Repurposing Mom’s Fabric

I’ve been watching several videos on YouTube about Swedish Death Cleaning. I guess with the passing of my sis I’ve been thinking a lot about all of the stuff I have that I never use. I feel it’s time to either use it or let someone else enjoy it. So I was looking at fabric…

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My finished flag

I finished up my flag that I blogged about on the last post. I was wanting to finish another one before I posted this, but I can’t make a decision on that design. The Welcome is a SVG file I purchased on Etsy here. I loved that it included birds, so appropriate for the wildflower…

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Christmas Gift Ideas

I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for gift ideas; things I can make that won’t take a lot of time but would hopefully be welcomed. I thought I’d share today a few of my favorite gift ideas and tutorials.

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Ukraine Spotlight Auction Quilt

The SAQA Spotlight Auction is coming up soon, and I thought I’d like to donate a quilt for this event. The size for these quilts is  6 x 8 inches, which would be easy for me to finish. They will be displayed in mats with a 4.5″ x 6.5” opening,  and placed in clear cellophane…

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Wonderfil Variegated Splendor Thread Grab Bag

I usually don’t fall for this type of promotion, but recently Wonderfil had a promotion of grab bags of 10 spools of thread for a great price. I don’t have many variegated thread in my stash so I though I’d grab one of these bags. What’s interesting about variegated thread is you never know how…

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Playing with Tulle

I’ve never really played with tulle until the last couple of months. I’ve found that it can cover up mistakes, dull down colors, pull the piece together, and last, but not least, add bling. Unfortunately, photos just don’t do the bling justice! I bought these three colors to add stars to my cards. It was…

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Making an outdoor garden flag

Dave was looking through the shed recently, and found an old flag holder. At one time it had a flag, but it has long since bit the dust! He placed it in the wildflower garden, and then asked me to make a flag for it. Here is how it looks right now, before I’ve added…

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