Caps... caps for sale... 50 cents a caaaaaapppp!
Well, no caps, but you get the idea.I put some items up on Etsy today. Will get a couple more up each day this week. Postcards for the big launch go out tomorrow.Now I sit. And wait. And go back to...
View ArticleIts all part of my Quilt & Sew fantasy!
Minick and Simpson, rock stars of the quilting world, picked this fan back in row 44 seat K to win a fat quarter of every fabric from their new collection - American Banner Rose. I'm holding a lighter...
View ArticleCharitable Sewing - it does a body good!
Working on a couple of charitable sewing projects. It is good for the soul, and stretches me beyond my comfort zone.Minick and Simpson are working with Moda Fabrics on a charitable project called...
View ArticleThe Cavebaby Wolfmen Invasion
Spring break... or at my house, the cavebaby wolfmen invasion. They look so cute. So innocent. Don't they?Don't let that fool you - by the end of the week, the house will look like this hit it...And...
View ArticleI've got the switching rooms blues
My kids are finally big enough to have their own rooms. They are going upstairs. Thing is, the upstairs rooms were my quilting playground. Now I have to condense two rooms of stuff into one. The...
View ArticleI made this!
Someone asked me to make a baby quilt. It was lots of work collaborating, but also fun and a real learning experience. Did I mention the fussy cutting?! In my excitment to say "lookie, lookie" I...
View ArticleT.G.I.F.!
Got this one done before the kids are home for the weekend - hooray! It is always challenging trying to sew when they are home. Hope you all have some fun in the sun. :)
View ArticleHappy 4th of July!
The 4th used to be a VERY big holiday in my house. Tons and TONS of fireworks in the A&P parking lot across the street from my house in Queens, N.Y. Old Italian aunts with sweaters on... in...
View ArticleBugs, bugs and more bugs
My son Sean is obsessed with bugs. It used to be a mild love, but this summer has turned into full blown constant bug hunting.We found this...Which turned into this...And this...Which turned into this...
View ArticleNever Forget
You can take the girl outta Queens, but you can't take Queens outta the girl. I love New York!
View ArticleFall is here... kinda...
All the rain has drained some of the color out of our usual Upstate NY fall leaf color. Here are some pics of years past. Hopefully the leaves will turn in the next couple of weeks, and it will...
View ArticleQuilt show 11/12 & 11/13
Getting out of my box... and into a booth. Hope to see my local friends at the Coleman Craft Fair this weekend. Will let you all know how it went after I've recovered from the madness. :)
View ArticleThe Craft Fair Experience
Thanks to everyone who stopped by my craft fair booth. While it was a bit slow this year, it was nice to meet so many quilt lovers.If there is something you had really wanted, check out my etsy shop....
View ArticleBlack Friday Madness
Thanksgiving passed in a blur of food. The turkey coma is lifting, and I actually braved Target today. Went for cough drops, left with pajamas/slipper sets. My boys feel very grown up with them.Any...
View ArticleThe Age of Innocence
Weepy and for some reason this movie is on my mind. Gotta love how those hormones hit you in your 40s. :ppppppppIsn't Daniel Day Lewis so unconventionally dreamy?!It has also come to my attention that...
View ArticleHappy 2012!
There is a quilt in that crystal ball, but I don't think I'd survive the triangles.Happy New Year!
View ArticleHappy Little Hands...
I asked my son's preschool teacher what I could make for her, and this was her request. It was a pleasure, and made me so happy seeing all the lovely little handprints.I am quickly coming to the...
View ArticleThe Power of YES!
I went on my usual early morning trip to Target today. My son Sean was awake, so rather that leave him to wake up the other sleepyheads I brought him with me.On the way home, he saw a giant pile of...
View ArticleFabric bowls - *@#)&*(#^$!
Here is my latest project - a fabric bowl. I thought it would be fast and easy. It was easy I guess, but time consuming. And not exactly friendly for TV watching while you work - it is a look at and...
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