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Quilts

5 Baby Quilt Patterns For Beginners

We are often asked about what patterns would be great for a baby quilt for the beginning quilter. So today I am sharing five of our patterns that are made for someone who is wanting to start quilting and wanting to make a baby quilt either as a gift for a loved new baby or a baby on the way. The first is the Scrappy Sawtooth Pattern. The finished quilt looks amazing but the instructions are written specifically with a beginning quilter in mind. The PDF pattern (that you download and print ... View the Post

Halloween· Seasonal· Tutorials

More than 25 Easy Costumes to Make Using Black Pants and a White Shirt

Today we have more than 25 different costumes you can put together in less than 10 minutes that begin with a simple pair of black pants and a white shirt. Let's face it...there are some years when you are costume maker of the year and spend hours transforming your child into the character of her dreams...and then there are those years that you are lucky to round up a sack for trick or treating. If it's the later kind of year this year then this is the post for you! ... View the Post

The Art of Homemaking· Uncategorized

Why I Use My Slow Cooker (An Art of Homemaking Post)

Why are there some days when making dinner seems so hard? Sure there are days when I look forward to making a nice dinner...but then there are other nights...and those nights are a struggle.  But why is it such a struggle?  Here are a few of my reasons: *By the time dinner time rolls around I am already exhausted and the thoughts of preparing something seem overwhelming. *I don't have what I need to make what I want and I don't want to go to the store. *I don't want to make and clean ... View the Post

Cooking

Slow Cooker Spooktacular Beef Stroganoff with Jenny’s Colorful Life

Our Slow Cooker Spooktacular continues today with another fabuous blogger sharing one of her favorite slow cooker recipes! We are happy to have Jenny from Jenny's Colorful Life sharing her Beef Stroganoff recipe!  She says it is easy and delicious....and that sounds like a match made in dinner heaven! Click on over to HER BLOG to get the entire recipe!!!! ... View the Post

Patterns· Quilt· Quilts

A Quilt Kit for When Skies Are Grey

When Elizabeth and I were designing our "When Skies Are Grey" fabric line the ideas came from the song "You Are My Sunshine".  It was a song that our parents and grandparents sang to us when we were children and that we in turn sing to our children. You are my sunshine My only sunshine You make me happy when skies are grey You'll never know dear, how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away I love that song. And recently it came to mean something else. I have a ... View the Post