I finished this (and it's identical twin, but with red trim instead of black) a few weeks ago, but forgot to post them. Fat Quarter Apro...

I saw this blog post this week and had to make nativity blocks. Here's what I came up with: We have had this set of blocks for a few m...

The teddy bear and newsboy hats on the top row are two of the oh-so-fabulous patterns written by Speckled Frog Designs . Her stuff always c...

A few weeks ago we took a weekend trip to Arlington to see Mom and my brother and his family. Mom has the world's BEST quilt shop (Cab...

a kid named Walker Mauppin needs some cowboy duds from day one, don'tcha think? These were both patterns I'd wanted to work up for a...

my first vinyl wall letters ! I *love* them!

I saw this tutorial online yesterday and HAD to have some of my own! I used my leftovers to make a mini bunting for the front door. so fun!...

Jessie the yodeling cowgirl has a long red braid. My daughter has short blonde curls. This will never do! Solution? Red yarn, a scrap of...

Here's the sketch I did of our house with the paint and structural changes I want to make. Compare to the photo below (that I traced f...

Charlie asked for a "puppy hat". I did this pattern , and the fit is great on him. I think the ears are too small, though. I ma...

I bought Jono's Buzz Lightyear costume, but it was one piece. I didn't want his preschool teachers to murder me in my sleep because...

You've seen some progress pictures of my first-ever quilt along the way, but it's finally ALL FINISHED! I finished the binding this...

That's just a flower on a hair clip, attached through the holes in the hat. You can totally change the look of the hat by changing th...

Yes, friends. That's an elephant hat. It's for my step-sister's baby-boy-to-be. Sheryl and her husband are HUGE University of ...

We have Mother's Day Out two days a week this school year, but I wanted to continue to do something intentionally educational with my ki...

ingredients: 2 vinyl nap mats 2 full-sized flat sheets 2 12x16" pillow forms 2 no-longer-in-use baby blankets bits of sew-on velcro rec...

I used this recipe this morning and was really happy with the consistency. I think it's a keeper!