Simple Simon and Company

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

The Art of Homemaking

60 Minute Homemaking Tasks

This post is PART IIII  of a series of posts...mostly for me....but hopefully you can benefit from some of them too.  Today we are focusing on 60 Minute Homemaking Tasks. My plan is to hang up lists of 5, 15, 30 and 60 minute homemaking tasks that I know I can do in that amount of time.  So, when I have a few extra minutes throughout the day I can choose one or two and accomplish more during the day.  A couple of weeks ago I shared PART I which was the 5 minute tasks that you can find HERE ... View the Post

Quilt· Quilts

15 Free Quilt Patterns that Use Precuts!

If you are new to quilting sometimes the best way to start is by using pre-cut fabric bundles.  There are many variety of bundles of fabrics and some can be confusing...but be confused no more!  And although each fabric company has a different name for their pre-cuts here are the general definitions. Fat Quarter-Fat quarters are pre-cut pieces of cotton fabric. They are taken from one yard of fabric, cut in half lengthwise,and then in half width-wise. The dimensions are approximately 18" x ... 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