Perhaps you’re thinking, “Christmas? Diane, why are you talking about Christmas? It’s only July. JULY! I know, but hear me out. Well, I mean, keep reading. 🙂 I love, love, love making and giving homemade gifts. It might be a quilt, a household item, or handmade ornaments. Don’t get me wrong, I love buying gifts, too. Read More
Tag: Homemade
The Best Pumpkin Pie Ever! Seriously!
I am not kidding you! Once you taste this silky, warm, and spicy pie with its tender and flakey crust, you’ll NEVER type “Pumpkin pie recipe” into your search engine again! I love making homemade desserts and I’d been trying and trying to find the perfect pie crust recipe. I’d see one in a magazine and try Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – A Stitch Regulator
I hope that the initial photo here has made you curious. As you know, I’ve been really enjoying learning to machine quilt using my domestic sewing machine. I’ve watched many videos on YouTube and learned a great deal from watching professional long-arm machine quilters. One thing I’ve noticed is that many, if not most, of Read More
Tips And Tools Tuesday – You Can Make a Stiletto
What can you do when the handle on your favorite wooden spoon breaks? Or perhaps you’ve just finished making a Covered Dish Tote which uses pieces of a 3/8″ dowel rod for the handles and you have a piece left over. It’s just an 8-inch piece of dowel rod. What on earth can you do with that? Oh, my friends, you Read More
Tips and Tools Tuesday – Chicken Soup Be Prepared
I hadn’t had the flu in 36 years, so I guess it was my turn. I haven’t posted in awhile because I’ve been sick.This post doesn’t have better photos yet, but will as soon as I feel better. I hope the delicious Chicken Soup recipe that follows will make up for the lack of photos.It Read More