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Quilted Box Pouch Tutorial

I shared this tutorial for a Quilted Box Pouch over at The Ribbon Retreat a couple of weeks back and now I am bringing it home;)  They are one of my favorite things to make at the moment.....I love me a zipper pouch and these are super fast and EASYY!!!  (My favorite ;) ... View the Post

Accessories

Fat Quarter Doll Quilt Tutorial

At our house I have a girlie who just had a birthday and received her dear friend Kit, one of the American Girl dolls.  And well, Kit has been played with and played with...and so we are busy at our house making some accessories for her.  So, this last week, my girlie and I made Miss Kit a quilted blanket out of two fat quarters. ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

And Then He Turned 10 (An Art of Homemaking Post)

My oldest (Simon) turns 10 this week. A decade has gone by in the blink of an eye.  And I don't want to blink again because when I open my eyes another decade will have passed and my baby boy will have become a man. Our children are only children for such a short amount of time....it very much makes my heart ache to think about it...how will I ever let them grow up? As Simon's birthday approached this year my husband and I did a lot of talking.  We really wanted to make his birthday ... View the Post

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Easy Knit Skirt Tutorial

I shared this a couple of weeks ago at Riley Blake Designs but today I am sharing it again here.  I really am still living in these skirts.  And I think they will still be cute with tights and boots for fall and winter. ... View the Post

Guest Post· Uncategorized

A Pleated Skirt for #SewYourStyle

  Today I get to share a skirt that I made for the JoAnn #SewYourStyle National Sewing Month Challenge. For this challenge I got to make a non-quilted item using quilting cottons and Pellon....um....awesome!  I love quilting cottons and Pellon and I wanted a new skirt for fall!  It was a perfect match. So I was telling Elizabeth about this on the phone and she just happened to be at JoAnn...and saw this blue floral print which was exactly like the kind of fabric I was describing.....so she ... View the Post