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Four Corners Fabrics· Patterns· Quilt· Riley Blake

Plus Quilt Pattern Release

Today we are excited to release our Plus Quilt Pattern! I LOVE LOVE LOVE plus quilts and between Elizabeth and I we have made dozens of variations of them.   Like this one for our first Quilt Market Booth where we were able to use our Four Corners Fabric mixed with black velvet: I love velvet....   And this one with Art Gallery prints that Elizabeth made almost two years ago: Which, if I remember correctly, is the quilt that set us off on the plus quilt ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

How Lucky I am…. (An Art of Homemaking Post)

Saturday afternoon I stood on the cemetery lawn while my family all headed back to their cars. The viewing was over.  The funeral was over.  The processional was over.  The graveside service was over. But there it was...the carved casket...the object that now held the tabernacle that was home to my grandfathers spirit for almost 90 years...and it was all alone. ... View the Post

Halloween· Uncategorized

Hurry Back! Hurrry Baaaack! Disney Haunted Mansion Inspired Vinyl Plus A Disney Vacation Giveaway!

You all know I'm a big Disneyland fanatic. Remember the entire Halloween wall I dedicated to decorating ala Disney's Haunted Mansion in my old house??? And then wrote up tutorials on ow to make most of my haunted wall items for $5 or less??? (My favorite still might be the wallpaper with eyes...) Well, I moved over the summer...and it is October...so I needed a new Halloween Haunted Mansion inspired space in my house. ... View the Post

sewing· Teach the One 2 Sew· Techniques· Tutorials· Tutorials· Uncategorized

Teach Yourself to Sew With 11 Easy Tutorials

If you have ever wanted to try your hand at sewing but didn't know where to begin then this is a perfect post for you!  Today we have 11 simple tutorials that you can use to teach yourself how to sew.  For real...we will begin with the basics and work up from there. Let's start with terminology...when I started sewing and quilting I quickly discovered that these pastimes have a vocabulary all their own. ... View the Post

Dresses· Guest Post· Quilt· Quilts

Kaffe Fassett Artisan Fabric (GIVEAWAY)

  Today we feel so lucky to be the first stop on Kaffe Fassett's Artisan fabric tour for Free Spirit Fabrics. As I said last week we have been long time fans of Kaffe Fassett's designs...even using one of his prints for an entire chapter in our book...so we were more than excited to have the opportunity to work with his new Artisan fabric line.  I love the dramatic feel of his fabric as well as the large scale prints and the color combinations.  I know that every time I use his ... View the Post