I’m getting so tired of pinning. And using scissors. Cutting out patterns with a small rotary blade is so much faster and easier, and can definitely be more precise if you’re careful. I’ve seen pattern weights at fabric stores and they are ridiculously expensive. Whatever. I’ll just make my own. Above is what you’ll need to lose […]
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I FINALLY quilted and bound this pirates fabric quilt – and now Riley Blake has a brand new Pirate Matey’s line that I think I like even better! Of course…I love it all! Linus just can’t keep himself out of trouble. All over that hangy blanket was where he HAD to be. I tried something […]
I’ve been having a terrible time hemming my knit projects. I want to use a double needle hem because it looks so store-bought, but I kept getting this awful tunneling! Any sympathizers? This weekend I vowed to figure out how to make it work. I tuned in to the Olympics and settled in to figure […]
I am STILL having a blast with the knits from Michael Miller (available in just a few weeks!) – I LOVE this blue and little Elliot is getting some fabulous new school shirts out of all four colors. My latest experiment was making a onesie top t-shirt (inspired by Dana) and I think it went pretty well. […]
I love the little envelope necks on baby onesies and it recently occurred to me that such things should exist for older boy’s shirts. Right? Am I crazy? Of course not! Maybe you are one of those people who can wing a pattern but I am not. So I cheated and altered a onesie pattern into a […]
I am FINALLY getting around to finishing up some quilts. This is the Ginger Blossoms fabric from Michael Miller from a while ago. I decided to do a tulip stipple design and tried marking the design on the fabric BEFORE basting the whole thing together which is a very good idea. I used a […]
I tried a new basting method on my Riley Blake pirates quilt and loved it. I found this video on YouTube and tried her method and it was so fabulous. It takes time to put together and do, but it’s so easy to quilt and remove the basting when you’re finished and no poking myself […]
I finished this pirate quilt top ages ago using the very cute line for Riley Blake by Emily Taylor. I just saw that she has a brand new Pirate Matey’s line coming in October and I think I like it even better than this one! But I always say that… I finally got around […]
Other Kits: Quiet Time Kit #1 Quiet Time Kit #2 Quiet Time Kit #3 So far our Quiet Time Kits are really calming down our afternoons, and not a moment too soon. Whew! Here’s kit #4: 1. Counting Puzzle Book My boys got this for Christmas from Grandma & Grandpa a few years ago. […]
I finally settled on a “brand” name for my stuff and ordered me hundreds of fabric labels to sew into everything I ever make. Merry Christmas to me! I chose k crew because I like how it sounds. And because me, my mom, sister, and dad all have first names beginning with Ks (Kelsey, Kim, […]
