Activities for Bonding with Teens: Having everyone home the past few days has been interesting. We started our second day of social distancing with everyone making a list of what they would like to do but we never have time for...the lists of my oldest two, who weren't thrilled about making the list in the first place, were the most enlightening. No one had spend more time on social media or send a lot of texts...but what they wanted to do was surprising. The following lists ... View the Post
Mod Bee Spring 2020 Tickets
We are excited to announce that tickets for the Mod Bee Spring 2020 session are now on sale! What is the Mod Bee? Mod Bee is a 3 day, online conference full of interactive quilting classes taught by some of the internet’s favorite quilters. And, it is SO MUCH FUN!!! When is Mod Bee? This spring edition of Mod Bee will be held April 16th-18th (Thursday-Saturday) *But don’t worry if you aren’t available for all the classes…each class is recorded and you can watch them whenever and ... View the Post
How to Make a Cord Keeper in 5 Simple Steps
I don't know about you but between my husband, my kids, and myself we have a lot of cords....cords for every device...and they are always tangled! So with back to school coming (and trying to organize my life before it gets here) I dipped into my scrap bin and whipped up a little army of cord keepers in an attempt to make our supply drawers useable again. Here's what I used: *2 pieces of quilting cotton each cut at 3" X 5" *1 piece of felt cut at 3" X 5" *1 set of velcro "buttons" (You ... View the Post
End of Summer Sausage Soup Recipe
This summer I have had the luxury of a Farmer's Market, held every Saturday, at a park right next to my neighborhood. It has been fantastic. I love going each week...I have my own little stand there where I sell bread...but that is another story for a different time...today's story is about all the delicious produce that I come home with every week....carrots, potatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, beets, lemon grass, jalapenos, etc etc etc. Fresh produce really is like heaven on earth and I feel ... View the Post
The Chips and Salsa Quilt Pattern
Today we are excited to release our Chips and Salsa Quilt Pattern. Growing up my dad worked nights as a cook at a Mexican restaurant. A delicious local Mexican restaurant that would become a staple in the memories of my childhood...with Friday nights spent there with my family eating chips and salsa. Chips and salsa...it's the comfort food of my family. There isn't a single, solitary family event...from family reunions to Sunday dinners to Christmas parties where the salsa isn't ... View the Post
Stitched: A Quilting Podcast (Season 2)
Last year we launched a project that I had been wanting to for several years...a podcast. A quilting podcast called "Stitched". The first time I listened to a podcast (an episode of Mike Rowe's "That's the Way I Heard It") I thought to myself "THIS!!! THIS is what I want to add to Simple Simon! THIS is what we need to do." I couldn't stop thinking about it. I was obsessed!!! Soooooo....I talked Elizabeth into the podcast and the wheels started turning. I spent hours writing up ... View the Post
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