I quilted again! Its a little string quilt number with a fun chevron pattern. You like it? Think its cute? Wanna learn how to make it??Well then, you should know that Ill be teaching it as a Mod...
Its been sooo long since Ive posted! Ive been very, very busy working on a few different exciting things, hopefully which I finish soon and can share with you!In other news, I recently signed up to g...
Finally! My heart string quilt top has been quilted, bound, embroidered, washed, photographed, and shipped. Whew!I made this quilt as a wedding gift for a friend. I used this great tutorial from Film...
About a month ago I got a package in the mail. I eagerly ripped it open to discover some major loot inside. I mean, major, major loot.I was given this glorious box of Martha Stewart / Plaid ...
Last night I crafted up a batch of these little pastel guys to take with me to sell at Aprils First Wednesday at Community tonight.You can find my full tutorial for making felted super balls here. Th...
Whew! Its been over a week since I posted. Ive been busy!I spent last weekend in Ventura for Craftcation. Craftcation was a first-time DIY/crafty business conference where I learned [what felt like] ...
Today was beautiful and productive. Woohoo!One of the things I accomplished was starting a new quilt. Ive made a few string blocks before but never followed through with them. This time I have a plan...
Hey all of ya! Just in case you live in the LA area and have been interested in taking my Square Knot Clutch class, but havent, well GOOD NEWS, there is another 2-class session starting this Saturday...
Erin go braugh!What does that even mean? I have no idea. Can anyone tell me?This shamrock headband is a super cute and easy craft for St. Patricks Day [which, in case you arent aware of such things, ...
A few weeks ago I got a really exciting email.I had been selected to participate in the Scribble Shop challenge. Its kind of like Iron Chef for crafty bloggers, except I did it in my living room, and...
I just wanted to start off the week with a short little picture post update about the Sparkle Punch quilt I made. Baby Lucas was born just two weeks ago, and here he is enjoying his new quilt! Isnt h...
I love things that are the wrong size.Like those giant iPhones in the Apple store windows? Want. I dont even know why. Maybe to make into a giant nightlight. To float in the pool I dont have. I dunno...
Its been a little quiet over here on Miss Make. My mom is in town visiting and weve been busy going grocery shopping, watching Mean Girls and doing other mother-daughter bonding activities. Im also k...
I have been waiting a long time for this day.Someone I actually know is going to have a baby.My obsessive love of quilting and the lack of reproducing people in my life has been a sad combination.&nb...
Before I talk about this dress, I must tell you all a sad, sad story.There was originally supposed to be a giant red balloon in all of my pictures. Were talking a three foot diameter balloon. This th...
Sometimes pulling fabric from my hoarding bins can be intimidating.I have a lot of it. Some might say too much. I still pretend that I have it under control.But this stack of fabrics came together in...
When I saw a recipe for two ingredient ice cream from Cookies and Cups on Pinterest, I knew it wouldnt leave my head until I made it.Just cream and sweetened condensed milk. I mean, two ingredients? ...
If I could figure out how, Id move to a wintery cabin in the woods for the rest of my life.Ok maybe not the rest of my life. But I would go there often.I like blankets. I like making them. I like snu...
If you live in the LA area, you should definitely come to Sew LA in Silver Lake this Saturday night [Feb 18th] at 6pm.Sarai Mitnick, the founder and designer of the awesome pattern company Colette Pa...
On Saturday morning, I unexpectedly lost one of the dearest and sweetest parts of my life - my cat Fox.This is a pretty long post with a lot of pictures, so the rest of it is after the jump...He was ...
I love brussels sprouts.I avoided them for a long time because of their terrible reputation. From movies, tv and general pop culture I associated them with those long parent-child torture sessions wh...
Last night was the final session of my Square Knot Clutch class at Sew LA, and it could not have gone better!Everybody was so happy with their clutch when they were finished, which made me even happi...
As usual, I suddenly find myself in the midst of a million different projects. I sometimes wish I had the discipline to finish one project before starting another. But, I mean, yeah right.One is this...
Im very excited to be teaching my very first class at Silverlakes Sew LA tonight! It will be part 1 of my Square Knot Clutch pattern. Eeee!Since Im a new teacher there, they gave me a fun interview a...
Im not gonna lie. I was never very into sports.This is probably due to three factors: 1] Neither of my parents are very into sports, 2] I was never very good at sports myself and 3] I grew up in a ci...
Remember that rainbowlicious stack of fabric I mentioned in my first post of 2012? If not, heres a visual:Ive been spending some time hacking it apart and sewing it back together [aka making a q...
I finally casted on [or is it cast on??] a new knitting project with my kool-aid dyed yarn. Its a hat pattern Ive made a few times now with a nice squishy folded under ribbed edge.So far the yarn is ...
When I was a kid, nothing said summer like a tall, strong glass of Kool-Aid.Grape was always my variety of choice. That intense fake grape flavor with a few ice cubes clinking around in the glass...o...
Diamond rings on every hand. An unending supply of free cake. Several competing and out of sync thumping bass beats.I describe not my most recent post-snooze-button hallucination, but the S...
One of my favorite Christmas presents I opened this year was a countertop apple peeler.I mean, this thing is awesome. Poke a big juicy apple onto the metal forks, crank the handle, and in about...
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