Today I am participating with Becky in her Around the Block Quilt Series, where so many fantastic quilting people are making their favorite quilt blocks and sharing them.  And it really was an honor when she asked me to participate.  I still consider myself a new quilter. So when she asked that we make our favorite block, I decided that because I am so new to quilting that whatever block I am working on is on is usually my favorite!  I think that is the way it will be for awhile.....until I ... View the Post

We are excited to be part of a new group pinterest board called A Modern Thread. We'll all be pinning our best  sewing projects and tutorials, so you can finds tons of fantastic sewing inspiration all in one place. We'd love for you to check out  the board, and we're offering a huge giveaway as incentive - we're talking $600 worth of prizes! Here's a glimpse of  what you can expect to see on this new pinterest board:   And if you'd like to get to know the bloggers involved a ... View the Post

Often Elizabeth and I feel so fortunate for the opportunities that we are lucky enough to enjoy...and this is one of those times. For the past several years we've attended, volunteered, and taught at the SNAP conference...and it's become an annual event for us.  We love it.  There is so much positive energy and the attendees are always so much fun we can't help but leave reenergized and happy to have been a part of it.  So when we were asked about organizing a sewing room for SNAP we jumped at ... View the Post

Grace has a wonderful kindergarten teacher who often wears aprons.  So awhile back when Grace wanted to give her a gift we decided to make her a "fancy" apron with her initial on it. We started with a premade, canvass apron. And some Tulip Beads in a bottle: Then I drew out her initial on some copy paper and placed it where we thought it looked best on the apron: And then we started to make dots! The dots were easy to make we just squeezed the paint straight out of the bottle and ... View the Post

A few weeks ago I shared this handmade gift over at Riley Blake Designs, but today I am bringing it home..... Here's the story behind it.  I was recently helping my mom clean out her craft room and we kept finding loose crochet hooks around the place.....one here, one there and quite a few more in her crochet basket.  And an idea was born.  She was in desperate need of a crochet cozy! I used just under a half-yard of fabric and it took about 1 hour to make---which is just the kind of ... View the Post

When we were asked recently if we wanted to review Nancy Zieman's new book...the answer was undoubtedly YES!  Nancy Zieman....she is the queen of all things sewing and I grew up watching her series on PBS.  And her book is exactly as I thought is would be...delightful. She talks about her growing up on a farm in Wisconsin, overcoming Bell's Palsy, and her sewing career in all its paths.  And how it all started with one 4-H demonstration of showing how to put on a waistband. She says, "There is ... View the Post