(I guess “see” isn’t really the right word. Read?) Go here! Rachael Lever from www.examiner.com interviewed me. Wow. I’m a dork! To try and distract from the dork-ness, I’m posting a picture of me and her at my wedding. Dang…we were cute 8.5 kids ago (not an announcement…the partial is hers). And why’d you get […]
[Continue reading...]Time to get serious
October 12, 2009 By 9 Comments
Halloween is in 19 days. Do you know how many costumes I have completed? Zero. Do you know how many of my kids even know what they want to dress as? 2. Do you know how many extra costumes I’m making? 2. Guess I should be doing something other than blogging, ey?
[Continue reading...]1 Hour Cinnamon Rolls
October 10, 2009 By 11 Comments
My friend Heidi posted these in her notes on Facebook. I LOVED that they really only took an hour. Usually I don’t have the patience for cinnamon rolls, but these were perfect for my attention span. Dough: 5 1/4 cup white unbleached bread flour1/4 cup sugar1/2 Tbsp salt1 1/2 Tbsp instant yeast1 egg2 cups hot […]
[Continue reading...]Name that fabric!
October 7, 2009 By 22 Comments
It’s time for a super fun bloggy game… Name that fabric! Chelsey emailed me to ask if I knew who made the fabrics I used on this applique. I dug through my scrap basket to try to read selvages, but came up with nothing. Can anybody help? Rocket pattern is here, in case any of […]
[Continue reading...]Weekend Whirlwind
October 4, 2009 By 15 Comments
Crazy busy fun weekend here! Went out for ice cream with grown up girls only.My parents came down and spent the night.Made pumpkin pancakes for breakfast yesterday.Gave Bennett his first hair cut. I meant to just trim up his ear bangs, but I got a little carried away. See? Went to my cousin’s wedding. How […]
[Continue reading...]Round Ruffle Pillow
October 3, 2009 By 18 Comments
This is from Amy Butler’s book “In Stitches“. In fact, it’s the stripey one right on the cover. I found a bunch of linen the same color as my piano and have grand throw pillow plans for all of it. I love, love, LOVE how this pillow turned out…and I only broke one sewing machine […]
[Continue reading...]Boo!
October 2, 2009 By 13 Comments
Macy had a friend over yesterday. I forced them to help me work on their Halloween costumes for a bit, but we ran out of tulle. I can’t take those two to Hobby Lobby without them NEEDING to do a project. They decided to Mod Podge some letters. Here are Macy’s: Cute, right? And totally […]
[Continue reading...]Teeny tiny baby shoes
September 30, 2009 By 13 Comments
My friend Kathy made some of these for her baby a few weeks back out of a thrifted purse. I’ve been obsessively checking thrift stores for purses ever since. This weekend it hit me…DUH! My old leather coat got cut up to make some shoes for my new (still nameless) niece. I bought the pattern […]
[Continue reading...]Pattern Review: Simplicity 2876
September 29, 2009 By 9 Comments
Simplicity 2876 This coat turns out way cute, but this is quite possibly the worst pattern I’ve ever used. If you make it, here’s what you’ll need to be aware of: Every single part of the coat or jacket is listed separately (jacket/coat, collar, sleeve, sleeve cuff, yoke and front facing). You’ll need to tally […]
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