Valori Wells Little Wallets created by Diana. The darling little wallets make a perfect presentation for gift cards and cash. Festive holiday prints will bring an instant smile! The pattern is simple to assemble and fun to give!
Valori Wells Little Wallets created by Diana. The darling little wallets make a perfect presentation for gift cards and cash. Festive holiday prints will bring an instant smile! The pattern is simple to assemble and fun to give!
1/25/11 – The auction is now closed. Thank you for the generous bids and congratulations to the winner Bronya!!! Natural disasters and the devastation they wreak always leave me at a loss for words. The sadness goes straight to my heart. The magnitude of destruction caused by flooding in Queensland has reached unprecedented proportions. Toni…
Emily is an amazing young woman with a goal: make 100 pillowcase dresses for young girls in Africa. Emily, a Senior at North Kitsap High School, was moved and inspired by a story she saw about Little Dresses for Africa on the NBC Nightly News. After researching the organization and understanding the group’s mission, she…
From The Polar Express: At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all…
I absolutely LOVE the way sewing fosters community, goodwill and personal achievement. Here’s a sprinkling of interesting e-mails I received this month that remind me how sewing really does make the world go ’round: Victoria sent me an update on the Bumble Beans Quilt Gather project. Photos from the project’s recent distribution day say it…
I had the best time today attending and helping out at an event called It’s A Wrap. Organized by Melissa Bonghi of La Leche League of Bainbridge Island, it was an afternoon filled with breastfeeding, nutrition, and baby wearing education for pregnant moms. The new mamas also had the opportunity to sew their own baby…
This toddler sized quilt has been in my collection of finished quilts for several years now. Patiently waiting to be gifted to the right child. I’ve pulled it out on quite a few occasions. Hmm, no. Not the right match. This time when I pulled it out it was the perfect match. So perfect I…
I couldn’t move forward without at quick epilogue to the whine and cheese post. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I was probably in a bit more of a funk than I even realized myself when I wrote it. After reading your supportive comments filled with so much humor I was literally bent over laughing…
Carrie is a local Pink Chalk Fabrics customer turned friend. She brought over this bag to show me and I totally fell in love with it. After insisting she absolutely must start a blog (stay tuned) I asked if I could take a picture and share it here. This is The Lunch Bag pattern by…
As promised, here’s a round up of some additional Haiti fund raising efforts going on in the crafting world: The absolutely gorgeous quilts in the photo are the work of Beth Novak of Modern Jax. She’s holding a silent blog auction that runs through Friday, January 29. Donations are to be made by the high…
