Riley Blake Virtual Quilt Market---Flourish Today we are excited to share a sneak peak of our newest fabric line with Riley Blake Designs called: "With a Flourish"! The word "flourish" has several different meanings: To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environmentTo be in a state of activity or productionTo hold up and show (something) in an excited or proud wayA bold or extravagant gesture or action, made especially ... View the Post
Archives for April 2022
Easter Egg Hunt Printables
Easter Egg Printables Today we have a quick and easy last minute Easter Egg Hunt idea for you. Recently I have noticed that what my own kids want (and even what my students in my classroom want) is more one on one time and attention. And so while I love Easter candy (those tiny Cadbury chocolate eggs....they are MY FAVORITE) this year we are putting something in our Easter Eggs besides candy. We are adding printed coupons to the mix. Earlier this week I typed up some printable ... View the Post
Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup
If there are three things I love in a recipe--they are pasta, chicken and lemon. And this soup combine everything that I love into one delicious soup! It's easy to make and tastes even better as a lunch the next day. I serve it with a baguette and a salad and it's ready for entertaining as well. Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup Recipe 1 box of orzo pasta1-2 T olive oil1 medium onion, chopped1/4 cup shredded carrots1-2 cloves of minced garlic12 cups chicken broth (I use better than bouillon and ... View the Post
April Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By
April Book Challenge: Stories to Stitch By This month our challenge is....Award Winning April....which means choose a book to read that has won an award...any award...Newbery Medal, Edgar Award, Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, etc. Below I've put together a list of 10 choices...7 of these books I have NOT read but are on my to-read list and 3 of these books I have read and loved: Pulitzer Prize Winners: "All the Light We Cannot See" by Louise Doerr "The Nightwatchman" by ... View the Post
April Reading Challenge: Award Winning April
April Reading Challenge: Award Winning April A new month means a new reading challenge! This month the challenge is: Award Winning April. Which means….choose a book that has been given an award! What kind of award? Any kind: Pulitzer Prize, Newbery Medal, Edgar Award, National Book Award, etc. In the next few days I will post a list of book recommendations along with some quilt pattern choices that correlate to our challenge of the month. Until then happy ... View the Post
Saturday Afternoon Quilt in Shine Bright
Saturday Afternoon Quilt in Shine Bright I made this quilt YEARS ago. (Seriously years ago.) For my daughter Grace. I used our Saturday Afternoon Quilt Pattern along with our Shine Bright fabric line. I cut and stitched together the pieces, quilted it myself, and then decided to hand bind it. The only problem is...my eye site is terrible...which makes threading needles and minding my stitches....well...difficult. But finally... finally...finally I finished the ... View the Post