Christmas

Advent Calendar for Moms

I came across this fabulous idea online the other day. An advent calendar for introverted moms. Now, I’m not truly an introvert (though I seem to be inching that direction more and more each year), but this is really a self-care advent calendar. I find […]

free quilted table runner tutorial at moda bakeshop

Would you like to feel like you’ve got a jump on Christmas this year? Christmas fabric is just starting to come out and I whipped up a scrappy table runner over at the Moda Bakeshop using a jelly roll from Sweetwater’s upcoming line Hometown Christmas. […]

scrappy table runner tutorial

scrappy table runner tutorial

Scrappy Christmas Table Runner Size: 12” x 42” Block size: 6″ Materials 1 ½” strips assorted prints (I used a honeybun of Holly’s Tree Farm from Moda) Background fabric, neutral (I used Kona Snow), cut into 6 7/8″ strips Cotton quilt batting, such as Warm […]

::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 […]

november

Here it is a week into November and I still haven’t processed that it’s fall. That’s probably in part due to the fact that it is 85 degrees outside. The biggest clue I have to the fact that we are headed straight for Christmas is […]

tea cozy

tea cozy

Not a lot of sewing is happening here. Still trying to get into the swing of the new year. Back in November I started working part-time, from home. It’s not a lot of hours, just 10-15 per week, but just enough for me to feel […]

welcome 2012

welcome 2012

Happy New Year! I know I have been away for a long time, but you know, it was just that time of year. I am glad to be back and reflect on 2011 and dream about 2012. We had a lovely Christmas, starting with a […]

finding joy ::2

finding joy ::2

Taking joy in pulling out all the Christmas decorations and piling them on the dining room table. Then trying to remember where I put them all last year when I felt that I had finally stumbled upon the perfect place for everything. I love decorating […]

finding joy ::1

finding joy ::1

I’m finding it difficult in this busy season to take the time to post in this space. But I realize that I’ve missed it. I’ve missed the noticing and photographing what we do here everyday. It occurred to me that I am making too hard […]