Simple Simon and Company

Thanksgiving Telestrations

So the teenagers in my neighborhood introduced us to a new game that they are obsessed with...Telestrations...it's a little like pictionary and a little like Catch Phrase and a little like telephone and it's all fun. ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Thoughts

On Raising Teenagers–“I’m Here.”

A few weeks ago I was waiting in the carpool line in the rain for one of my teenagers so I pulled out my phone to text them where I was. And then I looked back at our text chain....and it went a little something like this. ... View the Post

Patterns· Quilt· Quilt Pattern· Riley Blake

Technical Difficulties Quilt Pattern

Today I'm super excited to share with you our new Technical Difficulties Quilt Pattern. ... View the Post

Recipe

Apple Spice Dump Cake Recipe

I am really trying to teach my oldest two teens how to cook. I am hoping by the time they leave the house that they can make more than just ramen and spaghetti--so we have been looking at and making lots of new recipes lately. This apple spice dump cake is one of those recipes that we tried when we ran out of pumpkin while trying to make a Sunday afternoon treat, so we substituted applesauce and it turned out delicious! It's going to be added to our fall recipes for sure! The recipe ... View the Post

Quilt· Quilting· Quilts· Tutorials

100 Block Scrap Buster Quilt Top Instructions

I always ALWAYS have bins full of scrap fabric as well as orphaned squares from precut fabric packs so today I'm happy to share a 100 block scrap buster quilt top instruction sheet with you. ... View the Post

Quilting

Halloween Strip Quilt Tutorial

One of my go-to ways to make a quilt is to buy a roll of 2.5" pre-cut fabric strips and make a strip quilt. I love to make them because you can have the whole quilt top put together easily in an afternoon and there are so many different fabrics that you can add that are already cut for you! Today I am sharing my method of making these simple quilts that are great Halloween movie watching quilts, or even when you need a fast gift for someone. Halloween Strip Quilt Tutorial My strip quilt ... View the Post