Author: Kristin

sew illustrated is on amazon!

This morning I was treated to the wonderful surprise that the book that I co-wrote with my friend, designer Minki Kim, was available for pre-order on Amazon. Not much else to say about that right now, except that it’s a dream come true. Share List

giveaway!

I’m giving away five (5) copies of Sewing World magazine over on my Instagram account! Sewing World is a UK-based sewing magazine with loads of adorable projects. This issue features the adorable Bunny Snack Mat featured in the photo, designed by my friend and co-author of […]

knitting bowl

I was gifted this gorgeous knitting bowl from by the talented woodworker Chris MacBain and couldn’t be happier with it! Have you seen these before? The concept is fairly new to me, but makes a lot of sense. If you have ever knit out of […]

::finding joy {2}

Tea with a dear friend to just catch up on life. Candles burning, Christmas music playing, tree lights blazing. A chance to bring out and enjoy the Christmas tea set. Bliss. Share List

::finding joy

The holidays can be so overwhelming–so much to pack into already full days and nights. So, I am going to look for little things this month that make me happy. I want to let the busyness go and enjoy Chrismastime. The month leading up to […]

dia de los muertos

My oldest son is an awesome musician and his high school puts on a Halloween show every year called Spooktacular. It has a different theme each year and this one was one of the best I’ve ever seen–Dia de los Meuertos, or Day of the […]

yarn along

I cast on a new lap blanket for the Prayer Shawl ministry at church. This is the Ted’s pattern from Alice’s Embrace. I’m really a quilter, so the patchwork design appeals to me. I’m hoping it will be a nice project as we read through Hatchet […]

meal plan monday

When I sat down with the calendar on Sunday to create a meal plan for the week, I realized that this is a very busy week: soccer, music, play rehearsals and performances. Still, we need to get dinner on the table every night, busy or not. Here is […]

teapot mini

A few fun little finishes this week. Ever since Erin’s book Sweet Tweets came out a month or so ago, I’ve been itching to dig into these adorable projects. I’m a sucker for patchwork + linen, so there are so many adorable choices. I landed […]

meal plan monday

I’m not sure how everyone else gets dinner on the table every night, but for me it wouldn’t happen without meal planning. I would be a wreck at 4pm every day if I didn’t know in advance what we were eating and that we had […]