Simple Simon and Company

Four Corners Fabrics

Four Corners Fabric Line

For almost two years Elizabeth and I have been working on putting together a fabric line...and today we finally get to share it with all of you!  We are so excited that it is really happening that we have to keep pinching ourselves.  We feel like the luckiest girls in the world. Now, I know what you're thinking.  Two years?  Isn't that kind of a long time to create a fabric line?  And the answer to that is yes, yes it is.  But even though Elizabeth and I are so alike in many aspects we are ... View the Post

Quilts

How to Make A Bonus Quilt

A long time ago when I first started quilting I remember hearing some ladies talking about "bonus quilts" and how many they had made.  A "bonus quilt" is a quilt that is made from the left over scraps of other quilts that you are working on....and because it is just left over fabric that creates another brand new quilt it is called a "bonus".  And while this sounded like a good idea, at the time I thought to myself I will never have enough scraps to make one of those. My how times change.... ... View the Post

Thoughts

Works in Progress

Do you ever have those months where you feel like you are spinning your wheels?  And you have nothing  to show for it? Well, that's me this month. I have so many works in progress that it's not funny.  And I feel like if I write them down I will get better about getting them accomplished.  Most of these things are already cut out, I just need to sit down and actually sew them ;)   So, here's my sewing list for Spring (to sew before school gets out): ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help?

(Floral wreath from Angie Makes) The Art of Homemaking: Do you need help? Story #1 "Do you need help?"  we (my husband and I) called out the window one day after lunch last week. We were coming back from a lunch date and found a young girl sitting on the curb and puzzling over a gas can. "I can't get the nozzle on this gas can and I've run out of gas." She replied. "Let me do it." My husband replied.  Man, do I feel lucky to have him. Story #2 Last Saturday a hang glider ... View the Post

Quilt Block of the Month· Quilting· Quilts

Quilt Block of the Month: Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial

It is the first Monday of the month so that means it is time for the Quilt Block of the Month Tutorial...and this month we are focusing on the Flying Geese Quilt block! It is made up of three squares that from one large triangle in the middle and two smaller ones around it.  The name comes from the middle triangle being "the flying goose" and the two smaller triangles representing "the sky" around it.  It is a basic quilting block that is super versatile and can be used in many different ... View the Post