The MONARCH BUTTERFLY block was designed as part of my recent MY SECRET GARDEN exclusive block-of-the-month [BOM] program, which we just finished up as a group last month. I knew as soon as I designed the butterfly for the program that I wanted to find a way to offer it on its own – it’s just the sweetest! And so many of you who were not in the program have asked for it but I just didn’t know when I would fit it into the schedule. And then Lacey went rogue. Yup, that…
If you have been following me for a while, you should be well acquainted with my love for vintage-inspired toweling. Gosh, we use it for so many different things around here including table runners and pillows, napkins and placements and most importantly the best kitchen towels ever! We use them seasonally in different colors but my favorite are for sure summertime and Christmas. One of the things we started doing even before, but definitely during Covid, was making our own dish towels and even using smaller squares of these as “paper towels”. They wear well, look nice…
I am not much for fads or having “the newest gadget”. But a beautifully created handmade tool…gets me every single time. I simply cannot say enough good things about how beautiful these MODERN AMERICAN VINTAGE [MAV] quilting tools are and how good they feel in my hand and how much I am enjoying using them! This might sound funny… but I feel like these are “grown up” quilting tools and I adore them. Over the last few years I have collected quite a collection of Chris’s tools ranging from…
I had so much fun designing the Christmas Village Double Border Panels for BUON NATALE [arriving to stores alongside the entire BUON NATALE fabric collection NOW!] and the project ideas kept on swirling around in my head as I worked on it. Purchased as running yardage on the bolt, the BUON NATALE VILLAGE PRINT comes in (3) colorways: …… PROJECT INSPIRATION First, be sure to visit THIS BLOG POST for a free apron pattern and ruffle tea towel extra! …… Since there are so many things you can make with this fabric, we asked my friend Susan to…
This nostalgic BUON NATALE CHRISTMAS CARD PANEL fabric can be used for the backing of any Christmas project for a perfect holiday finish. It can also be used to make stockings, pillows, or as gift wrapping paper! BUT, it can also be cut up into individual images and made into a huge assortment of tiny hand projects and crafted items. The panel comes in 2 colors: pomegranate red [35408-24] and pine green [35408-26]. Each fat quarter yields a wonderful assortment of (21) images to work with: …… Today is the second installment of hand projects and crafted…
