On Sunday I shared a wide waistband pleated skirt that I made for the #sewyourstyle campaign sponsored by Pellon and JoAnn.....and I promised that today I would share the tutorial for how I made it...so let's get to it! Here is how I made my pleated skirt. ... View the Post
And Then He Turned 10 (An Art of Homemaking Post)
My oldest (Simon) turns 10 this week. A decade has gone by in the blink of an eye. And I don't want to blink again because when I open my eyes another decade will have passed and my baby boy will have become a man. Our children are only children for such a short amount of time....it very much makes my heart ache to think about it...how will I ever let them grow up? As Simon's birthday approached this year my husband and I did a lot of talking. We really wanted to make his birthday ... View the Post
A Pleated Skirt for #SewYourStyle
Today I get to share a skirt that I made for the JoAnn #SewYourStyle National Sewing Month Challenge. For this challenge I got to make a non-quilted item using quilting cottons and Pellon....um....awesome! I love quilting cottons and Pellon and I wanted a new skirt for fall! It was a perfect match. So I was telling Elizabeth about this on the phone and she just happened to be at JoAnn...and saw this blue floral print which was exactly like the kind of fabric I was describing.....so she ... View the Post
7 Fun Fall Projects (To Help Me Stop Crying Over the Disappearance of Summer)
I've been trying to fight it....I really have...this ending of summer business... I tried to pretend that it wasn't happening...and then I was in denial...but last week as I was running down the canyon and saw the leaves beginning to change color I knew I would have to accept the facts: Summer is over...and the autumn season is upon us. So instead of mourning the loss of late nights and sprinkler filled days with my kids I'm going to change my mind set and look forward to the ... View the Post
My Family is My Strength…
This isn't the post that I had planned for today...I had planned a sewing project...but plans changed...this week has been a whirlwind. Starting with last Tuesday I've run Simon's Boy Scout den meeting, gone to back to school night, held a meeting with the principal, been to the doctors office twice, attended a business meeting, had an interview for the national nightly news here in my family room, gone to a family reunion, taken Ruth to her first day of preschool, run a half marathon, and ... View the Post
September Holidays (And a Few Ways to Celebrate Them)
September is back to school month. But because I am even worse than the kids I dread school starting all summer long. Anddddd.....right about now I could use some holidays and reasons to celebrate....so, let's get to the list of September "Holidays"... ... View the Post
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