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Quilting· Quilts· Riley Blake· Tutorials

Black and White Modern Baby Quilt

This tutorial was originally posted on Riley Blake Designs last month, but it really is one of my favorite things as of late!  I have actually made two more with the same colors and designs in  lap sizes (just add two more rows!) and they are gifted to their homes already. I also love the black and white modern baby quilt because it is gender neutral and makes a darling play mat or a toddler bed quilt as well.  And if you have never made a plus quilt---they are simple and fast and you can have ... View the Post

Cooking

Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake Recipe

I was trying to come up with a dessert a couple of weeks ago for a family dinner and remembered this sour cream bundt cake that I used to make from a cake mix.  But I am on a homemade kick as of late (love homemade!) and decided that I wanted to try to make it from scratch. And the result?  I am telling you it was WAYYYYY better.  Like I am drooling typing out this post better.  It was so moist and chocolately and for breakfast the next morning was even better than the night before.  (That's my ... View the Post

Giveaway· Thoughts

be the good.

"Believe there is good in the world." Ghandi A couple of weeks ago liZ and I had the opportunity to attend ALT summit held in Salt Lake City where we were asked to host a roundtable discussion on one of our favorite things that we do on our blog, "Skirting the Issue." Here is the printable we used (right click to save it as a jpg...it's a 5x7) so you can print them out at home too. ... View the Post

Quilt· Quilts

Valentine “I Love you because…” Quilt

I have had this idea in my head for a couple of years to do a Valentine's quilt for the family.  And not just any Valentine Quilt--a quilt that we could pass around for the month of February to show each other how much we love every member of our family.  So, the Valentine Quilt finally came about this year.  And albeit super close to Valentine's Day, I am hoping that we can still use it for the whole month. Here's how it works in our house: ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

The Art of Homemaking–Kindness Matters

I have been thinking about kindness lately in lots of different areas of my life.  I was at school performance last month and was a bit late so I was sitting in the back...and halfway during the performance I couldn't even hear a thing on at the front because so many parents were talking (loudly) in the back.  I felt badly, mostly because I was a teacher and I full-well knew the hours that had gone in to teaching the kids those songs.  I felt badly that half of the room was talking so loudly and ... View the Post