(Sorry for the pictures being so light on this dress....we were working on a time crunch and full sunlight and some seriously, crazy wind. And these were the best we got.) I have a girl who is getting tall and all of the handmade dresses I have made are too short. So, last week I cut out a couple dresses and I sewed this light pink swing dress up yesterday. I used the pattern below but added 1.5 inches to the hem (although I should have done more, but she wasn't home at the time---so I ... View the Post
Smoking Pizzas and Exploding Potatoes
I have this problem...I can't bake any number of potatoes without at least one of them exploding in my oven. This is true. Here are the facts:1. We have baked potatoes with our dinner at least once a week.2. I always cook at least one extra potato because I KNOW that at least one of my little spuds is bound to turn itself inside out all over the interior of my oven.3. I am forever cleaning potato guts out of my oven.4. No, I don't wrap my potatoes in aluminum foil...but I know I ... View the Post
The Art of Homemaking: Ordinary Days
(I am still binding away....) It's about this time every year (I think it is the smell of Spring in the air) when I am reminded of my life seven years ago, when things were very different. All in about 3 months time, I had had surgery, found out I had thyroid cancer, gone off all thyroid meds, had radiation treatments, and was just working my way back up to "normal" life. And for those weeks when I was on the couch, all I longed for was an "ordinary day." I longed to get up and take care of ... View the Post
Indie Chic Circle Quilt: A Bulls Eye Quilt Tutorial
***POST EDIT: We have now updated this tutorial into a free printable that you can read all about HERE. OR...if you google: quarter bullseye quilt You will find dozens of other tutorials, patterns, and videos on how to create blocks and quilts similar to this one. **** Hello! Today I'm sharing a tutorial that I originally posted over at Riley Blake Designs. It's a quilt that I made a few months ago that was really a lot of fun to put together! I made it for family movie nights...and I'm so ... View the Post
Teacher Appreciation….a simple gift.
Last week I shared the chevron baby quilt I made for a teacher appreciation gift and today I am sharing the last one. My oldest son's teacher is an avid reader and has a kindle, so I thought a gift certificate for more e-reader books and a handmade case were the perfect gift for her. It got to her a bit behind teacher appreciation week (I told you I am behind in everything right now) but hopefully it will get used this summer. And my favorite wrapping has always been brown paper packages ... View the Post
Easy Swimming Suit Cover-Up Tutorials
Hello. Today I have two tutorials for you---one from last summer and one for this summer---and they are both super simple swimming suit cover-ups! (Wowza...that sentence was a mouthful...don't try saying that out loud.) Anyway. The cover-up for this summer looks like this: And we are sharing the whole tutorial for it today over at Mama Says Sew. (If you've never visited Terra's blog before now you really should. Not only is she a talented seamstress and is currently running a great series ... View the Post
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