baby quilts!

I finished it!here’s the front…and the back…I decided to grade the saturation on the back (like we did for the 1/2 square triangles on the front), rather that just use white.i LOVE it.I quilted it with double diagonal lines, by drawing lines through the points, then lining up my quilting/1/4″ foot on the line, and […]

my pretty dyed yarns…

member these pretty little skeins?well, they were not wound and put away quickly enough!I thought it was bad enough that the Bean took them to be necklaces, but then…I discovered D, using them to “catch” aliens!and then I looked back, and the Bean had MORE!she’s so pleased with herself!I have rescued and wound them all […]

Rainy day #6…

First the baby took her morning nap, so I was able to start a granny square with one of the green yarns I dyed last night… isn’t it purdy?!?!?!? Then I managed to get the boy-o to nap (unfortunately after his sister had already woken up), so I backpacked her, and cut out the envelopes […]

vintage boys pants…

My son is a very solid 3.5 year old. I’m told by the dr that I don’t have to worry about his weight, but he’s not a skinny minny. His shoulders are so wide, that if I buy a woven shirt, he needs a 7-8… (he’s like his dad in that respect) His waist/hip (cause […]

Guest Blog!

I’m so thrilled and honored to announce that I was invited to do a guest blog post over at Mamma Tortilla!They asked for a tute on how to make a cute/easy baby dress like this one… (or these)check their site for the tute, coming soon!

Baby Onesies to toddler underpants!

My 3.5 y/o son loves the idea of store bought character underpants, you know, Cars, Thomas, Diego hanes or Fruit of the Loom underwear. unfortunately, the elastic they use is itchy and difficult for him to pull up/down comfortably. therefore, for the past 1.5 years that he’s been potty-trained, I’ve let him go, uh, commando. […]

Embroidery hoop picture frame!

I think I’m BRILLIANT!!! OK, so a few months ago, I saw someone doing something like this in their workroom. awesome, right? So when I found this sewing fabric at the Urban Craft Center, I had to get a little, so I could do this my sewing room entrance has a little turn, so you […]