I love to travel all over the United States and have been to 46 states so far but I have to admit, my favorite state of them all is my home state of Kentucky. There’s just something about the rolling hills and changing seasons that just says home to me. Another thing I love is…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been searching thrift stores, yard sales, antique stores, and Goodwill, looking for a quilt topper or old quilt that had no emotional significance so I could cut it up and make Christmas stockings. I was so excited when I finally found one for nine dollars at a thrift store….
Recently, my mom gave me a Singer treadle sewing machine that she used when she was sewing her clothes for college back in the late 1960s. I don’t think it’s been used much since then, and it’s been sitting in her house for years. She brought it out to me a couple of weeks ago,…
I love using cloth napkins because they are super easy to make, and you can customize them with any kind of fabric you have. And they don’t have to be used just for napkins. They are perfect for covering up a fresh batch of homemade biscuits or chocolate chip cookies. Recently, I’ve also been trying…
Remember that scrap, tattered, cutter quilt that Mom and I took apart a few weeks ago because it was too worn out to actually use as a quilt? That quilt has turned into lots of projects. The pieces of that quilt have made throw pillows and drawstring bags and now the latest project is a…
There’s something so satisfying about transforming a simple piece of fabric into something both beautiful and practical. Recently, I purchased some fabric pieces on Whatnot, and I’m excited to share this easy tutorial on how to sew reversible bread bowl liners. Not only do these liners add a personal touch to your bread baskets, but…
Do you find yourself struggling to focus on projects that take a long time to complete? If you’re like me, I have a short attention span with my hobbies but I still want to make, create, and complete projects every day. With one skein of chunky yarn, you can make an easy crochet slouch bag….
Remember the tattered quilt that Mom and I took apart a few weeks ago to make the quilted bag to store my plastic trash bags? I figured I had enough of the scrap fabric pieces left to make a throw pillow for my couch. There are so many pieces that are torn and coming unstitched…