Washing Yarn Tutorial
Sometimes you get a ball of yarn that just smells like chemicals or perfume. If you’re like me and get headaches when around chemicals and perfume, knitting with smelly yarn is not an option. When I...
View ArticleBunting!
The walls in my sewing room are white and there is quite a bit of wall space that’s blank. It needed something and I have an over abundance of fabric. A little bunting made the entire room a little...
View ArticleCinnamon Roll Plush
Thinking of the perfect gift is always satisfying. My son and his girlfriend are big cinnamon roll fans. When I thought about getting them cinnamon roll plush toys I knew it would be perfect. But...
View ArticleDrawing Cases (with quilted covers)
I never get tired of making drawing cases – small projects with a little bit of patchwork and a little bit of quilting are perfect. I had to make some adaptations to the pattern because I’m no longer...
View ArticlePunch Needle Rug Hooking
For Christmas my sister got me supplies to get started on a new craft: punch needle rug hooking. New year, new craft! #14 punch needle. It just took a couple of tries to figure out what worked for me....
View ArticleMini Patchfolios
Well, Etsy says that if you post a video you have a greater chance of selling items so I set up my camera, shot some video, added music and came up with this!...
View ArticleGranny Square Baby Quilt
It feels so good to finish a quilt, even if there are still a bunch of quilt tops on the shelf waiting to be quilted. This one is loosely based on the Granny Square quilt (pattern here). I turned the...
View ArticleHow to Photograph a Quilt (7 ways)
You’ve spent hours making a quilt and now you want to take a quality picture to show your friends how gorgeous it is, but what’s the best way? First off, I just want to say that your quilt deserves a...
View ArticleWelcome Cushion
I’ve been on a mission to update my plain entryway which is really just a corner and wall behind the door. This is part of that decorating project – a little cushion that says “welcome” to brighten up...
View ArticleEntryway
I love my entryway. It’s small. It’s simple. But what I like about it most is that when I look at it I think about how so much of me is tied up in it. Yes, I picked the bench, but I sewed the seat...
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