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….
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…
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…
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…
As we start the new year with colder temperatures and gray days, many of us are pulling out winter quilts and warm blankets. Do you have special quilts that you love snuggling under during the cool nights of fall and winter? I grew up using handmade quilts from my grandma and other family members, and…
When we first moved into our new house, I knew I had a space at the top of the stairs that would be perfect for a cabinet to display my family quilts. I’ve had to store them in totes for the past several years because I didn’t have the right place for them. I love…
For over 15 years, I’ve been saving my kid’s tshirts from special events. The character t-shirts from kindergarten and first grade? Got them! The t-shirt my daughter wore in her 3rd-grade play? Got it! The reward t-shirt from all the Accelerated Reader competitions? Yep, it’s been stored in the tote with all the rest. I’ve…
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…