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Recipe

Blender Salsa Recipe

My mother-in-law recently sent us home with a huge bowl of some of the last garden tomatoes so we put together a huge batch of garden salsa. The intention was to can a bunch of it, but it was so yummy and delicious that we never really got to the canning party and most of it was gone from our fridge in a week's time. I LOVE blender salsa and it really is one of the simplest things to make and have on hand. It is one of my favorite things to eat for lunch! Here is the recipe that I always ... View the Post

Halloween· Quilting

Halloween Saturday Afternoon Quilt

Today I get to share what may be my favorite version ever of our Saturday Afternoon Quilt Pattern....which is saying something because I've made dozens of these quilts! For awhile now I have had a little stash of  fabric that I reminded me of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.  (My very favorite ride there.) And I saved the fabric and added to it and saved it and thought about what to do with it and finally I decided to just be brave, cut into it and make a quilt...and I'm so glad that ... View the Post

Let Them Be Little· Quilting

Let Them Be Little Panel Quilt Pattern

One of the things we added to the "Let Them Be Little" Collection are these large scale panels that can be used in so many ways. They are great to cut up and use in smaller projects but also make for fast (but amazing-looking) cheater quilts! They can be long-arm quilted or hand-quilted or even tied up to make the perfect blankets for so many! For this quilt panel we just had Melissa from Sew Shabby Quilting do some custom long-arm quilting on it and it turned out so cute! I  LOVE the red ... View the Post

Stitched

Stitched: Episode 1 Log Cabin Quilt Blocks

Today we are excited to announce that Stitched:  Episode 1 Log Cabin Quilt Blocks is now live! Stitched is our brand new podcast that has been, what feels like, forever in the making but today is the day that it goes live and will be off and running! Stitched is a podcast dedicated to telling the history of quilt blocks, techniques, and patterns woven together with personal stories and lessons we've learned along the way.  Behind every quilt there lies a story...and we can't wait to ... View the Post