Hello again. It feels like it’s been a while since I posted because I was in a foggy congested state last week, but I’m still here. You might have noticed (if you click over to my actual blog, since you won’t see it in the reader) that I’ve added a wee Donate button to my [...]

I have a few holiday themed envelopes going out this weekend (I know, I know! But I had to get a head start!) and I wanted a cute way to tag the gifties inside– using only things I have in my stash, but of course. I recently bought a 3″ circle punch (the stuff of my [...]

We’ve been hemming and hawing about dressing up over here. But around 3:30, I finally decided to go for it, in the most dorky crafty way. I fashioned myself a little gnome costume– easy peasy, just a sewn felt cone (extra points for trim!) and a last minute crocheted beard and eye brows–affixed with scotch [...]

This morning I woke up with a hankering for just a little something special to celebrate Easter, (more like spring time, for us. Although, look here….still snowing). We ran to the store so I could get some vinegar and I picked up a loaf of just baked french bread, too. We almost ate the whole [...]

 
What is it?
 
Well, you probably already read the title. It’s an Easter Egg Placemat. Don’t worry- that’s a tiny plate, not a gigantor egg.  I made this last week in Bernina club, did some seam ripping last night (piping is hard!) and finished the decorative stitches today. I bought the kit for the class- so, no, this is [...]

I wanted to share my bounty from the ornament swap before the holidays are a distant memory.  Here they are:

Aren’t they lovely? I can’t quite remember who made each one, but I definitely have my favorites! I love the pine-cone lady, the felt embroidered star (which I believe was Terri’s), and the pink/blue house painting. And, the [...]

 
Above are some of my favorite projects from 2007. This year (or is it last year now?), I dove into the big stuff- quilts, afghans, garment sewing, etc. In a sense I was waiting, and these crafts took up my time on a daily basis but also reminded me to look at the big picture [...]

Paul is sleeping under many quilts right now. We made it home last night, just barely, but my luggage did not. I’m hopeful that it just went on to Alberta since we only had ten minutes to transfer (thank you airport cart man!), because I finally let myself buy some cute fabrics. And I want [...]

 
I was getting kind of fed up with my lack of holiday crafting (mainly due to work work work!) and a box of stuff from ReproDepot came just as I started making some fabric trees. I really loved the Full Moon Forest charm square set (a sweet deal at $6.95), so I went to task and made [...]

I finished binding the baby quilt! It took quite a lot of time to do all of that hand stitching, but I had time, since I’ve been on the couch with a persistent cold.

Here are some overall shots of the quilt on our bed.  It’s pretty big– 40 x 50 inches, so hopefully my sister’s [...]