Saturday afternoon I stood on the cemetery lawn while my family all headed back to their cars. The viewing was over. The funeral was over. The processional was over. The graveside service was over. But there it was...the carved casket...the object that now held the tabernacle that was home to my grandfathers spirit for almost 90 years...and it was all alone. ... View the Post
Hurry Back! Hurrry Baaaack! Disney Haunted Mansion Inspired Vinyl Plus A Disney Vacation Giveaway!
You all know I'm a big Disneyland fanatic. Remember the entire Halloween wall I dedicated to decorating ala Disney's Haunted Mansion in my old house??? And then wrote up tutorials on ow to make most of my haunted wall items for $5 or less??? (My favorite still might be the wallpaper with eyes...) Well, I moved over the summer...and it is October...so I needed a new Halloween Haunted Mansion inspired space in my house. ... View the Post
Teach Yourself to Sew With 11 Easy Tutorials
If you have ever wanted to try your hand at sewing but didn't know where to begin then this is a perfect post for you! Today we have 11 simple tutorials that you can use to teach yourself how to sew. For real...we will begin with the basics and work up from there. Let's start with terminology...when I started sewing and quilting I quickly discovered that these pastimes have a vocabulary all their own. ... View the Post
Because Time Passes (Why I Quilt)
I was raised by women who took great pride in their domestic prowess. My mother could put together a spread of enough homemade food to feed an army in less than an hour and all of it would look, taste, and smell delicious. My grandmother could crochet beautiful and complicated afghans while carrying on lengthy conversations and loose her stitch count. And my great grandmother, she was a quilter. Her name was Elizabeth and even though she is my namesake I have spent most of my life content ... View the Post
Pikachu Inspired Skirt
Today we get to share with you a fun Pikachu inspired skirt as part of our friend Louise's annual "Sew Ready to Play Series" on her blog "I'm Feeling Crafty". This series asks bloggers to make an outfit inspired by a favorite game....and I love the word inspired...as I'm not a very literal, follow the instructions kind of gal. So I put together an outfit inspired by the game that swept across the country this summer....Pokemon Go. ... View the Post
Boardwalk Delight Quilt
Today we get to take part in a super fun fabric tour with a "Boardwalk Delight Quilt"! Dana from MADE EVERYDAY just released her first line of fabric called Boardwalk Delight with Art Gallery Fabrics and we were thrilled to be able to play with some of it! As soon as I saw it I knew it would be the perfect fit for our "Saturday Afternoon Quilt Pattern" that is being released TOMORROW!! (Because what goes better with ice cream and sprinkles than a Saturday afternoon?) And ... View the Post
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