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Quilting

Halloween Mini Quilts–Part I

At the beginning of October I got the idea to make some modern mini quilts to hang up for decorations around the house.  And then one day I stumbled upon some darling quilt blocks from a quilt block of the month club (I think it was in Arizona???) and knew they would be the cutest mini quilts. The original designs were paper pieced, but I decided to change them up to use bigger sized blocks and not paper piece them. So, I got out some graph paper and went to town sketching. I have spent the last ... View the Post

Recipe

High Altitude Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

One of the hardest things about living in the mountain west when I moved here was finding good baking recipes.  I found that my cookies and cakes never came out right...they were either flat pancakes on the cookie sheet or they turned out hard as rocks.  But over the years I *think* I have tried and found some recipes that work super well for higher altitudes. Although there is one that I am still lacking....a moist and dense chocolate cake recipe made from scratch.  That one is still a ... View the Post

Home Decorating

Teen Room Makeover

We kind of did some room swapping this summer to give everyone a little more space...and I think they worked out great. Most of the things we used in the teen room makeover were re-purposed from other rooms, but a few runs to Target and Home goods helped out too for the accessories.  Here's what we did.... ... View the Post

Four Corners Fabrics· Patterns· Quilt· Riley Blake

Plus Quilt Pattern Release

Today we are excited to release our Plus Quilt Pattern! I LOVE LOVE LOVE plus quilts and between Elizabeth and I we have made dozens of variations of them.   Like this one for our first Quilt Market Booth where we were able to use our Four Corners Fabric mixed with black velvet: I love velvet....   And this one with Art Gallery prints that Elizabeth made almost two years ago: Which, if I remember correctly, is the quilt that set us off on the plus quilt ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

How Lucky I am…. (An Art of Homemaking Post)

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