With our little one being mobile now we needed a way to keep him off the stairs. Most baby gates didn't fit well on our stairs because the railing wasn't squared off. And we didn't have a good way to store a standard gate when we needed stair access. Mark solved this problem with his... Continue Reading →
I made a Winnie the Pooh quilt for my son. Made with peach flannel sashing and gold minky backing, its so soft and cuddly. I came across the Winnie the Pooh fabric from Camelot Fabrics at the International Quilt expo last year and got so inspired to make a children's quilt, one that is bigger... Continue Reading →
I've had my baby for a few days now, and it strikes me that these are the days of my life that will stand out in my memory for the rest of my life. When Mark and I were young, and happy in our marriage. When we lived in a quaint townhouse with a stripped... Continue Reading →
I made a neutral baby quilt for a girlfriend of mine. It has little ducks and turtles and flowers on it, in shades of sage green and sunny yellow. The backing is soft flannel also. It’s a repeating pattern of squares.
I had so much cozy flannel fabrics in various greens that I made a quilt for my friend Whitney. Its not based on any pattern, I just cut what fabric I had and stitched it together. I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out.
I finished another quilt! This one is based on the Rhythm & Blues quilt pattern. It is definitely the most intricate quilt I've made yet, because all the cream colored squares are actually pieced strips. And I worked very hard in arranging the green and cream fabrics so that they were distributed evenly, without identical... Continue Reading →
I found a lovely green floral fat quarter fabric at JoAnn's and thought it would be great in the star quilt I was designing in my head. When combined with two tones of super soft green flannel, the resulting quilt is a new favorite. Process pictures below.
I made a rainbow quilt with floral diamonds for my niece. The pattern is called Hugs and Kisses by Jaybird quilts. It was my first time using the diamond template and I thought it worked well. The back side fabric is rainbow butterflies in flannel. Here's the progression pictures.
I can’t believe this blog has been around this long without an entry on fermented vegetables. I mean, there was the vinegar thing, but grapes are berries, so I don’t think that counts. How can we have a hipster blog like this without “probiotics” as a keyword? Sorry about that. Let’s talk about sauerkraut. It’s... Continue Reading →
Mark and I went to a glass blowing class and each of us made a glass paperweight. It was great to scoop the molten glass with the mold, roll it on the table and blow a few bubbles in with the blowpipe. It was incredibly fun.
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