Ruffle apron

I’ve had so much fun sewing these last few days, and I’m trying not to think about going back to work on Thursday.  My sewing always seems to come to a halt when we’re in school.  However, I’ve been happy to relax and sew while listening to some new music.  (Thanks Lili for telling us […]

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Around here on Christmas Day

Christmas at my in-laws usually starts off with us opening presents as early as we can wake everyone up, which usually means we make as much noise as possible as early as possible.  One of the best presents we received this year was socks that Zachary’s grandmother knit.  Handmade gifts are always awesome!  After presents, […]

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Little hunter quilt

Here’s the finished product!  When I saw these little foxes and quails, I knew I couldn’t leave them behind!  Some friends of ours are having a little boy soon, and his daddy likes to hunt.  So… what fabric could be better for this little hunter?  Isn’t it absolutely adorable?  I ended up ordering a little […]

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Simple but sweet gift wrap

Zachary and I like to come up with creative ways to wrap our Christmas presents every year, but we always seem to wait until the night before we need to leave to come up with these fancy ideas.  This year we decided that we didn’t want to stay up until 4 in the morning wrapping […]

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Kindle cover

Christmas came early for my husband!  He hinted around a while back that he wanted a cover for his Kindle, and being a somewhat observant wife I took the hint.  We found this houndstooth suit coat at Goodwill, and I cut it up to use as the main fabric for the cover.  For the lining, […]

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