An old friend of my husband's had a baby girl a month or so ago. I just love sewing for little girls. I do pink and purple and frilly ...

So this was my very humble little table at the Project Linus blanket event last month. I know, it is a horrible picture. The light coming in...

and not a minute too soon! I'm very ready for the kids to be back at school. Did I say Very Ready?? It has been a silly weather week too...

I went to the Machine Quilter's Exposition yesterday. It was beyond my wildest dreams the things people can do with quilts (with enough...

Today was Sophie's recasting. I realize that it sounds innocent enough, but trust me, it is anything but simple when you are three. The ...

Ever since I found out 2 days ago that I had won a ribbon for my quilt that I entered in the Machine Quilter's Exposition, I have been o...

I was sure I was a complete longshot. I was pretty positive that with the caliber of quilts that come to a competition/show like MQX that I...

And these are not milestones on a list that I particularly wanted to check off. We'd been home from the hospital a day and a half and I ...

It seems like it took forever, but we were in and out of the hospital in barely over 24 hours. My sweet Sophie had her long dreaded foot su...

At T-minus one day for my youngest kid's surgery, I am feeling more than a bit stressed out. I'm unnerved because I hate the hospit...

The camera was being persnicketty so these didn't get uploaded sooner! The kids & I did the eggs on Saturday. They are a dye as we...

The rain finally stopped and spring has arrived in northern New England. It hit 60F today - glorious. Just glorious. Last weekend I finis...

That is my question to you. So what am I talking about, you wonder? If you applique traditionally (aka needle-turn), do you subscribe to th...

I, personally, love to applique -- the traditional way, needle turning every edge, and by hand. But even I have a hard time imagining that ...

Today I went to a Project Linus Blanket event. It was the first our chapter has held in over 2 years. There was a lot of hype leading up t...

This is my week off from school/teaching, but it is technically not a vacation for the local elementary schools. Do I hear "Yea!"...

I spent a day or so's free time preparing for my oldest's 8th birthday party which was yesterday. He had 10 friends to a party at a ...