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Baby· Guest Post· Quilting· Quilts· Riley Blake· Tutorials· Uncategorized

How to Make an Easy Baby Coin Quilt

Today we get to share how to make an easy baby coin quilt as a part of Down Grapevine Lane's fabric tour! Sedef's new fabric line was designed for Riley Blake designs and was so sweet I knew immediately that I wanted to make a baby quilt with it! And a coin quilt would allow me to not only use a lot of the different prints in her line but is a quilt that sews up in a hurry! Let me show you how I put it together:   ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

The Art of Homemaking: On Letting them Help

My girls always want to "help". Help with dinner. Help with dishes. Help with housework. Help with washing the dog. Help with everything. But usually the "help" of an 8 and a 4 year old is actually just more work for me. So I tend to brush them off...and give them jobs like: Make sure everyone's shoes are put away or put a fork by everyone's plate for dinner. However, if you follow us over on Facebook you've heard about the home we bought and the renovation projects ... View the Post

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No More Skipped lunches….

As soon as my feet hit the floor every morning I feel like it's a race against the clock...everyday. Get everyone up, dressed, and fed. Take the dog out, change the laundry, let the dog in. Empty the dishwasher, load the dishwasher. Take the kids to the library, to visit grandma, and stop by the grocery store on the way home. Get everyone settled into an activity or playing with friends. Hit the gym. Fill the car up with gas and start making dinner....when suddenly I to realize I haven't eaten ... View the Post

$5 Friday· Crafts for Kids· Guest Post· Tutorials· Uncategorized

Cloud Paintings (For the last Days of Summer)

This is a project that we shared last year over at the Crafting Chicks but are bringing it home today for a fun final days of summer project!  Hey!  It's liZ, one of the two Elizabeth's, from over at Simple Simon and Company and we are happy to be here at the Crafting Chicks today!!! Today we get to share a project that I've done about 2.8 billion times with students in my art classes and with my kids at home.  It's a favorite because it's fun, they always turn out interesting, and this ... View the Post

sewing

Summer Stitching–A Hand-sewing project.

I had these grand plans to hand sew a million projects this summer. Okay, maybe 10 summer stitching projects. I literally had them all laid out on my sewing room counter along with the fabrics and all the trims and details that they needed....it was going to be lovely afternoon sewing hours. ... View the Post