Hi Everyone! I am excited to announce a new pattern! It’s a Christmas Tree skirt that children can play with! There are three familiar characters that have interchangeable noses, hats, and antlers. I made each of our grandchildren an Interactive Tree Skirt before Christmas last year. They had a ball changing the features on each Read More
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Kids Interactive Tree Skirt Pattern- Available This Weekend!
So, my sweet hubby didn’t know about my self-imposed deadline of today for publishing the pattern for the Kids Interactive Tree Skirt. He has surprised me with a day (today) for he and I to just get away and do something fun. Love this man! Anyway, I will have it ready this weekend so that Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – Water Soluble Basting Tape, Felt, and a Great Imagination!
At Christmas time, our grandchildren each have a small Christmas tree that they can decorate and display in their room. By small, I mean about 18 inches high. Our daughter asked if I could make them each a Christmas tree skirt. She wanted them to be interactive. So I came up with an interactive tree Read More
A New Pattern Release! Just in Time for Christmas Decorating!
Hi Everyone! I am so excited to announce the release of a new pattern! Star of the Magi Tree Skirt or Table Topper PDF Version and Star of the Magi Tree Skirt or Table Topper Print Version are available now! Y-seams don’t have to be scary. My easy to follow instructions will help you every Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – Monofilament Thread To The Rescue!
I’d pieced the Christmas Table Runner top, layered it with the batting and backing. The next thing to do was… Quilt it. (Cue the crickets.) Have you been there? Are you there now? I had an image in my mind of how I wanted to machine quilt my little table runner. But, I was stuck on which Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – Simplifying Those Dreaded “Y” Seams
“Y” seams. The mere thought of making a quilt block that has them can cause some people to turn the page and skip right over a beautiful quilt design. Maybe you’ve done this. I have. Honestly, I was intimidated by the assumed complexity of the process. Key word here, “assumed”. But, that was BEFORE I learned Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – Easy 1-2-3 “Frame” Ornament
It’s November, now, and I’m really getting in the Christmas spirit! Why so soon? Well, my day job is at a local home improvement warehouse, and we are in full swing of Christmas merchandise. I love it! I wouldn’t mind if they started playing Christmas carols, too! In an earlier post, I shared my method Read More