The Start of Something New

And by start, I definitely mean the *very* beginning stages! I have a couple quilts for little ones I need to make, and I decided to do a bit of a space theme.  I had drawn some outlines on paper of what I wanted to do, but really wanted to see what it would look [...]

And even more snowmen!

Not a quilt this time, but snowman pajama pants! I had bought 4 yards of this flannel over the Internet to back my Yes Mom, I Can Make Snowmen In Texas quilt.  But the flannel didn’t work.  When I was buying it, I thought the fabric was blue, when in fact it is aqua.  Even [...]

All Shook Up

Another snowman quilt! This quilt was just finished this December with a lot less fanfare than the other snowman quilt.  In fact, I think I only mentioned in passing that I wanted to finish it in time for Christmas so that both girls could choose a snowman quilt to sleep with.  I didn’t even let [...]

Snowmen in Texas!

I’m sure everyone  has heard ALL about the snow that hit large spans of the US — well, at least the East Coast (and apparently that’s the part of the country that matters most when you’re watching national news) — recently. Well, the snow did not hit Texas. Nevertheless, we have snowmen here! Finally, a [...]

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that good stuff!

For those not on our Christmas card list, here’s the picture that I sent with our Christmas cards this year: Not bad for 10 minutes in the backyard with the girls!  Funny thing, I told Elena to put that red crushed velvet fabric in my sewing room after this picture.  I have yet to see [...]