Valentine’s Day is on its way, and chances are, if you’re in a relationship, you’ve been thinking about how you’re going to celebrate (if you do that sort of thing.) However, before you get lost in the sea of sappy cards and roses, remember that there are more kinds of love than just the romantic […]
Ah, love is in the air… or is that panic? Valentine’s Day will be here before you know it, and, while the typical gifts of jewelry and flowers are usually all it takes to win over a lady, it’s a little harder to figure out what to get for a man. While some might like […]
The first month of 2020 has absolutely flown by. I can’t believe we’ve come up on February so quickly! It seems like just last week I was still scrambling to get my Christmas gifts wrapped, and now I’ve got to think about Valentine’s Day. Luckily, though, there was, in fact, an entire month in between […]
Precuts definitely make the quilting world go ’round. Cutting your own fabric can certainly be rewarding, but it takes the kind of time and precision that the average quilter just doesn’t have. Buying precuts takes the guesswork out of the cutting process and also out of finding fabrics that work well together—they’re already sold in […]
The calendar is counting down the days till 2021. I might never be able to keep my resolutions longer than about a week or so into a new year (I mean, who can REALLY give up snacks cold-turkey like that?), but I always get excited about New Year’s Eve. It’s a time of new beginnings […]
Although winter definitely has its downsides—hello, snow-shoveling and icy roads—the truth is that I usually spend the rest of the year thinking about how much I love all of the cute accessories that come along with it. You can’t exactly wear a hat and scarf in the middle of July (unless you’re willing to get […]
Happy New Year’s Eve, sewists! The new year is the perfect time to start on a new quilting project. For one thing, there’s always the excitement of a fresh start that motivates us to try new things and set new goals for ourselves. For another, when it’s so cold outside, there’s nothing quite like staying […]
Whether the holidays snuck up on you this year, you’re stuck for ideas, or you’ve just been too busy to go gift shopping, the fact is that plenty of people wait until the last minute to finish off their Christmas shopping. I’m usually one of them, and I can tell you firsthand that braving the […]
I don’t know about you, but when it comes to decorating for the holiday season, I’m usually looking for something cheap and simple but still festive. Our house always plays host to both Thanksgiving AND Christmas dinners, so every year it seems like before I’ve even gotten the last of the cranberry sauce out of […]
Winter is a great time of year to work on a new sewing or quilting project. It’s too cold for outdoor activities, and I don’t know about you, but when it gets dark this early I’m usually too tired to do anything too physical anyway. If you’re brainstorming some ideas for new winter sewing projects […]
