Today we are joining in a tour of Nancy Zieman's new book, Quick Column Quilts. I love the concept of this book, because I think quilting sometimes can be so intimidating....but the idea of piecing everything together as columns makes everything fit together quickly and easily. I chose the Hexagon table runner for my project. So, my project became a Halloween table runner to use this fall! ... View the Post
Vintage Patterns for Tweens
Today we are taking part in Sew Cool for the Tween Scene's series on favorite patterns to sew for older girls. And I know what you are thinking.....vintage patterns for TWEENS? Well, I am here today to say yes!!! Those great classic shapes have amazing potential of endless possibilities for tweens. HEAD over to see some of the vintage patterns on my sewing table and how I am going to use them for a fall wardrobe for Hannie. ~Elizabeth ... View the Post
September Holidays (And a Few Ways to Celebrate Them)
September is back to school month. But because I am even worse than the kids I dread school starting all summer long. Anddddd.....right about now I could use some holidays and reasons to celebrate....so, let's get to the list of September "Holidays"... ... View the Post
Jelly Roll Quilt
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to organize my scrap bins....and well, kind of like "if you give a mouse a cookie" I ended up finding half of a jelly roll and decided rather than cleaning or organizing---I would make a jelly roll quilt out of the scraps (wayyyy more fun than cleaning ;) ... View the Post
25 Ways to Ask Your Teens “How Was School Today?” WITHOUT asking them “How Was School Today?”
NOTE: This post is now an APP that is available for purchase for 99 cents and will send you a different question everyday all year round that you can ask your teen. You can find the App HERE. On Wednesday I posted 25 ways to ask your kids "How was school today?" without asking them "How was school today?" and the questions came from a list that I made to ask my own children who are in elementary school. But all of those questions are geared toward elementary school aged ... View the Post
A Flower Dress.
Every year it seems I am squeezing in a last minute First-Day-of-School dress. Maybe it's the fact that I procrastinate because somehow I am wishing that summer would stay forever.....I miss the carefree summer days already. So, at 11 pm the night before school started I was finishing up the hem of the dress...and had it pressed and hung up just in the nick of time for the next morning. ... View the Post
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