It’s Autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means Apples! My neighbour down the road has a lovely little orchard full of spartan apples and I picked three boxes! They are out in the cool of my garage, just waiting for me to cook with them. I stumbled upon this apple cake recipe and… Continue reading Apple Betty Coffee Cake
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Vogue 8379: It’s a Wrap!
Have you heard of the Curvy Sewing Collective? If you haven’t, and you are a curvy gal, plus-sized or not, you’ve got to check them out! Anyway, right now they are having a wrap-a-long, which is being hosted by Jenny. Since learning to sew my own dresses is on my retirement play list, I decided… Continue reading Vogue 8379: It’s a Wrap!
A Yardstick and a Sneak Peak
I have the most wonderful husband in the world. Have I ever told you that? “Honey, do we have a yardstick?” “Nope! I don’t think they even make them anymore.” “Oh.” “Why? Do you need one?” “I need something to measure my hem from the floor” “Do you want me to make you one?” Aaaand…he… Continue reading A Yardstick and a Sneak Peak
Update from the Sewing Room
I keep thinking of great bloggy things that I want to write about, and then I go off and do something else (like mow the lawn or hang out the laundry) and my ideas fly away like birds. Scattershot. So instead I’ll catch you up on my sewing life. I signed up to take a… Continue reading Update from the Sewing Room
A Very Wrenly Quilt for Sweden
The other day I told you about a young family that had lost their house to fire, and how I’d started making quilts for the children. I showed you Beckham’s quilt. Today I finished his big sister Sweden’s quilt! I am calling it Wrenly for Sweden because I had been playing around with a jellyroll… Continue reading A Very Wrenly Quilt for Sweden
Ring Toss: a quilt for Beckham
Last month a young family that I know lost their home to fire. Beckham and his big sister lost everything they own. So I got busy making quilts. This one is for Beckham, who is an energetic toddler. I used Thomas the Tank Engine fabric because what two-year-old boy doesn’t love Thomas? And woah! Thomas… Continue reading Ring Toss: a quilt for Beckham