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Babylock· Techniques· Tutorials· Uncategorized

Get to Know Your Button Foot

Today we are getting to know our Button Hole Foot.  It's long, it's skinny, it's usually plastic, and for a lot of people it's intimidating.   So today we wanted to give you a quick introduction to it's parts and their purposes to take the mystery out of the foot that looks like a ski. Below is a photo of the button hole foot from my babylock Elizabeth sewing machine.  And while the appearance of these feet may differ slightly from machine to machine they all will have these same parts ... View the Post

04.08.16

The Art of Homemaking

The Art of Homemaking: 3 School Lunch Solutions for Picky Eaters

3 School Lunch Solutions for Picky Eaters  At both of our homes, we have some picky eaters...some really picky eaters...which can make meal times a challenge. Especially lunch...when they are away at school and we aren't with them to make sure they are getting enough to eat to fuel them for the rest of the day. Which is why each of our children take "home lunches". However, each of our children are picky in different ways and so all of their lunches look different (even though many of the ... View the Post

04.06.16

Quilt Block of the Month· Quilting

Quilt Block of the Month: The Double Pinwheel Quilt Block

This month for our Quilt Block of the Month we are focusing on the Double Pinwheel Quilt Block, which is one that I think looks quite complicated in the quilt, but is actually pretty simple to make.  It is one that I am anxious to make a full quilt out of! ... View the Post

04.04.16

Quilting· Quilts· Riley Blake· Sew for Boys· Techniques· Tutorials· Uncategorized

Grandfather’s Lap Quilt Free Quilt Pattern and Tutorial

Today we are excited to share with you a fun lap quilt pattern and tutorial. The idea for this quilt began when we were invited to contribute to a blog tour that was celebrating the release of the new line of wool from Penny Rose Fabrics.  Not only were we able to give their new wool a whirl but we were able to choose a line of fabric to play with as well....and once I saw their Menswear line I knew that is exactly what I wanted to pair with that wool.  The prints reminded me of my grandpa ... View the Post

04.01.16

Cooking· Recipe

The Art of Homemaking: Easy Brown Butter Pasta Recipe

Do you have those days in the week when all of a sudden you look at the clock and it is almost 5 pm and you haven't even thought about what to make for dinner?  Yep, me too.  All the time. And so over the years I have a few recipes that I can always use in a pinch that come straight out of the pantry so I can put dinner on the table fast. They often save us from a fast food drive-through window;) This easy brown butter pasta recipe is one of those go-to recipes that you can start and be ... View the Post

03.30.16

Christmas

Easy Gift Card Pouch Tutorial

Today we have an easy gift card pouch tutorial for you! (I was cleaning out the drafts section of our blog and found this post that we shared months ago over at Lolly Jane but never reposted on our own site and so I forget about it again I am sharing it today!) HERE IT IS: Hello Lolly Jane Readers! Simple Simon and Company is happy to be here the Saturday before Christmas!  And, today we have an easy last minute project that can help to personalize a gift that is not only popular to ... View the Post

03.28.16

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