Rag Heart Quilt Tutorial Recently I was invited to a wedding and as soon as I received the invitation I knew a quilt was in order. However....I was short on time. Like, really, extremely, incredibly short on time....because my life had gone haywire. But I wanted to make a quilt full of love. In the end I only had three evenings to put something together...and decided that a ragged quilt was my best option. So this is what I did: Evening #1: I cut the fabric and batting ... View the Post
Easy DIY Ramen Bar
Easy DIY Ramen Bar Recently my teens have been into Ramen...really into Ramen. So we've started creating our own Ramen Bars almost weekly. This is hands down one of the easiest and cheapest meals that we make. Here's what we do: First of all everyone grabs a pack (or two) of Ramen in the flavors they like best. Then they open the packages and pull out their flavor packets to save for later. While the flavor packets wait on the counter top all of the noodles go ... View the Post
February Book Challenge: Fairytale Ending
February Book Challenge: Fairytale Ending We are more than a week late in sharing the book challenge for the month...but that makes us no less excited about it. This month our challenge is "Fairytale Endings"...which means we are reading retellings of fairytales. This isn't a genre that I've read a lot of but recently have been enjoying. Below I have a list of retellings that I have read and some that are on my "to read" list. Let's start with the retellings that I have ... View the Post
A Floral Saturday Afternoon Quilt from the Past
A Floral Saturday Afternoon Quilt from the Past As my grandma prepared and moved from her home to a care center she meticulously gave away and donated the majority of her possessions. In fact, you couldn't visit her without leaving with a load of books, pictures, kitchen items, etc. But there were a few things that stayed in the house longer than others and this quilt was one of them. I made this quilt years ago from some beautiful Penny Rose fabric...when I saw it I loved ... View the Post
How to Make a Temperature Quilt
How to Make a Temperature Quilt Today I'm excited to finally share how to make a temperature quilt! I really enjoy making temperature quilts and both of these quilts were made 2 years ago....I even shared them at one of our Mod Bee Quilting Conferences....but I haven't shared them here at Simple Simon until today. Let's start at the beginning: What is a Temperature Quilt? A Temperature Quilt is a quilt that chronicles the everyday temperature of a certain location for an ... View the Post
January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish
January Book Challenge: Start with a Finish It's a new month...a new year...and we have a new reading challenge!!! This year (and this month) we are going to "start with a finish"! Which means we are going to finish reading a book that we have started....but...never got around to finishing. So....this challenge will be different for everyone...with no one list fits all... For me some of the books that are on my list include: Deep Work by Cal Newport Team of ... View the Post
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