The Best of Times
Welcome to the world, little girl! Our little Elliott Estelle (Ella) has arrived and we couldn’t be happier. She is healthy, sweet, and loves to be tucked up under your chin. And she smells...
View ArticleYou Can Do Hard Things
At a summer party today, I sat down and started talking to a friend expecting her first babe. And I realized that some things are never talked about, but should be. Because pregnancy is such a...
View ArticleQuilt Petite Blog Hop
This week has been such a whirlwind! We have my husband’s fun (big!) family to our home & are having so much fun. The turkey, stuffing, casseroles, mashed potatoes and rolls all finished at about...
View Article10 Minutes To The Perfect Holiday Table: A Video Tutorial
Feeling put together is important to me. For me, that means a nice holiday table setting when company comes for Christmas Dinner. But my little people are small and a fussy table just doesn’t work for...
View ArticleFor The First Time In Forever
Many of you may have noticed I’ve taken a bit of a break from social media. Thank you so much for all of the thoughts and comments and ‘I miss yous’ sent my way. You’ll never know how good those felt...
View ArticleLife Update & Friday Favorites
Five Friday Favorites: 1: My husband. This man is more patient than Job, I swear. He’ll be gone next week and I am already missing him. 2: Outlander on Starz. We just started watching this, but now I...
View ArticleZakka Home Blog Tour & Book Review
Today is a fantastic day to share this gorgeous new book, Zakka Home by Sedef of Down Grapevine Lane as part of the Zakka Home Blog Tour! This sweet, new book is filled to the brim with sweet projects...
View ArticleJewels of Autumn
Let’s talk about old, unfinished projects. With autumn upon us it seemed like time to finish this nearly six year old nosegay quilt. If you remember, I unfinished projects take up space in the back of...
View ArticleThe Better Angels of Our Nature
From time to time, it falls on all of us to lift someone else. It doesn’t matter who that person is, or why they stand in need, when others are hurting, it hurts us, too. My husband and I made a deal...
View ArticleGetting started: Organizing Your Fabric for Ombre All Day
It’s day one & we’ll be sorting our scraps & fabric & cutting where necessary. For this quilt, I really recommend cutting as you go along, but you’ll want to have enough strips &...
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