My Grandma made many afghans in her lifetime. She always had a stash of yarn and a new afghan in process. Many years ago, she taught me how to crochet and my love for this hobby has lasted. I’ve made several afghans in the past years, untangled more knots than I can count, and chased…
Recently, a couple of us were walking around the farm talking about life and things we are learning. The story of my green bean moment came up and I realized I hadn’t shared here with you the lessons I am learning from growing green beans this summer. I think we have now coined a new…
I love finding ways to reuse quilt scraps too small for zipper pouches, Christmas stockings, or pillows. These little quilted heart keychains are so easy to make and don’t even require a sewing machine. Just use whatever scrap fabric you have, add some alphabet beads and a little ribbon, and you can create these unique…
I seem to be learning a lot of lessons this year while I’m trying out new hobbies. I learned about trusting God even when I can’t see Him working as I’m growing green beans, and this week I learned that imperfections are just part of the process of God growing me. Let me tell you…
Several months ago, I was walking through an antique store when I noticed a drawstring bag made from old quilt pieces. It was simple, a little uneven, and clearly handmade, and I remember stopping and thinking that I wanted to make one of my own. Not with just any fabric, though, because I already knew…
In 2003, on one of my regular visits to my Grandma’s house, I asked her to help me make my first quilt. I’ll never forget her laugh as she reminded me that quilts take all winter to finish, so of course we were going to need some time. I didn’t know how to start, but…
I’ve been having so much fun using my sewing machine and finding beginner-friendly fabric projects to create. One of my recent projects was these simple Christmas fabric gift bags. These little bags are fun to make with scrap Christmas fabric that I found at one of the estate sales earlier this summer. Now I am…
This summer we skipped the traditional week-long vacation and instead focused on simple day trips. Summer day trips deliver all the fun of adventure, but keep the costs under control and let you sleep in your own bed each night. We’ve found the best fudge, the coolest thrift stores, met some amazing people with fun…
A few weeks ago, we stopped at an estate sale and found some fabric scraps, thread, and zippers on one of the tables. There was a ziploc bag with scrap fabric, and I didn’t look very closely – just added it to my box. You can imagine how excited I was when I realized that…