You are invited to join my Tell Me A Story holiday sewalong! First off, credit where credit is due, this sewalong was inspired by my … Read More
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween from Elsa… Hermione… and an archer!
Valentine’s Day Tutorials
It’s nearly that time already, isn’t it? I thought I would do a little round up of some Valentine’s Day tutorials that I have … Read More
Felt Wreath Ornaments
I have always been tempted by the felt wreath ornaments made with lots of colorful circles or squares, like these. I wanted to make something … Read More
From Santa
I found some time to work on another pattern for my slowly growing collection of winter/Christmas paper pieced patterns. I so look forward to making … Read More
Ice Skate Ornament
I’m just popping in quickly today to share this ornament that I made for an ornament exchange with Melinda. I think it might be arriving … Read More
Pumpkin Pincushion Tutorial
I’m smitten! I had so much fun making these pumpkin pincushions. I’ll show you how today on the Sizzix blog. Come join me!
The Making of a Rainbow
Maybe some of you share my predicament. Our children are asked to bring their Halloween costumes to school for a Halloween parade. Like me, you … Read More
Candy Heart Potholder Tutorial
I was honored to be asked to join the Thermoweb Design Team. Today, I am sharing my first tutorial! You can find … Read More
Valentine’s Day Crossword Sham Tutorial
This project has been planned for some time now. The idea first came to me when I saw the crossword fabric from Sew Me A … Read More
Blitzen Patchwork Stocking Tutorial
I’m sharing a tutorial for creating this simple patchwork Christmas stocking today at Basic Grey. The stocking is fully lined with a fold over cuff. … Read More
A Partridge in a Pear Tree Ornament Set
You may think that it is too early to start thinking of Christmas. I might agree except that summer is the perfect time to start … Read More
Blitzen Table Topper
Blitzen, BasicGrey’s holiday line, is now available in stores! I know that you can get it at the Fat Quarter Shop right now. In honor of … Read More
Christmas Cogs Tutorial is Ready!
I know that there have been a few people patiently waiting for the tutorial for my Christmas Cogs quilt since I showed you pictures of … Read More
Be Mine Wreath
I am participating in Basic Grey’s Cupid Countdown! I crafted this Be Mine Wreath using Basic Grey’s new collection “Kissing Booth.” The papers and embellishments … Read More
Christmas Cogs
We’ve only had a dusting of snow since I finished my Blitzen quilt top. I decided to just take some pictures for now and more … Read More
Village Ornaments Printable
While Christmas cleaning, I came across the patterns I drafted last year to make village ornaments. I had intended to make the patterns into a … Read More
Christmas Origami Continues
I loved the look of the flowers I showed this morning made with text from discarded books but I wanted to see what they looked … Read More
Christmas Origami
When I saw this tutorial, I needed to make one! Aren’t they beautiful? They are simple to make but you do need a little bit … Read More
Candy Cane Love
Today Kerry is releasing her second foundation pieced pattern, a perfectly Christmassy item called Candy Cane Love! Kerry has designed the pattern such that you … Read More
Whimsical Walnut Shell Ornament Fun
My most recent foray into ornament making was was the direct result of reading Franklin’s Thanksgiving to my children the other day. In the book, … Read More
We Forgot the Glasses!
It was mentioned in the comments to my last post, that Harry Potter was missing his glasses. Ack!!! We have them but had forgotten! I … Read More
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween! This post is brought to you courtesy of our portable generator. We were hit with a very early snow storm on Saturday night … Read More
Christmas Countdown
Honestly, I don’t have any more BasicGrey Samplers in the queue! I just completed this “Countdown to Christmas” sampler using a large Rook sampler and … Read More
Warming Up
I joined the Trim the Tree Handmade Ornament Swap on Flickr for the second year in a row. I am trying to back off swaps … Read More
Easter Eggs using Natural Dyes
I have loved the idea of natural dyes since I was in junior high. I did a science fair project testing how ph changed the … Read More