having fun at home
Recently I sewed a St. Gregory’s Cross and Hourglass classic and vintage quilt block and turned it into a lined pillow cover. Chambray and denim, along with Fig Tree and Co.’s Pumpkin and Blossoms fabric, create a farmhouse-friendly look for our couch with just a …
Rapid progress is satisfying; however, a new house feels like home after a lot of small steps. As winter faded, we began turning this farmhouse into our home. This spring/summer we added a front sidewalk, back patio, a shop for equipment and tools, fruit trees, …
I joined the Front Runner quilt along on Saturday morning hosted by the staff of Quilts and More magazine. Everything fell into place for me to join in: cool weather, no plans, and a clean sewing room. To make the table runner I used two …
The free Lend and Borrow quilt block pattern is the newest in the Fat Quarter Shop’s classic and vintage series. Don’t be daunted by all those tiny half-square triangles! If you use Triangles on a Roll, you’ll get accurate results every time. Since I love …
The free London Roads quilt block pattern from Fat Quarter Shop looks like a roundabout traffic pattern. And that idea inspired my choice of fabrics. Bella Solids nautical blue is the background and bleached white forms arrows. A fussy-cut square of “J is for Jeep” …
Layer Cake Lollies is an exclusive (free) shortcut quilt pattern from the Fat Quarter Shop, and I hope to inspire you with my quilt made in Dover and Moda mochi linen. Dover’s color palette of soft whites, sea glass blue, soft green, and pebble greys …
Today I made a Mini Maker Case to store my turquoise mini project iron. I used the free pattern by Lillyella Stitchery. The pattern also includes tips and videos from the sew-along last fall. Fabrics are Pop by Rashida Coleman-Hale and Rainbow Hexy Rainbow by …
The Sew Together Bag, designed by Michelle of Sew Demented, can look intimidating to even an experienced bag maker because of the four zippers. However, if you want a beautiful little bag to store sewing notions, I encourage you to make one! I tapped into …
At last I finished my Farm to Garden mini quilt and hung it up on my sewing room wall. This was a quilt kit I purchased from the Fat Quarter Shop about a year ago. The kit includes Garden Variety fabric by Lella Boutique, the …
In seven days, my husband and I went from having no plans to move to making an offer on a house in the country and listing our house for sale. Now that we’ve been in our new house for almost a month, I’ll show you …