I love quilts. I always have. Even as I'm writing this I am snuggled under a quilt made by my mother-in-law. If you were to come into my home right now you'd find it littered with handmade blankets....they are on my children's beds, on my bed, thrown over chairs, left on couches, filling my closets...and they range from no sew fleece blankets to pieced and hand quilted heirlooms. And I love every single one of them! I think it may have something to do with being raised by a mother ... View the Post
20 Gifts that Cost Nothing to Make But Just Might Be Priceless
My husband and I are very lucky...my husband teaches school and I am a stay at home mom which means that we are both currently doing exactly what we want to do. Like I said, we are very lucky indeed. But around this time of year we notice (to put it delicately) that we aren't as well off financially as we would have been if we had chosen other career paths. And that makes it difficult to buy gifts for others. Which means year after year we make a pact with each other not to spend any money on ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Let your heart be light….
The other day I was in the car listening to Christmas music mostly because I was in a horrible mood. I was late to where ever I was going (sometimes the story of my life) and so I was yelling at the kids to "hurry up and GET IN THE CAR!!!" ... View the Post
Talking Large Print Today Over at Riley Blake
Today we are over at Riley Blake Designs sharing a few simple tips on how to use large prints in garments construction. See you there! (If you aren't too busy getting ready for the big day tomorrow!) -liZ ... View the Post
How to Measure for and Cut Circle Skirts
As I said yesterday I have been on a skirt making binge lately. And the skirts I have been making the most of are circle skirts...mainly because I can have one cut and sewn in less than an hour. When I started sewing I avoided circle skirts because every pattern and tutorial I saw had this math diagram with pi...and radius...and circumference....and then my brain turned off and I decided that I would just choose a different skirt to sew. Because even though I like to sew and craft and such ... View the Post
Autumn
"I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." -Nathanial Hawthorne Yesterday I should have finished up the girls costumes, vacuumed the kids bedrooms, folded the laundry, and photographed the dress for today's post. Instead my husband and I took the kids to a local farm... ...where we stayed until we were all frozen, smelled like goats, and the sun had long gone down. It was a glorious evening and I don't regret my decision. Tonight we will be ... View the Post
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