A baby Note Taker that is. I was surprised to learn that Notelet is a real word. Pretty cool. I’m not adverse to making up words but it’s always nice when you want something like piglet and there’s actually a word just like it waiting for you. One of my testers, Candy Glendering, created a…
Inchies were the theme for my Out of the Box creativity group September challenge. Quilting Arts has a great article about them in the August/September 2007 issue. Update 10/20/07: I just discovered this link on Whip Up where Quilting Arts has provided the magazine article online. Have fun! Inspiration: Front pieced and fused to a…
Sometimes I’m a little slow on the uptake. I finally caught on last week as I finished up these 18″ doll clothes for the raffle my American Sewing Guild Chapter conducts each year. The real reason you join ASG is not to hang out with other enthusiastic sewers but rather to have an excuse to…
I have a shelf in my closet full of those jumbo-size plastic storage bags. Each one contains the pieces of an unfinished project. I haven’t counted, I’m thinking it’s better to not know. My new kick has been to try and do something unfinished around my house at least one day out of the weekend….
I’ve spent the last 24 hours skipping around my house, tooting my own horn, and generally driving my husband and children batty. I received a note from Joelle yesterday letting me know that her new book had arrived. Guess who’s in it?! After seeing a run down of the contents over at The Purl Bee…
New t-shirt, hand-me down jeans, designer headband and a ceramic heart found in a pocket, an excellent start to the new school year. I made Leil 5 reversible headbands. She LOVES the mini-flowers, no question about who her mother is. I immediately had a request for more headbands in each colorway. Yes, I’m outing myself,…
So glad I went with the Eggshell finish over Pearl. I like the flat look. Anything shinier would have been bouncing off the walls in such a small space. We’ve been in our house for 3 years. My powder room has looked exactly like this for all 3 of them. It started with a need…
