How is your stay-at-home experience going? I have found the need to be more creative during these long hours at home. It gives my hands something to do and my mind goes into a flow state. It’s been months since I’ve knitted, but lately I’ve felt the pull to do …
I loved making this quilt. My horrible photos don’t do it justice. It took me over 20 hours to make but it is also completely hand stitched. I loved making every stitch. I would get into a flow and it would become meditative. It also gave me a chance to …
The first day of summer is almost here and with it comes the triple digit heat. I think I’m in denial as I have just finished making this shawl. I like to tell myself I’m just getting an early head start for autumn. I’m actually quite proud of this little …
Making these bunnies and carrots was addicting! This class is on Creativebug and comes with a template and video lessons that take you step by step. This is my first time hand sewing little critters. I had originally only made one set (big bunny, small bunny, and carrot), but because …
I finished my first deying project! I made this hat using the directions from The Modern Natural Dyer using madder. One of my goals this year is to make my way through the work-along kits. In fact, as I’m typing this, I currently have socks on the stove for the …
The end of summer is one of my favorite times of the year. The weather starts to cool and the potential of fall makes me giddy. Pumpkins and Halloween decorations pop up in the stores and all I want to do is bake and fill the house with scents of …
My weekend: finishing the piece of cake 3 quilt, knitting a stag head pullover, celebrating a two-year-old’s birthday, gathering with family, snuggling with dogs, baking strawberry biscuits, writing a chapter, and finishing Caraval by Stephanie Garber. I am not looking forward to Monday, but it will be here in a …
While I sat sewing blocks, I had this view into the living room of my nieces practicing their cheer moves with their uncle: I finished making all the blocks and have started sewing all 25 of them together! And let me tell you, I have learned a valuable lesson about …
Sundae socks are done! My eldest niece was in town for the week for spring break and I had been working on these socks for her. I needed to have them done before she left back to college and I’m so glad I finished in time! I used this pattern, …
I have started my second quilt! I am using the Piece of Cake 3 pattern which I got as part of the the Craftsy class Pre-Cut Piecing Made Simple. I’ve only just started by cutting out the fabric pieces and figuring out how I want my blocks to look. This …
