Do you ever feel like someone has pressed fast forward on the world and that you’re always playing catch-up? This whole year has seemed like that to me! But there’s one thing that I’m almost caught up on… the In Our Garden BOM. I’m about half way through the hand stitching on this month’s applique block designed by Lana from…
I’ve been calling today’s set of patterns the Crazy Quilter Special because when I first saw them I thought to myself they would be perfect for adding to small sections of a crazy quilt block. They could, of course, be used in many other ways as well. Last year, I made an Advent Calendar where I stitched a design on…
You’ve probably arrived here because you’ve got cranberry sauce left over from your big holiday meal. Let me tell you, these Leftover Cranberry Sauce Drop Cookies are a delicious way to use it up. The cookie dough is super quick to mix and bake and they come out soft and chewy with the sweet and tangy taste of cranberries. Before…
Sometimes when you’re getting ready for a big holiday meal, it can be tempting to buy ready made cranberry sauce in a can. After all, it’s one less thing to worry about preparing, right? I know I did it for years! Then several years ago, I decided to try making our own. I was shocked! Not only was it super…
Every where I go I keep hearing the comment that the days are simply flying by and that the holidays will be here before we know it. To help you get ready, I’ll be sharing holiday themed vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns every Monday right up until Christmas. One of my favorite holiday traditions is picking out the Poinsettia. My favorites…
[social_warfare]Happy Halloween!! Are you ready for all the little trick or treaters that will be arriving this evening? Yesterday, Dave and I went out and bought more candy… just in case. I do this every year. We buy candy ahead of time when it’s on sale and then I decide we’d better get more so that we don’t run out.…
For the past several weeks, I’ve been sharing an adorable set of children dressed up for Halloween. I still have one more sweet child to share with you but I’m going to save that for next Monday on the 31st for two reasons. The first being that with Halloween only a week away, I thought you might like a couple…
If you’ve been following along in the In Our Garden BOM 2016 that’s being hosted by Amy over at Sew Incredibly Crazy you know that each month a different designer shares two blocks; a traditionally pieced block and an applique block. Vickie from More Stars in Comanche designed October’s blocks. Her pieced block called Squash Blossom is such a beautiful…
Today’s free Halloween Witch embroidery pattern is the fifth in the series of super cute vintage Workbasket embroidery patterns of children dressed up in their Halloween costumes. All the other patterns in the series could be quite easily be used on children’s items throughout the year. Today’s pattern, however, is the only pattern in the series that is specifically Halloween…
Have you ever seen a craft that you did as a child and find yourself wishing that you had an excuse to make that craft again? That’s what happened that led to the creation of this Painted Maple Leaf Table Runner. Debbie from One Little Project posted a really fun Chalk Stenciled Pumpkin. Ooohhh how I wanted to get out…
