I waited to post the finished baby quilt for our grandson until after the baby shower. After all, the new parents should be the first to see their baby’s quilt.…
This is another trash to treasure project. My daughter Deb told me that if she saw that pile of junk in her garage she would sigh and think, “Ugh, I…
It makes me happy that my daughters and I share common interests such as sewing. A conversation over fabric collections and patterns is not uncommon. When my youngest daughter went…
It’s official. It’s a Boy! These are the last two quilt blocks before I start constructing the baby quilt. This will be our first grandchild and we couldn’t be more…
My youngest daughter loves owls and has a friend who equally loves giraffes. When my daughter asked me to paint a colorful giraffe for her friend as a birthday gift…
I have always been able to see something cast off made into something beautiful. This pile of collected objects all came from a thrift store over a period of about…
After the makeover on this bench, I had a large triangle of buffalo checked fabric left over from cutting bias to make the piping. I had this lamp body that…
This upholstered bench was a beat up, dinged up coffee table that was given to one of my daughters. A puppy had chewed up the…
I wish I had taken before and after photos of my process with this chair. I started almost a year ago (long before I started this blog) and got discouraged…
This is a simple quick project perfect for Mother’s Day or any other occasion. I had some pieces of upholstery webbing left over from an upholstery project (coming soon) and…
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