‘thankful’ by KimsCraftyApple what are you thankful for this year? Homemade Apple Pie in a Jar,… LetThemEatPie $7.50 Handmade Leather Journal or … WeeBindery $35.00 Wooden Acorns Faith, Hope, L… DreamingTreeFa… $9.00 Ceramic Bowl Autumn Rust / H… PatsPottery $32.00 Slouch Hat, Hand Knit Cables… KnitzyBlonde $50.00 Amigurumi Pumpkin Pie Glitterworksho… $15.00 Rustic Flower Girl […]
beautiful balls
Earlier this month I sold these two lovely glitter orb ornaments. I just checked my feedback to see this lovely comment about the ornaments the person received: both balls are beautiful! I still have one ‘beautiful ball’ left for sale if you’re interested… *tee hee*
Mystery Monday – Baffled in Belmont Steps 3 & 4
If you’re just tuning in to the Mystery Monday be sure to take a look a back at Choosing Your Fabrics Steps 1 & 2 Step 3. Sew one A strip to one B strip along the long edge. Press seam toward B. Cut crosswise into four 2 1/2” segments. Repeat using 27 more strips […]
NEW in my Spoonflower Shop
I have been having LOTS of fun creating fabric on spoonflower – in fact…here are a few of my most recent pieces: Matryoshka Madness Matryoshka Medley Rainbow Sherbet Flowers Typewriter Keys Mosaic Triple Fringe FlowersFringe Flowers Fringe Flowers in Fuchsia Flower Cores (my personal favorite – super cool in person with so much potential for […]
All Wrapped Up Block Tutorial – Celebrate Christmas Quilt Along with Quilting Gallery
Hi! I am happy to be sharing with you a block that I designed as part of a 36 block quilt along. It’s fun, easy to make and I hope you enjoy it! I’ll start with a little background on the Celebrate Christmas Quilt Along. On Quilting Gallery’s site every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for […]
Mystery Monday – Baffled in Belmont – Steps 1 & 2
I spent the entire weekend sewing away and I did manage to finish this fantastic mystery quilt! I made sure to take pictures of each step so you’ll be able to follow along every Monday and see how the quilt progresses! If you feel up to – follow along with your own fabrics! If you […]
good morning stories
I am about to head out the door to a quilt retreat but I just had to share the sweet moment I witnessed between my girls. Photo by Friends in Photography I woke up this morning to Pip ‘singing’ in her crib. I got up, brushed my teeth and headed upstairs to get Pip. As […]
Baffled In Belmont – Step 1 – Fabric!
A mystery created by Diane Lapacek for the 2011 Quilts by Barb Quilt Retreat Getaway Weekend held in Belmont, WI. Just days before I planned on heading out to the Quilt Retreat I decided that I would do the Mystery Quilt. Diane was over and she helped me pick out my fabrics!. Lucky for you […]
The Cow and the Chicken
I thought my girls were really smart today – they were watching ‘Word World’ and the character’s asked what started with the letter C – in unison the girls answered ‘COW’ (WOW! I thought…they’re amazing!) In the next screen, they were asked what started with the letter H – again, in unison the girls screamed […]
McTavishing in Lodi
Tonight I became a member of my very first Quilt Guild – The Lodi Valley Quilters Guild. At the very first meeting I was lucky enough to hear a very talented, very funny quilter speak – Karen McTavish. She was a FANTASTIC speaker – entertaining and knowledgeable. It was great to hear how she […]