Does any one else leave decorations up until Epiphany? Well, that’s today – the 12th day of Christmas. Kids have been back to school for 4 days and tomorrow I’ll be taking down the massive amount of decorations we have and putting them away for another year. I love decorating for Christmas but I’m always excited […] Read more…
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Chocolat Chaud
I love a good hot chocolate – a really, really good one. This is the hot chocolate I fell in love with in France when I was just 15. Chocolat chaud (which translates to Hot Chocolate) has only two ingredients: whole milk and semi-sweet chocolate! Yum! It’s like drinking liquid chocolate and you’ll never […] Read more…
Basic Polaroid Blocks
I love to take photos. Fussy cutting your fabric is sometimes like taking a fiber photo. Why not add a frame and make it a photo? There are a lot of Polaroid block tutorials out there – I wanted to document what I was doing and how I was making mine and maybe you’ll be inspired to […] Read more…
Trick or Treat Bags
| Bags, Totes and Zips, For Kids, Holidays, Sewing 101, Techniques, Tutorial
*This tutorial was originally published in the Sept/Oct 2014 issue of Pretty Patches (UK) Magazine.* I love Halloween! These fun and simple treat bags will be a hit with your trick-or-treat-er. I like them so much, I might have to use them for my grocery shopping all through October. For each bag, […] Read more…
Super Sliver Pouches (and more news)
I made these scrappy pouches months ago. They were part of a tutorial for the May/June 2014 Issue of Pretty Patches. Then I gave them away and completely forgot about them. 🙂 They are so fun and they use the tiniest scraps so you don’t waste anything! (I blame my good friend Amanda Jean for […] Read more…