knit 'n lit

I am so excited to kick off the Modern Half Square Triangle Quilt-a-Long! Today I'll share with you my inspiration for this quilt-a-long...

Here are some final shots of the nursery. Not the greatest lighting, but it will give you an idea of what the room looks like. The adorable ...

We made a mobile! I had loved this  bird mobile  from the first time I saw it (which was a while back!). I was a bit intimidated to try it (...

I loved stitching up the embroidery and cross stitch projects for the nursery, but I knew I wanted to sew some things as well. These were so...

I enjoy dabbling in embroidery from time to time. I knew I wanted some 'art' for the walls of the nursery, so I dug out some of my p...

When we found out we were having twins (gosh, almost two years ago now! Wow!), I was so excited to create handmade things for their nursery....

I'm hijacking  WIP Wednesday  this week to show off what I'm knitting. I haven't got much going in the sewing department - a qui...

My grandmother passed away a few years ago. In the process of cleaning out her house, my mom has found some real treasures (handquilted quil...

Last spring I asked my sister and brother-in-law to choose a sweater for me to knit for my nephew. They chose the Cable Sweater from Debbie ...

For our last Back to School week post, I have my husband's new lunchbox to share with you! He's been asking for one for a while, and...

I knew I had to make Samantha a first day of school outfit. After all, I made her  this one  last year. I had purchased this fabric a few ...

Today I've got a big finish to share - Samantha's backpack! I had ordered her an adorable Skip:Hop backpack last year (the owl!) and...

Welcome back to back to school week! Today I'm showing off Samantha's new lunchbox. I was inspired by  Melanie's adorable lunc...

I have completed several 'back to school' projects recently, so I thought I'd do a little 'back to school' week of proje...

My  guild  has asked us all to wear name tags to our meetings. Many members have lovely handmade/embroidered nametags. I have been wanting t...