Category Archives: Sewing
Leafy Mug Rugs
Outside our kitchen window is a star magnolia tree and it provides us with plenty to look at year round. Delicate scented white flowers in the early spring, lush green foliage all summer and when the leaves turn in the … Continue reading
The Leaves Edition
My cousin posted this picture on Facebook and I had to share 🙂 Source There’s a chill in the air, the days are getting shorter and pumpkin spice lattes are back! Time for nature’s catwalk to begin with trees resplendent … Continue reading
Finishes, The Sewn Kind
Back, way back, I wrote a blog post about the beginnings of a set of pillows using the awesome fabric from my swap partner, Mel. The projects were finished soon after that post and just last week I remembered that … Continue reading
Summer’s End
Today is the first of school for the kids and I’m ready to embrace routine and schedules and even some “me time” 😉 This summer has been a mixed bag of sorts with many wonderful moments celebrating family and togetherness … Continue reading
Posted in KAL, Sewing, Sweaters
Tagged Handknit, Kitchen, RadLab, Rainbow Crosswalk, Sewing, sweater
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Summer Style
Hello lovely people! We’ve been back from our summer vacation in the Okanagan Valley for a few days now and things have eased back into the lazy, lovely summer-style schedule. Perfect! Time away in the valley means many, many dips in … Continue reading
Swell
I’m done with week 1 of the Simply Retro QAL (quilt-along). The plan for this along is to sew through each pattern in Camille Roskelley’s new book, Simply Retro. QAL-ers can make anything with their finished blocks, from coasters to … Continue reading
Triangles and Squares
A few weeks ago, I received a swap package in the mail from Melissa of Knits With Camels hi Mel 🙂 This was no ordinary package, it was filled, no, stuffed to the brim with goodies. Some fabulous skeins of yarn … Continue reading
From Scratch
This is such a proud mama moment… This doll bed was made entirely by my 14-year-old son, Prithvi. He’s been taking woodshop at school as one of his electives and absolutely loves it. So, for his birthday this year we … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Quilting, Toys
Tagged Ana-White, Doll Furniture, Doll Quilt, Handsewing, Patchwork, Quilts, RadLab, Woodworking
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Surgery
… the crafting kind, that is! Scraped knees are a common thing with 5-year-olds. Miss. Kiki is always skinning her knees and as a result almost all of her jeans and leggings have holes in them near the knees. I … Continue reading
Spring Fever
Sprrrring! With the weather being so crazy gorgeous and the kids on Spring Break, every day has been packed with hikes and picnics and bike rides. We even managed to spend some time at the beach. Ok, we didn’t dare … Continue reading
Rambling Roses 