Penny continues to be determined to finish her quilt this year so that it can hang at our local library for the textile exhibit in … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Chalkboard and Dove in the Window
I hope you aren’t tired of seeing this smiling face because she has two more blocks to share with you today and her final two … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Blackbird and Shirt
Wow, as I just scrolled through the Little House on the Prairie posts, I saw my daughter grow up right before my eyes. I can’t … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Eagle Feather
This is the second block in the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along that corresponds with The Long Winter. It’s been funny reading about cold … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Winter Window
Penny is really getting into planning her poses with these blocks! Flips and hanging from the trapeze bar are her big accomplishments for this summer. … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Lone Star in the Night Sky
This is the final block to correspond to By the Shores of Silver Lake. In one of the passages, Laura talks about a star in … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Wild Geese Flying into the Sunset
Penny and I have been reading By the Shores of Silver Lake, so it was time to make block 11 in our Little House on the … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Wheat
The 4th book, On the Banks of Plum Creek, tells about the life of the Ingalls family after they move to Plum Creek. They buy land … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Church
Now that the summer is here, Penny and I have resumed reading the Little House series and working on her quilt. If you would like … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Sheep
If you are a new reader, I am working with my youngest daughter to make a quilt based on the Little House on the Prairie … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Barn
How perfect is this sky fabric? I love it! Penny enjoyed selecting her fabrics once again. Her sister immediately noticed that they both chose the … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Almanzo’s Pumpkin
Penny and I managed to find some time to finish sewing her pumpkin block for the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along last night … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sewalong; Bunny
My cute little second grader finished up her fourth block in the Little House on the Prairie Sewalong over the weekend! When we finish a … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Mary’s Nine Patch
Penny just completed the third block for her Little House on the Prairie Quilt! Information about the free sewalong and the block pattern can be … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Mary’s Nine Patch
Penny just completed the third block for her Little House on the Prairie Quilt! Information about the free sewalong and the block pattern can be … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Black Susan
Penny finished sewing her Black Susan block this afternoon, the second and final block to accompany the Little House in the Big Woods book. We … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along–Take Two!
In 2014, I started a sew along to make this Little House on the Prairie Sampler quilt. It was sewn by my daughter Lily, who … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along
In June of 2014, I started a project with my then 8 year old daughter Lily. I wanted her to read the Little House on … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along Complete!
I’m happy to share my 9 year old daughter’s completed quilt! If you have been sewing along with us, you know that Lily and I … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Musical Notes
Can you remember way back to the beginning of the sew along? I warned you that we were designing the blocks as we read the … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Rose’s Letter Blocks
Lily has just finished reading the last book in the Little House Series, The First Four Years. This book is about the first four years of … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Dove in the Window
Lily has just finished reading These Happy Golden Years. As I mentioned before, this book describes Laura and Almanzo’s courtship and ends with their marriage. … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Chalkboard
Lily and I have been reading These Happy Golden Years for the past couple of weeks and are nearly through. I have been reading most of … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Shirt
Welcome to Block 16 of the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along. This block is the second to correspond to Little Town on the Prairie. … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along; Blackbird
Lily is back to school now which is putting a damper on our sew along process! She has been reading Little Town on the Prairie when she … Read More
Little House on the Prairie Sew Along: Eagle Feather
Lily and I completed block 14 in the Little House on the Prairie Sew Along today. This is the last block for The Long Winter. At … Read More