knit 'n lit

One of my mom's good friends is a long-time quilter. Mom talked to her about me starting quilting and I told her that I was looking for ...

When I was on my 'make the kid's clothes' kick back in the fall, I knew I wanted to make some clothes for Ben. Being our first b...

I like to peek in at the  Moda Bake Shop  every once in a while. They sometimes have cute, simple projects that appeal to me. I saw these an...

Our local Borders went out of business a few months ago, and I stopped by during their going-out-of-business sale, and perused the magazine ...

I found some adorable fruit/food fabric about a year and a half ago at JoAnn's. I loved it, but didn't know what to do. At the time ...

I bought some of Denyse Schmidt's Picnics and Fairgrounds line before the babies were born. I had no plans for it, but I NEEDED it. Then...

A few months ago (um, I guess really almost a year ago!) I saw these cute food print fabrics at JoAnn's. I loved them, but what do you d...

My niece is about to have her first birthday. Her parents don't want tons of toys (which I totally understand!), but I had to give her a...

Several months ago, via Apartment Therapy, I found the Young House Love  blog. I throughly enjoy reading their blog, and living vicariously...

While I was pregnant with the twins I saw some sellers on etsy selling cute monthly stickers for onesies. I liked the idea but didn't wa...

Several months ago I saw this cute idea on pinterest. It was one of those "ooh! cute!" moments, and I'm sure I was up in the ...

For years I pinned patterns to fabric. That's how mom taught me, and I didn't think there was any other way. Then, as I've been ...

One 'crafty' thing I've been up to lately is making labels for quilts. These two are my most recent finishes. It will take me a ...

So I'm going to try to post a lot this month. Some will be projects I do with my kiddo and others will be things I am working on. Ton...