There’s just something about this time of year that is so hopeful. Maybe it’s the blank pages in my planner (and all of the temptingly beautiful planners in stores!). Maybe it’s the contrast with the excesses of Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas. (So many cookies! So much candy!) Whatever it is, I love this time of year. I love […]
Sweet Diana is 7 weeks old now and we are all slowly settling in to a new routine. I’m even finding time to sew in between catching up with work and keeping up with the never-ending housework. (seriously, will it ever end?) I find that I can fit a lot of TO DOs into my […]
2014 is not going to be one of those years where I finish twenty or so quilts. Instead, Ill settle for just a few and our wonderful new baby girl. Her name is Diana Caroline and she’s so smiley and sweet. She is happy and demanding like a newborn should be and things are slowly, […]
I’ve taken a long break from pattern writing. Well, that’s not entirely true. It’s more accurate to say that I’ve taken a long break from pattern finishing. But now that I’ve reached the countdown phase of this pregnancy, I’m feeling anxious to get some sewing and such done! There are fewer than 8 weeks before […]
The coolest thing happened yesterday that brought several of my favorite things together: my dog Moose, midcentury modern design, and crewel. Sounds like a weird combination, huh? Let me explain. I posted this photo of Moose to my Instagram account, hashtagging it with all sorts of things, including midcentury modern. He’s resting his chin on […]
Shrimp and grits is one of my favorite things to eat and to cook. It’s cheesy, salty, spicy, seafood-y goodness. But when I say recipe, I mean it in only the very loosest sense. I rarely follow actual recipes when I cook so everything is an approximation of how I make it. A few tips: […]
My sewing space is one of my favorite places to be. It has evolved over the years from a rarely used guest room to a full-blown quilting studio (the only thing missing is a long arm! Dear Santa…) It’s changed so much over a relatively short period of time that it’s hard to remember some […]
Color cards for fabric solids become dated at some point…I’m on my third version of the Moda Fabrics Bella Solids color card. Now that I’m on this kick to clean out my sewing stuff, I decided it was time to say goodbye to the first one I bought in 2009. I hated to just throw […]
This has definitely been one of those years where I’m so immersed in every day life that I am shocked when I look at the calendar and see days, weeks, and months flying by. I’ve spent all of May obsessed with house projects and organizing and decluttering! I guess it’s what you’d call nesting… We […]
I haven’t been doing much sewing lately but I did take my Green Tea and Sweet Beans project on a trip to my parents’ lake house a few weeks ago. Since it’s made for hand sewing, GTSB is the perfect quilt for those times when I don’t want to or can’t bring a sewing machine. […]