A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to take a set of classes with Pat Wys of The Silver Thimble Quilt Company. The classes were so wonderful! Pat is a fantabulous teacher and I learned so much about...
Some days it would be easier to find someone else to teach things to my children, but what would be the fun in that? Some things need to be very hands on and accessible, like Home Economics. This summer, my...
One of the easiest things to learn how to sew is the humble pillowcase. They can be as simple or as elaborate as the sewist can imagine. Many charities love to receive pillowcases (Conn-Kerr Cancer is one that I support)...
I made my parents a quilt for Christmas. Well, to clarify, I pieced the top, purchased the batting, backing, and binding fabrics and wrapped them up for Christmas 2010 (cough, cough). Now, I was not giving them an incomplete gift,...
Marguerita McManus has done it again! She, along with her daughter, Sarah Raffuse, brought us Crazy Shortcut Quilts, which revolutionized how many quilters (both experienced and novice) approached their projects. Now, Marguerita writes solo to help expand the options for...
My kids adore taking fresh fruit, a little sweetener, and some Greek yogurt and whirring it all together with my immersion blender to make a custom smoothie. However, all that Greek yogurt, while healthy, was driving up my food bill!...
Hubby and I love beans. Pinto beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, we will eat them all. The boys don’t always share our legume love, but younger one does enjoy a nice, warm pot of 15 bean soup from time to...
Much to my chagrin, not all crafty, frugal projects involve fabric, yarn, thread, beads, glue, glitter, or bling of any type. Sometimes, they fall into the realm of my hubby. They involve (gulp!) woodworking skills. Woodworking (except at its most...
Teenage boys eat all the time and tend to sleep quite a bit, too (can I get an ‘AMEN’ from the mamas?). Mine even like to snuggle up with a blanket to read, play a hand held game, or to...
I made my very first “quilt” in 1987. I made it for my wonderful husband on our first wedding anniversary. It was a nine patch quilt with a mauve-ish calico sashings, backing, and borders. It has no binding because I...
