydream Ruffle Dress is down from $48…
Well, yesterday was my last full day at my outside-the-home job. I’ll be finishing up a project for them in the weeks to come, but I won’t be there full time anymore. It was a wonderful day of kind words, hugs, pretty cards, staff lunch & a tear or two. I will miss it there,…
If you’re wondering at all from my last post what I was able to get out of the remaining pink knit, I did cut a small receiving blanket just the right size to use up the rest of the bias strips, but I couldn’t bring myself to throw the rest away. SO – I doubled…
In my last post, I mentioned that my cousin Jason got married this past may. Well back in March, we had a 70th birthday party for my grandma and it gave us the chance to meet his fiance, Eleanor! Since I like to make presents when I can, I was excited to get to chat…
Well, Tyler’s quilt is hot off the machine! The project countdown to Etsy is getting shorter and shorter!! But I won’t cross this one off yet…I still have to get it quilted and apply the binding. But we’re very close. While I’m waiting for the quilter to do her magic, I’ll work on Cathy’s skirts. With a…
Here it is, minus the last five rows and the border! The last five rows are sewn, I just wasn’t able to attach them because my favorite toddler woke up from his nap. 🙂 Quilts are tricky because I’m tempted to feel like I’m almost done with this project, but we still have a session…