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Tantalizing Table Toppers Book Tour + Giveaway!

Tantalizing Table Toppers Book Tour + Giveaway!

Welcome to my stop on the Tantalizing Table Toppers Book Tour! Wow! It’s been quite a week on this tour, with so many inspiring projects! And you don’t want to miss entering a giveaway for this fabulous book! So stay tuned until the end of…

Kaleidoscope Pillow from Pillow Talk by Edyta Sitar

Kaleidoscope Pillow from Pillow Talk by Edyta Sitar

I was SO excited to be invited to make a pillow from Edyta Sitar’s new book, Pillow Talk: 25 Lovely Pillows for Your Home Sweet Home. (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy from them, at…

Modern Hexie Christmas Pillow

Modern Hexie Christmas Pillow

This simple pillow has been years in the making! A few years ago I jumped on the hexie bandwagon and made a whole pile of hexies from a Christmas mini charm pack. I thread basted them with Aurifil 50 wt. using this method from Modern…

Handmade Home: Embroidered Tea Towels

Handmade Home: Embroidered Tea Towels

One of the things I love about quilting and sewing is enjoying handmade items in use around the house. I asked the question, “Do you use your handmade items?” a few years ago and the answer was a resounding “Yes!”, which I am so glad…

Loyal Heights Irish Chain Quilt

Loyal Heights Irish Chain Quilt

Update: there is now a free pattern for this quilt. Welcome to my stop on the Loyal Heights Blog Tour! I was so thrilled to be asked to play with this lovely fabric line by Quilting in the Rain for Lecien. First, let’s talk about…

Natural Home: Lining Kitchen Drawers with Cork

Natural Home: Lining Kitchen Drawers with Cork

I’m all about solving little nagging problems. The problem that has been bugging me for years (I never said I solved them in a timely manner!) is that the bottoms of some the drawers in my kitchen are getting all beat up. We remodeled our…

How to Make an Inexpensive and Portable Quilting Design Wall

How to Make an Inexpensive and Portable Quilting Design Wall

I have lived without a design wall for quilting for the past six years. And I have missed it! I think that having a place to try out designs and leave them there, vastly improves the design experience. But, as I mentioned in my last…

Handmade Home:: Handknit dishcloths

  (Disclosure: Some of these are affiliate links, which means I make a small commission if you buy from them, at no additional cost to you. Thanks for helping to support the blog in this way!) I thought I would start an occasional series about a…