First the walls came down. Well actually it would be more accurate to say first it flooded and then everything got ripped out. Which prompted the idea for a much larger renovation, theref...
My baby sister is getting married this summer so I wanted to whip up a quilt to help them celebrate for a shower gift. I was eyeing a pattern that was beautiful but would require a whole lot of time ...
Our garden sucked last year. My normal “red x’s on the calendar counting down until the last frost” self gave way to well…being busy and pregnant. That led to weeds. A while lot of weeds ...
The office was one the first rooms we put lipstick on when we moved in. And since that has now been a couple of years ago and I was not happy with all my original “get in and get something on t...
Every time we talk about revamping a room I hunt for that perfect fabric for drapes. I enjoy finding the perfect complement to the decor and knowing that whipping up some lined panels is not di...
Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of the holiday I thought I would try my hand at a little paper piecing. OK I admit this was not just for Valentine’s day, but a part of another unfinished in pro...
When I found out I was pregnant, one of the first things I did was start buying fabric for burp clothes. Easy and cute and I finally had an excuse to buy some kids fabric besides giving it away...
Wood paneling and and electric fireplace. In our basement. Think we have lost our mind? Because those three thing conjure up images a really bad, old, dark, cave like space. The type we w...
If you have ever shopped for baby clothes, you know that girls win it hands down in the cute category. You have tutus and dresses and tights and lace and…then I have to remove myself to the boy...
Ummm…so where did December go? Is Christmas really just a couple of days away(gulp)? True to form I am way too busy with way too many sewing projects to give and the next couple of nights will ...
Last time we left the basement renovation, we had taken down the walls and found some unfortunate poles. Well we have had some busy weekends since then.First up the electrical. Which invo...
Last Thursday was the Habitat Challenge Reveal Night at Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. Yeah!The challenge? We each received 8 fat eighths of Habitat fabric by Jay McCarroll (of Project Runway ...
You would think that the room that you spend a third of your life in would be the first to be beautiful. But not our master bedroom. It has been ignored for other projects for too long. A...
My beloved paint deck has a new best friend. But this one stays in my sewing room. And it unfolds to reveal all of this color goodness. So now when I am working on a quilt (or pillow, or pants ...
If it is still a blog at all with my pitiful lack of posting. I hate when bloggers go into a long drawn out explanation about why they have not blogged so here is my short and sweet version. A baby.&...
The basement renovation has officially commenced with the ceremonial first swing of the sledge hammer. And that sledge hammer made the well thought out plans change. Of course. The origin...
I think we may be a little insane… Derek thinks it is insane that he is now responsible for hauling 2 pallets of tile into the basement. Box by box by box. Or just not use his side of the...
Another quilt is actually going to stay at our house. Bringing the grand total to two. Both of which are residing in Carter’s nursery. I wonder who is the current favorite at our house… I...
Carter Anthony 7/16/11 7lb. 2 oz. We are all doing great and are loving every minute with him. OK maybe loving the middle of the night moments a little less, but still loving every minute. He w...
As promised here is the source list for all the nursery items that got too long for the last post. Frankly this post got a little long too, but I wanted to list everything as my pet peeve is wa...
We made it! The nursery is officially complete even before he has decided to make his arrival. It has taken a lot longer to put together than I envisioned back in January when we started ...
Being a week away from my due date and on summer vacation, the whole nesting thing has begun I am afraid. It may have started two weeks ago when I decided at 10 pm that all the cabinet doors in...
This is the first quilt that I have ever made that is not going to be given as a gift. That is actually going to stay at my house. Can you guess where? Actually it is quite a miracl...
Do you ever come up with an idea that you think is awesome but everyone you tell about it thinks it sounds stupid? Yeah this was this project. Luckily my husband loves me enough to spend a lot ...
A while ago…actually a really long time ago…I asked everyone’s opinion about this little corner of the nursery and if we should refinish the dresser and use it as a changing table or make one ourselv...
I had this blog post all planned out in my head yesterday (first mistake)….it was we got a new fridge and I love it and the white monstrosity is gone and here is also how we finished updating our cab...
The nursery is still a work in progress, but now at least he will have a cute and comfy place to sleep if he decides to appear early. His quilt? Not ready to be in this post. ...
The nursery is entering the home stretch…which is good because the baby is due in about 4 weeks. But could come at any time…but probably won’t…but could. Which is really messing with my whole “I wa...
So I have been a bad blogger….again. I am not going to bore everyone with details but May was probably the most stressful month for us in a long time. Some of the stress was positive like...
I love how some brown glaze can redo honey oak. Like in the guest bath. But why should cabinets get all the love? What about other types of wood or furniture? Like dressers? Well I was go...
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