Today I am sharing this pillow made from Pat Sloan’s new collection from Moda called The Sweet Life. I was immediately drawn to the text … Read More
Tattered Flowers Headbands
My daughter gave me the perfect excuse to play a bit with my new toy, the Big Shot. She was invited to a birthday party … Read More
On Penguins and Earring Trees
There have been a lot of birthday parties lately and I made gifts for a couple of them. One of my son’s best friends just … Read More
Flying Geese Spring Pillow
I am going to visit some friends in about a week and wanted to bring a gift. I haven’t visited in a couple of years … Read More
Satisfying
In the middle of a week spent taking care of sick kids, it was satisfying to make this gift last night. It was started and … Read More
"Breath of Avignon" Placemats
I made this placemat set for my mother. Her new kitchen favors blue and white with some yellow (or at least it will once she … Read More
An Early Christmas Present!
I am a lucky, lucky lady. A couple of days ago, I received this beautiful Kanzashi ornament in the mail. It is a Christmas gift … Read More
Baby Booties!
If you were reading my blog back when I was expecting Penelope, you know that I love making baby booties! I must have made her … Read More
Matchy Matchy Sundresses
I whipped up a couple of sundresses using the same methods that I used for Lily’s octopus dress. I purchased this material a couple of … Read More
Caitlin’s Dress Up Doll Quilt
Timothy’s best friend, Caitlin, turns 7 early next week. When they were attending their friend’s party last week, Timothy learned that Caitlin did not have … Read More
Gathered Clutch for Teacher’s Gift
I finished up another Gathered Clutch, this time for Timothy’s teacher. I used a repurposed shirt for the body of the clutch and my favorite … Read More
Robin’s Pinwheel Sampler
Robin, a member of Potholder Pass 1 and 2 and fellow crafty blogger, was due to deliver her baby boy this June and lost him … Read More
Korker Hairbow Fun!
I have long wondered how korker hairbows were made. I foolishly thought that there was special curling ribbon and wondered why I never saw it … Read More
Sock Monkey Fun!
My nephew is turning four this weekend. The kids and I went shopping and quickly agreed that we wanted to get him a sock monkey. … Read More
Sashiko Embroidery Pillow
This pillow is a birthday gift for my children’s godfather. He enjoys Japanese animation and toys and such. I brought the embroidery kit home and … Read More
Churn Dash Potholders
My Mom just had a birthday. She asked for some potholders to coordinate with her newly renovated kitchen. It is mostly decorated in blues and … Read More
String Spiderweb for Mom
Here is the little quilt that I made for my mom for Christmas. It is bigger than a mini quilt but a small lap quilt. … Read More
Last Felted Eyeglasses Case
I used Palette Yarn, 100% Peruvian Highland wool, 2-ply fingering in Garnet Heather for this one. It is a little bit bigger than the last … Read More
Friendship Star Potholders
Last night and this morning, I was madly stitching away at these Friendship Star potholders to give my friend for Christmas. She came over today … Read More
Felted Reading Glasses Case
My friend surprised me with this felted and embroidered pouch for my birthday a few weeks ago. She found the directions on Ravelry. It is … Read More
Manicure Kit Covers
As I mentioned in my last post, I am making up a few manicure kits for gifts this year. I found the original idea through … Read More
It’s that time of year
I’m still here. I haven’t posted in a week now because I have been busy working on my mother’s Christmas gift and she told me … Read More
Knit Scarves
I first saw the idea for this scarf on the Rosey Little Things blog. She had followed a tutorial posted on Joy Beadworks for this … Read More
Shhh, it’s a secret!
My son learned to ride his bike without training wheels this summer. He is still super excited about that fact and is adding new things … Read More
Freezer Paper Stencils
I’m hooked! I tried freezer paper stencilling for the first time and it is so much fun. I have a couple of onsies and some … Read More
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