Morgan asked me to make a new twin-size quilt this year for her bed in her college dorm. The flip-flop quilt that I made her many years ago has seen it’s better days, and she needed something a little more grown up. She loves the beach and the ocean, and her favorite colors are blue…
Handmade Christmas – The Play Kitchen
Our almost three-year-old, Jamie, has developed a love of helping in the kitchen lately, so we thought we’d put together a play kitchen for him for Christmas. A quick google search turned up hundreds of handmade kitchens with idea after idea for how to create one. We knew we wanted something simple, gender neutral and…
Sampler Quilt Blocks and the Fresh Comfort Virtual Quilting Bee
Christmas sewing is officially finished! Yay! I’ll have more pictures to show of the things that I’ve made in the next week or two. (Some I can’t show yet because I have older children who read my blog!) Now that Christmas sewing is finished, I can move on to other things, and, although I do…
Fabric-Covered Journals, Board Games & Dinner with Young Friends
We had three of Morgan’s friends and one of Sean’s friends over last night. It was such fun! We enjoyed an early dinner, then visited two different living nativities before coming back to our house for a devotional, gifts and homemade doughnuts. I made fabric-covered journals for the girls using the Journal Cover Tutorial at…
Mmmm . . . Biscotti!
I am a huge lover of coffee and biscotti, especially in the cold winter months. I love to sit down with a cup of coffee and a biscotti in the afternoon during naptime and just enjoy a few quiet minutes to myself. Store-bought biscotti is good, but home-made is so much better. Our homeschool moms’…
Table Runner Tutorial
I really like having something simple to decorate our table — something that isn’t too big to leave on the table when we serve our guests. I just finished sewing up this quick and easy table runner and thought I’d share the instructions with you. It’s a really fast project that will give you years…
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Winner!
Wow! You guys have some great ideas for who you’d bless with an I-Spy Quilt. I really had a great time putting Jamie’s quilt together. I encourage you to start collecting blocks so that you can sew one up. You might even get together with your online or local quilting group and do an I-Spy…
100th Post Giveaway Winner Announcement!
Thank you all so much for taking the time to comment on my 100th post! I really enjoyed reading about everyone’s favorite patterns. I’ll be taking some time off from creating any new ones to enjoy our new little guy who is due in just two months now. Keep checking back in, though, because I…
Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is Here!
I had so much fun participating in Sew Mama Sew’s Giveaway Day last year. I couldn’t wait to join in again this year. It took me a bit to decide what I wanted to giveaway, but I finally came up with something that I hope you’ll be excited to win! I’ve really enjoyed spending time…
100th Post Giveaway and a Chance to Give!
Wow! Just over a year of blogging, and I’ve reached my 100th post! I love sharing my family, my ministry and my sewing with each of you, and I especially enjoy hearing from you and getting to “know” each of you. It’s exciting to watch how my number of blog readers is continuing to increase….