life lived creatively
As a crocheter & yarn enthusiast {yeah that’s a thing!} I tend to accumulate lots of yarn ends & leftovers from projects. A great way to utilize these is to join them all together & make your own custom yarn! In this post I’ll show you how to wind scrap yarn into cakes & […] Read more…
Did that title confuse you? Well, today is the day I usually do my monthly gardening post, but there’s not much gardening going on around here – it’s too dang hot y’all! I do have a few nature-y pictures to show y’all, which are really not that interesting. I did finally try dying rope to […] Read more…
Welcome to the first installment of the Merry Christmas Sew-Along 2018! I’m so excited to show you my design & hope y’all enjoy it as much as I do. I’m partnering again with my friend Monique of Farm House Quilts to bring y’all 6 ornament patterns we designed over the next 6 months – […] Read more…
This past Friday I had a blast spending the day with my mom & a very crafty family friend. We spent the day shopping, lunching, & laughing! I gave a tote full of yarn to our family friend & she really wanted the tote too. That was something I just couldn’t part with, so I […] Read more…
This weekend was very productive! I finished two quilt tops from my quilt along boxes & a pair of crocheted socks. Today I’m going to talk about the Postcard from Sweden quilt top I finished – the others will be in my monthly roundup. This quilt is all about the color layout & I thought […] Read more…
I sent out a new password to access the free adult coloring sheets page yesterday. In the email I mentioned several ways these sheets could be used besides as a coloring sheet. One idea was to use them as iron transfers for fabric. Today I’m going to show you how to reverse a PDF […] Read more…
Time for Part 3 of my Sewing Machine Presser Feet series! Today I’m reviewing various zipper feet, the buttonhole foot, & button foot. Most garments & bags need some type of fastener, so these feet are good to have around if you sew either one. I know putting in zippers is intimidating for some people, […] Read more…