With the husband out of town, an early-birthday fabric gift card (thanks mom!) and a new sewing book in hand, I set off to create my first silk-blend shirt! Yes, I did. The blouse is from Brett Bara’s Sewing in a Straight Line.  The pattern calls for 1.5 yards of silk chiffon, and I chose…

Earlier this year, I entered the Blogger’s Quilt Festival hosted by Amy Ellis at Amy’s Creative Side. Well, wouldn’t you know it, somebody liked my little quilt and nominated me for a feature! You can read the Q-and-A right here. Thanks for the feature Amy, and to the mysterious stranger out there that nominated me….

My new sewing digs. It was my Labor Day weekend project. I’m in love. I even put up the long-overdue Heather Ross artwork I scored in her last studio sale. We had a frame and mat that matched–perfect! The L-shaped desk was a Craigslist find, and the chair is also new to me. Murph likes to…

I had the best intentions of participating in the Amy Butler Sewalong hosted by Sara at Sew Sweetness. I couldn’t really get it together in the last few weeks to put together and awesome purse or a quilt using one of her patterns. But, in a last-ditch effort to get a project together, I settled…

Wow, thanks to everyone who linked up to the Bloggers’ Dinner Party this month! I had fun hosting it for Kate while she was away and seeing all the fun stuff you guys have made for your kitchens. The two lucky giveaway winners, chosen by Random.org are: Winner of the Small Hexagons Kit from Sew…

Wow, thanks to everyone who linked up to the Bloggers’ Dinner Party this month! I had fun hosting it for Kate while she was away and seeing all the fun stuff you guys have made for your kitchens. The two lucky giveaway winners, chosen by Random.org are: Winner of the Small Hexagons Kit from Sew…

We did some major damage tonight, ladies . . . Project Button-opolis is well underway! Lovely crafting with friends! I am linking up to W.I.P. Wednesday. There’s also a Crafty Girls Workshop giveaway going on through Friday at Craft Buds. 🙂 Craft Buds and My Shop

Hi guys! I’m a guest blogger today at Sew Sweetness for Sara’s Sewing Back-to-School series to cover a lot of the basics that we might need a refresher on. Read my post on Cutting Tools for Fabric. There’s also a tutorial on how to cut charm squares from a yard of fabric. If you are…

Comfortably seated beneath this finished quilt. Ahhh… I guess I do work well with a deadline! Real photos coming in the next couple days, in daylight. And, here are some favorites from the very first batch of fabric earrings! I’ve claimed the floral blue pair in the middle and have worn them around pretty much…

Out of 261 comments, the winner of the Accuquilt GO! Baby and 3 dies is . . . #100: Stephanie of Spontaneous Threads! I’m so excited for you Stephanie, though I wish we had a few dozen of these to give away. Thanks everyone for playing along. 🙂 The most common cutting tools are most…