I have so much to share – and just haven’t taken the time to update this blog and show you the projects! But I have been crafting away – promise!
I think part of the reason I haven’t updated is because I haven’t had any new patterns to share. I have a ton in my head, but just haven’t taken the time to sketch them out and put them in a “shareable” format. And it just boggles my mind that there are people out there that like my patterns enough to …

Yesterday was my sister’s (Renee) and my birthday.

28 years ago, on my 6th birthday - I got two of the most awesome presents a little girl like me could ever want. I got a two-story tree house with a deck that rivaled any other tree house in the city.. (or even the tri-state area!) and… I got a baby sister. I had begged and pleaded for a baby sister (not brother!) for about 2 years before my dreams came true. She was perfect.. and well - nearly …

Updates on the Mish Mash Stash Bash Quilting Bee. See the fabrics I’m sending out and the blocks made for January. One was a wonky word block! So much fun!!!

My son and I were watching Futurama not too long ago and we saw Blinky ( the three eyed fish from Simpson’s) going through one of the tunnels.That was it! I had to stitch that fabulous three eyed nuclear wasted inhabiting fish!

So here’s a review of most of the handmade gifts I made for family members this past Christmas.

We’ll start off with the nieces - such fun to make gifts for kids.
Katie loves bows and her mom suggested a bow holder. So I made her one, in her fave colors and personalized with her name.

She seemed to love it!

Then there was little River’s present.  I made her two soft blocks, one is filled with plastic bags and the other has stuffing and bells.  She’s too little for them right now, but …