fixing the washing machine

The Ups & Downs of Fixing the Washing Machine

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Funky Junk Turned Functional

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Gardening for April ~ Tomatoes & Pomegranates

Although I did a little gardening post the first week of the month, I wanted to start having monthly garden updates.  This will be my April update & {unless I do an outdoor DIY project} I will only post an update for my gardens once a month on the 3rd Wednesday.  Just a little post […] Read more…

Making a Splash – A Quilt Making Story

This is a story about a quilt I started way back in July of 2016.  That may seem like a while back, but, honestly, I have unfinished projects way older than that!  This is a quilt I designed for a new addition to our family – born in August 2016.  I had a vision for […] Read more…

Homemade Marshmallow Peeps – The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly!

This all started when I decided to make homemade marshmallow peeps.  I have made marshmallows before, so it wasn’t much of a leap to Peeps!  Of course, I wanted to do something a little different than just ordinary peeps.  This lead to an experiment of sorts with some Star Wars cookie cutters, food dye, & […] Read more…

Fussy Cut FPP & A Free Pattern

Today I’ve got another free paper pieced quilt pattern for y’all! This one’s called Tulip Bud & it’s perfect for Spring. Since I did a post about how to paper piece (see that here) I thought I’d talk about picking colors & patterns. We’ll also look at how to fussy cut FPP, which is a […] Read more…

upcycled sewing storage

Upcycled Sewing Storage

Today I’m going to show you how I took some upcycled objects & turned them into much-needed sewing storage.  Most of my little sewing notions are in plastic cups which is not working for me!  I needed something that was easy to access for my most used sewing supplies.  This was fairly easy to put […] Read more…