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Homemade Frozen Lemonade Recipe

One Spring during my college years I lived in Portugal and we had the most glorious lemon tree out our front door.  Our hosts told us we could pick as many as we would like...and little did they know, we girls could drink a lot of freshly made lemonade.  I didn't know about simple syrup back them so we just used straight sugar...and we would always have a ring of sugar around the bottom of our glasses, but by golly those were the best glasses of lemonade I have ever had.  It was so hot outside ... View the Post

Projects· Quilting

Easy Quilt Tutorial

When we did our quilt giveaway a month or so ago, I had several questions asked about how I put that quilt together.  So, today I thought I would do a short easy quilt tutorial that you can make in an afternoon.  This quilt-top is also a great scrap buster because you can use your big and small strips of 45 inch fabric to make up tons of tops for not a lot of money. Strip quilts were one of the very first quilt tops I started making, but I found that while 45 inches wide is a great size for ... View the Post

Babylock

Babylock’s Common Threads Event

A couple weeks ago liZ and I had the opportunity to attend Babylock's Common Threads event.  When we first saw the guest list of who was coming, liZ and I started wondering why in the world an invitation had come to us...because we are pretty much not even on the same caliber to be a room with these ladies.  So many of them are masters in the art of sewing and well, we are just two moms who love to sew.  And truthfully we were more than a bit scared to even be in the same room and introduce ... View the Post

Sew for Home

15 Minute Sewing Machine Cover Tutorial

Today we are part of the Riley Blake Quilted Cotton Tour around blog land.  Each day you will see a new project made out of Riley Blake's new quilted fabrics!  Today is all about a 15 minute sewing machine cover and how to make it.  Here is what you need to do... ... View the Post

sewing

Maxi Skirt Round Up

  It's knit skirt season!!!! WAHOOO!  And one of the best kinds of knit skirts---the maxi skirt.   So, we have put together a Maxi skirt round up of some of our absolute favorite maxi skirt tutorials.  All of which are different (drop waist, pocket, full, pencil) so there are choices to find for every body shape and every age!  We do love our  maxi skirts and often joke with each other that they have become the new "momiform" all year round!  They are comfy and are also a quick, easy sew that ... View the Post