Hello. This week I was busy making my girls and I some aprons. I liked the idea of making us something that all matched (Gracie is really into all of us matching) but not having them all look exactly the same. This is what I came up with: Today I'm sharing the tutorial for Gracie's ruffled apron over at Riley Blake Designs and here I am sharing the pattern and tutorial for Ruth's toddler style apron. As for mine...I can't post a tutorial yet. After I finished up I realized it would be ... View the Post
A Cross-Stitched Collar Tutorial
If you know us you know that we are always making up some sort of pattern for our girls and that we have a definite signature style---vintage with a touch of modern. So to gear up for Fabric Fest I made one of our very favorite dresses. This style of dress is actually the first dress I ever drafted from scratch...using only Gracie's measurements...and yes, yes, I have made a million of them. But never out of this fabric! This is a piece from Riley Blake's Hipster Line and I've been ... View the Post
DIY PVC Pipe Summer Cabana Tutorial
Hello. Today is officially the first day of summer vacation here at our homes. (School ended yesterday!!!! HOORAY!!!) So we are busy planning out both lazy days and adventures for the days ahead. Which reminds me...yesterday I said we'd tell you all about the adventure Elizabeth and I were going on today...but plans have changed...we'll explain over on Facebook later this afternoon. But for now here's a post we shared over at Tatertots and Jello a few weeks ago that is perfect for ... View the Post
Indie Chic Circle Quilt: A Bulls Eye Quilt Tutorial
***POST EDIT: We have now updated this tutorial into a free printable that you can read all about HERE. OR...if you google: quarter bullseye quilt You will find dozens of other tutorials, patterns, and videos on how to create blocks and quilts similar to this one. **** Hello! Today I'm sharing a tutorial that I originally posted over at Riley Blake Designs. It's a quilt that I made a few months ago that was really a lot of fun to put together! I made it for family movie nights...and I'm so ... View the Post
A Five Minute Pillowcase How To and A Riley Blake Fabric Giveaway!
Ok...maybe it's a 15 or 20 minute pillowcase if you count the time it takes to cut it out. But I swear it's crazy easy and in honor of the first annual National Serger Month I used a serger to make it. (I actually don't have a serger of my own but I borrowed my moms for this project and it was AWESOME!!! Now I need to start saving up for one of my own!) ***NOTE***Since publishing this post I now have a baby lock Evolution serger of my own...it is AMAZING...and I have used it to put together ... View the Post
Up Coming Events
Hey.We have a few things coming up that we've been needing to talk about but haven't. So we thought today would be a good day to just announce everything and do it all at once. Let's go in order starting with what's coming up first.SNAP Last year Elizabeth and I were able to attend the SNAP conference and had a great time meeting so many fun ladies in person. So this year when we had the opportunity teach a class there we jumped at the chance. Our class will be on the afternoon of the 20th ... View the Post