Peanut Brittle Blisters – a personal hobby fiasco Cooking Peanut Brittle should require the baker to read safety warnings and sign medical waivers. Well, maybe it’s not really a dangerous hobby, but it does require some basic common sense. Personal story: The first time I decided to try to make peanut brittle, I decided it…
What do you get when you combine a love for quilting with the joy of cross stitch? You get a family heirloom! Years ago, my Grandma did this cross-stitch quilt. When we decorated for her 85th birthday party, we pulled out her quilt treasures and used them to decorate the whole Fellowship Hall. There were…
Back in the early 40s’ my Grandma and her mother quilted this Wedding Ring Quilt. This is my Grandmother and her mother (Mama Ju). I love this picture of the two of them taken about the time they did this quilt together. My Grandma is still sharing her love for quilting with her 4 boys,…
My husband’s great grandmother hand pieced this quilt using scrap material left over from house dresses, work clothes and play clothes. His Dad can point out pieces of fabric he remembers his Mom or the kids wearing. My husband received this as a Christmas present when he was a child. We don’t use this quilt….
Here is a wedding gift to Chris & Tim B made by Patty B. It is called Cathedral Window. It took tons of time. Each one is sewed to reveal the pattern. Here is a step by step tutorial to creating this exquisite Cathedral Window design. Online Quilt Show [table id=3 /]
This is Jacey’s baby quilt made by her grandmother. The alphabet is quilted into the yellow sides, with her name Jacey along the top and hearts along the bottom yellow. There are quilted hearts along the white border, Plus all the other white border and in the squares. All hand quilted!! Just Gorgeous! Online Quilt…
When I was pregnant with my daughter I wanted to make her a quilt out of pastel fabric. I was on a pretty tight budget but I knew it needed to be special. I went to my Grandma’s house and dug through her stash of fabric pieces and found some really pretty pieces of peach,…
My kids love to do crafts and make things. That’s why I was excited to work with Scrapbuck.com to have a Card Making Party. The kids had a ball and made some pretty cool creations and we learned a few things along the way! Hobbies on a Budget uses affiliate links. Click here for a…
The Road trip is an American trademark. Anyone who has experienced it knows how fun and exciting a road trip can be. If you are mapping out a budget vacation plan, a road trip is worth considering. But as fun as they are, road trips can also be one of your worst nightmares. Traveling on wheels…