I’ve jumped on the bandwagon with this quilt, thanks to a tutorial by blue elephant stitches. It’s granny squares and I”m going scrappy! I intended to have this particular quilt {in another design} entered into Rachel of Stitched in Color’s Scrap Attack and admittingly, I didn’t finish in time. Honestly, I didn’t even start it [...]
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Scrappy Granny Squares
Posted in quilt squares, Quilting, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Granny Squares, Granny Squares Quilt, Scrappy Granny Squares on April 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Bags & Fabric {WIP}
Posted in Online Fabric Shop, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Messenger Bag Tutorial, Scrap Attack, The Bag Making Bible on January 18, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I’ve been having the worst cravings for stitching up bags. I means seriously, I dreamt about it one night. That’s disturbing right? Well, as I was buying my spring textbooks on amazon, I found a great deal on Lisa Lam’s The Bag Making Bible. Oh yes, I did! I bought that sucker in a flash [...]
Messenger Bag Tutorial
Posted in Family, Tutorials, tagged Messenger Bag Tutorial on January 16, 2012 | 4 Comments »
My step daughter, Carmen, has been waiting and waiting for her messenger bag. We ended up having some girl time {yes, no boys…yay!} on Saturday, so I/we whipped up a new bag for school. I spent a little time reviewing online tutorials and found some cute stuff {links at the end}. I didn’t follow any [...]
{Scrappy} Mod Mosaic Block
Posted in do. Good Stitches, Family, quilt squares, Quilting, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Mod Mosaic Quilt Blocks on January 11, 2012 | 15 Comments »
In spending quite some time pondering ideas for a new quilt for our living room, I think I have the golden ticket! My hubby built me a really nice shelf/quilt hanger and I’ve just been using quilts I have at home for display. None of them are quite right and I’ve known a new project [...]
Ruffle Napkin Tutorial
Posted in Tutorials, tagged Ruffle Napkin Tutorial, Vintage Napkin Tutorial on December 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Vintage Napkins by Sweet Lulu A few months back, Malia mentioned how much she liked these napkins by Sweet Lulu. They were priced at $9.00 each, which is fair, but we thought she could make them. The tricky part is finding that 70′s vintage vibe fabric. Malia is still hunting down her options. In the [...]
Wonky Star Christmas Pillow
Posted in Holiday Projects, quilt squares, Tutorials, tagged Christmas Pillow, Wonky Star Christmas Pillow, Wonky Star Tutorial on December 18, 2011 | 2 Comments »
We needed more storage for the boy’s board games, so I sifted through our hall closet and got rid of pillows, blankets, and anything we weren’t using. I found a pillow insert that I thought would be perfect for a Wonky Star Christmas Pillow. It measured 19″ X 13″. So, my quilted pillow top is [...]
Crayon Apron {Guide}
Posted in Family, Holiday Projects, Random Projects, Tutorials, tagged Crayon Apron, Crayon Apron Tutorial on December 16, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Yay for days out of the office, especially when they are an unexpected treat. I’ve been needing to get Carmen’s crayon apron going, so I did just that with my time off. I happened across the crayon apron concept a while back. Yesterday, I did a google search and found some great pictures for inspiration. [...]
Owlettes {Phase 2}
Posted in Family, Holiday Projects, Random Projects, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Owl Tutorial, Owlettes, Stuffed Owls on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
After completing phase 1 of my owlettes, improvements were necessary. Isaac’s owlette just wasn’t settling with me. Plus Luke & Carmen’s eyes were too far apart…must fix now! Isaac’s eyes are now much larger and more proportionate to his body frame. And I moved Luke & Carmen’s eyes closer together, much better! Cheyenne inherited Isaac’s [...]
Owlettes {Phase 1}
Posted in Family, Holiday Projects, Random Projects, Scrap Projects, Tutorials, tagged Owlette, Tutorial on Owls on December 14, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I admit, I’m not one of those crazy for ‘everything owl’ people, but owls happen to be significant to our family. Interestingly enough, {my 9 yr old son} Cheyenne’s father’s side of our family & my now-a-days hubby have the same Hawaiian ʻaumakua, The Owl. “ʻAumākua are intimate members of the human family, spiritual relationships [...]
{Belated} Gathered Clutch
Posted in Random Projects, Tutorials, tagged gathered clutch on June 7, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Anna with Noodlehead inspired me to try this super handy and adorable gathered clutch. I found her online tutorial in December of 2010. At that time, I instantly thought of my girlfriend Amy’s birthday, which was that particular month. So now that’s its June of 2011, is it belated or just early for this years [...]



