Travel Pillow and Shawl for Quilts and More Magazine

Hello again! As I mentioned, I’m catching up this week on blogging about some patterns I wrote for publication. This winter, I had the chance to sew a fun and quick project for the Spring 2014 issue of Quilts and More magazine. My project is a neck pillow and travel shawl sewn with Cuddle from […]

Chevron Snuggle Blanket and Pet Bed for Generation Q Magazine

I’m going to spend some time over the next couple weeks updating the blog on some magazine projects I’ve had the privilege to create! Since there’s a new issue of Generation Q out now (featuring my friend Sara on the cover!), I figured it was about time to blog about the previous issue. Hah! Several […]

Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop: Lullaby Line Pants, Bodysuit and Sleep Sack

Today, my friend RaeAnna is sharing all about a sweet gift she made for Elliot! It’s a bodysuit and pants set using the newborn line from Peek-a-Boo Patterns.    RaeAnna is participating in a pattern tour, and she asked if I could take some photos of this little guy modeling the outfit. But, of course! […]

Memo Board for Kitchen Stitches + Giveaway!

Today, I’m excited to share a project I created for the new book Kitchen Stitches, a sewing compilation of projects to make for everyone’s favorite room in the house.   I actually made three projects for this book, but I can only share one with you right now. The others may be featured in future […]

On Becoming a Mom

On Tuesday, January 7th, I became a mom. Meet Elliot. He’s quite the looker, if I do say so myself. To say the delivery was rough would be an understatement. I had no idea that the little man inside of me would arrive into the world at a whopping 9 lbs. and 21 inches. I […]

Stacked Windmills Mini Quilt + Bee Blocks

Are you ready for the holidays? I’m a couple weeks out from my due date, and have been trying to fit in some last-minute sewing projects before the baby arrives.   My local Modern Quilt Guild hosted a Secret Santa swap the other weekend, and I made this mini quilt for Stefanie. She loves Moda […]

Stacked Windmills Mini Quilt + Bee Blocks

Are you ready for the holidays? I’m a couple weeks out from my due date, and have been trying to fit in some last-minute sewing projects before the baby arrives.   My local Modern Quilt Guild hosted a Secret Santa swap the other weekend, and I made this mini quilt for Stefanie. She loves Moda […]

Tweed Flower Handbag for Stitch Winter 2013

  I have another magazine project to share! Sometime last spring, just after we’d moved to Nashville, I submitted a purse design to Stitch magazine for their winter issue. I really love working with Stitch, because their design prompts are so interesting and they really get my creative juices flowing. The idea was to design […]

Sturdy Striped Tote for Stitch Craft Create Gifts

I wanted to quickly share a project I made for Stitch Craft Create’s Gifts 2013 issue. Way back in January, I had a few sewing deadlines to meet before my husband and I packed up and moved from Indiana to Tennessee. This Sturdy Striped Tote was made with fabric I picked up at IKEA (clearance!) […]

Handmade Gifts are the Best Gifts

Yesterday, I got a package containing one of the nicest gifts I’ve ever received! It was a quilt-size box (what?!), and the shipping label said it was a package from my friend Sarah at Fabric Seeds. I know I’ve mentioned Sarah before, as she was one of the first blog friends I met in “real […]