Sun Dress

I was at the thrift store and I saw this super cute skirt for 50 cents. Problem it was not my size, I thought who do I know that is size 6? I don't know plus, I thought, how do I know anyone else would like it. I thought for 50 cents I could not by a zipper fabric and lining for a little dress for Olivia. I planned to take it all apart and use the fabric. When I got home I looked closely at the shirt and realized it was going to be more work than I wanted to unpick the hole thing. So I started to think up some way to modify the skirt into a dress for Livvy with the least amount of work.
This is what I came up with. A little dress with raglan sleeves. I left the zipper in and the sides of the waist band I cut off I reused as sleeves. The dress ended up very wide so I added ties.

Livvy was so good she stood still while I pinned and figured out the design.

Amy & Jessie's Birthday

Guess witch one is for the 15-year-old

Muted Paisley Patchwork

Adorable Aprons

I wanted to find a cute and inexpensive gift for my sister. I have 10 sister and sister-in-laws so it had to be reasonably quick as well. These Aprons fit the bill. I also can personalize them to each personality.

working on the fly

I have never made a car seat cover and I didn't have a pattern but how hard can it be?


This cover is for my sister in Canada so I added a zip out blanket.

Let's try something new

Bright and Fun

Tweaking the Design

Some times when I am working on a quilt I realize my design doesn't look that good. I often have to tweak the design to make it look good.Here is an example take a look at these picture.I started out with a light colored border but it looked funny so I replaced it with a dark one... Much better.

Unconventional in Black and White

Unisex Quilts

I found this really cute fabric at Hancock fabric in Conroe. I was not sure of my design so I estimated high on fabric. it turned out I have enough fabric for 2 quilts. Problem the 2 quilts I was planing on starting where for a boy and a girl. No problem these fabrics where not traditional pink or blue. I thought this fabric could go either way. So I girled one up with ribbon and used green yarn on the other.

Ike Quilt

During Hurricane Ike I was antsy because I could not work on any of my projects without electricity. With Eric away in Scotland I had lots of quiet evenings. I decided that back in the day all quilts where made by hand and if they could do it I could too. This is my quilt 100% made by hand. I sew it together by hand, appliqué by hand and quilted by hand. It was fun and really easy. I was surprised how fast it went. Well it waws a little quilt only 20"x20".

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