Route 66 Picnic Blanket

This project was started (and finished) as a Christmas present last year. Unfortunately, it was in my car when it was stolen over Thanksgiving, so the recipient received a slightly different version with the short time left. This one was so cute, though, and had such fun fabric!




Lots of ironing! I later realized this permanently burnt the dining table.




The final product, ready for some sunny weather and a park!

Matching Toddler/Doll Quilt

For Christmas this year, I wanted to make my niece Megan a matching quilt set for her and her doll. I found some cute Strawberry Shortcake squares on eBay and off I went!

Xmas Sewing Project

Here are the stages of my first big project! Luckily, I was able to visit in November to see that the Elf costume was way too big!







The costumes fit and look great (and are very comfy)!



Katy may love her costume a bit too much.... xoxo

One can dream

Being in San Francisco (and burning my dining room table) has left me with many daydreams of a larger work area. Oh... IKEA.... how you make these dreams seem attainable.

Katy's Quilt

Yes, you visit me, you are expected to learn to sew! My sister Katy played along, and did an awesome job on her first quilt!

Diaper Cake

First attempt at this, and I think it's pretty darn cute. I was sad to see it leave.

First Posting

After being able to keep up with friends via Blog sites, I thought I'd finally create my own to keep family and friends in the goings-on of my life. My hope is to keep the creative side of me on this page and show the various crafts/projects I'm working on at any given time. Unfortunately, because some are gifts, they'll have to be posted after the fact :)

Since the sewing world is something new to me, I'll start today by posting the first project I worked on - sewing Mrs Claus and and Elf costume for my mom and sis.

Wish me luck that I can figure this blog thing out!!!