New Ombre Fairy Dust Pattern: Ombre Trellis
We are so Excited to let you know that Ombre Fairy Dust HAS BEEN REPRINTED!!!
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New Pattern Alert: Ombre Flutter in Ombre Fairy Dust!
This Butterfly quilt is perfect to bring joy and color to any room!
NEW Pattern for V and Co Ombre called Ombre Crossroads in Ombre Fairy Dust
Ombre Crossroads available here and add OMBRELOVE at check out for 25% off all PDFs Well hello! With everything going on in the world right now with the COVID-19 life has shifted quite a bit at our house over here as I assume it has for you too! I hope you are able to stay […]
New V and Co Ombre Fairy Dust 2020
We are SO SO excited to be adding to our V and Co Ombre Family! Introducing Ombre Fairy Dust for Moda fabrics by V and Co. 🙂 32 colors with shade of dark on the selvages running light to the middle of the fabric. We are so excited to show you the projects we created […]
NEW OMBRE BLOOM by V and Co for MODA fabric
We are so excited to introduce our newest Ombre for Moda Fabrics! Introducing OMBRE BLOOM The newest ombre to come to the V and Co ombre family! Showing to Quilt shops now and has shipping date of October 2019 Please enter bloom20 at checkout for 20 percent off all PDFs. (this code will expire MAY […]
CYBERweek 2018
I was supposed to post this on Monday you know for CYBER MONDAY! But life got in the way and we had to go to the doctor and this post never went up. SO, you guys win because instead of just Cyber Monday, we are doing CYBER WEEK when you enter code CYBERWEEK at check […]
NEW V and Co Ombre Patterns and Sale
Hi There! Long time no talk! We’ve been a little busy over here! I graduated from college (yep! In Psychology, no I’m not currently going to work in this field but perhaps eventually I will when the kids all are out of the house. Speaking of which! OUR OLDEST LEFT ON HIS MISSION! Crazy! He’s […]
New V and Co. Ombre Confetti Metallic Pattern!
HELLO! It’s currently snow/hailing/raining and I can’t help but think about sunnier and warmer days! So no better time to introduce this great new quilt that represents sunnier and warmer days with the promise of spring and summer! Introducing Walk in the Park. This pattern comes with three sizes to make this one featured on the […]
V AND CO OMBRE CONFETTI in the house!
If you haven’t already heard. OMBRE CONFETTI METALLIC HAS HIT QUILT STORES! We’re also super excited to introduce TWO NEW PATTERNS! Both new patterns are collaborations with Tiffany of Needle in a Hayes Stack and you can find both of them in our shop under PDF patterns. First up, is Abacus! Abacus finishes at 60″ […]
Heart Strings NEW OMBRE FABRIC pattern and bundle
Just in time for Valentines day we have a fun new quilt pattern featuring our new to release FEBRUARY 2018 Ombre Confetti Metallic. Introducing Heart Strings This quilt measures at 56″ x 72″ For a limited time this PDF pattern is on sale for $5 (Sale ends Feb 14, 2018) We also have a PRE ORDER of […]
NEW OMBRE FABRIC pattern and bundle!
We are so excited for this new year and for this beautiful Ombre fabric that is due to ship to stores this coming month in February! We are also excited to introduce our newest pdf pattern featuring our Confetti Ombre called Home for the Holidays and for a limited amount of time its on sale for […]
BLACK FRIDAY CYBER MONDAY SALE
GOOD DAY! We have a few offers on our V and Co site for Black Friday-Cyber Monday Weekend! PLEASE NOTE: These are offered while supplies last and SALE ENDS ON MONDAY NIGHT AT 11:59 pm CENTRAL TIME If you enter BF30 you can take 30% off all PDF patterns! SHOP ALL PDFS HERE We are […]
Keeping it Basic: Ombre Fabric Basics for MODA
WOW WOW WOW!!!! You GUYS! YOU DID IT! Handsome devil on our Confetti Ombre Quilt BUY PDF HERE You made our V and Co Confetti Metallic Ombre so fantastically popular that Moda Fabrics will be making it into a BASIC which means…BOTH our V and Co Original 20 Ombre fabric and now our NEW 20 […]
New Patterns for V and Co Confetti Metallic Ombre Fabric and sale!
HELLO! I’m So Excited to FINALLY show off on the blog our new patterns for our new Confetti Metallic Ombre fabric shipping to stores February of 2018. The great thing about these patterns while they feature this great new fabric…it works perfectly with our V and Co Ombre fabric we’ve had in stores and in […]
New V and Co Ombre Pattern Fall Breeze
Hello! I know I know! I said I would introduce the new Confetti Metallic Ombre patterns and some of them are already up in the shop for purchase…but I had to put that aside because we haven’t finished putting all of the new patterns up for sale, that will happen later on next week. So […]
New Ombre Confetti Metallic Fabric by V and Co. for Moda
Well, the time has come when we can finally divulge our fun news! (We’ve missed talking to you but you’ll see why it’s been quiet over here in a second) V and CO. OMBRE JUST GOT FANCY! Introducing Ombre Metallic CONFETTI by yours truly. We put a saying on the selvage: “spread kindness like […]
More Ombre Fabric Bundles available in the V and Co Shop
We’re so happy to say we are now fully stocked and have 1/2 yard bundles and Fat Quarter Bundles available of all 20 V and Co Ombre fabrics. You can make this Criss Cross Apple Sauce with a 1/2 yard bundle (minus the background fabric) And you can make this Rising Star with a 1/2 […]
Summer Sampler 2017 Ombre Fabric Bundle
We are so excited about this Summer Star Medallion that Fresh Lemon Quilts, Freshly Pieced and Swim Bike, Quilt have created and we are even MORE EXCITED about their V and Co Ombre version: We are carrying the Summer Star OMBRE BUNDLES in our SHOP. (free shipping with this bundle) The fabrics picked for the pattern are […]
January Moroccan Getaway Fabric Bundle of the Month
If you follow us on Instagram you already knew this was coming! Introducing the Fabric bundle of the month. Each month we will be featuring a V and Co.Ombre Pattern and the Ombre Fabric Bundle you need to make it. This month we have chosen our personal favorite (shhhh) the Moroccan Getaway Quilt which features […]
Simply Sampler
I’m so excited Its finally my day to reveal the block I made for The Splendid Sampler! When I chose this block Each week two 6″ block tutorials are posted on the Splendid Sampler website. With the total of 100 in all!! Also if you didn’t already know. This block, well actually all 100 blocks are in a […]
CYBER MONDAY SALE
Moroccan Getaway Quilt Hello! Very excited to participate in CYBER MONDAY! We are offering 50% off all V and Co PDF Patterns When you order your pattern please put in the code CYBER50B for 50% off all patterns. sale ends 11/28/16 midnight Also back in the shop is our V and Co Ombre Fat Quarter […]
New V and Co Quilt Patterns and Sale
Yay! I’m so excited to show you what we have been working on over here! We have a total of 6 new patterns! 3 full sized quilts, 1 mini and 2 full sized quilts using our V and Co. Ombre. (please ask your moda rep to show you the Ombre its a basic!) We are […]
Spectrum Fabric by V and Co. for Moda Fabrics
Well hello! It’s been a while I know. I took a bit of a hiatus. Sometimes you have to do that. After a bit of time with health type things hitting our house we decided, it’s okay to step back and say “hold up, what’s important here?” The answer was FAMILY. Family is what’s most […]
Introducing Designer Bundles of Bella Solids
Hello! How has summer been treating you? Mine has been a blur I must confess! Every day I get in bed exhausted, just to wake up to do it again the next day. We’ve had camps upon camps and have been working on boy scout merit badges up the Ying Yang! But there is something […]
Endless Summer Baby Quilt Kits
We are so excited to announce that for a limited time we have made our super popular Endless Summer Quilt into a baby kit version! We’re so excited that we are offering for the first 10 orders free shipping! Sold out WE’VE ADDED MORE! just type in FREESHIP in the discount for free shipping With summer […]
Splendid Sampler Sew Along
I’m so excited I was lucky enough to be invited by Pat Sloan to take part in what seemed to be an FUN project. The Splendid Sampler is a year long quilt along. Beginning TODAY! Each week two 6″ block tutorials will be posted on the Splendid Sampler website. There are a total of 100 blocks designed by […]
V and Co. New OMBRE Patterns and Sale
I am so excited to announce a couple of new patterns for our V and Co. Ombre Fabric with Moda! To celebrate I am offering for a limited time 30% off all PDF patterns! JUST ENTER PDFSALE30B at checkout! Sale ends February 2nd at midnight. As you all know the fabric has now shipped to […]
V and CO OMBRE IS HERE!
The day has come! Well, more like last week but I’ve been a busy individual and can only keep up with my Instagram account on a more regular basis these days! Please go and support your Local Quilt Store and Online Quilt Store that has bought the V and Co Ombre fabric and tell them […]
V and Co: how to’s for Valentines day
Well another year is upon us and I’m up to my eyeballs already and it’s only the second week in January. I guess that’s just the way it goes right? Well, with January already well on it’s way we need to do a round up of our next holiday: VALENTINES DAY! I wanted to highlight […]
V and Co Christmas projects and mint fudge round up
I thought I would round up a few of my past free tutorials here all in one spot. And of course add the whole awesome and easy 3 ingredient 3 minute mint fudge. So for now here are a few past V and Co how to’s homemade hand warmers fabric ornaments 3 minute 3 ingredient […]
Feeling Cheery
enter LUCKY50B for 50% off this pattern only Well, Hello December! I can’t even believe you’re already here. This last weekend, after our Thanksgiving coma, we brought out our stockings and christmas decor. I also got out my Into the Woods quilt found in my Simply Color: Green book. (and I looked festive with my hot […]
Simply Colorful II is finally here
Pre-cuts and Yardage of Simply Colorful II should be hitting your local quilt store now!! Here are a few of the things we made with it thus far: beautiful dress made for my daughter by Snickerdoodle Stew Catherdral windows made in linen and the purple mini charms from the Simply Colorful II line Small wedge […]
V and Co InstaFriday
Welcome to Insta Friday. Where I show off some of my favorite pictures from my Instagram acct here on the blog. First we have a picture of my Color Theory Dress. I had a wonderful friend who just happens to be an amazing seamstress make me a dress that she pinned and drafted and made […]
Insta Friday…on Wednesday
Hexagons made out of V and Co Ombre Well, how about that…I totally miss and mess up my first INSTA FRIDAY back this last week. I have a good excuse. Well, not really I guess…my mom came into town and I was just getting everything ready. BUT! This just means that I’ll have more pictures […]
V and Co: How to make a little string block pincushion
One thing is for sure, you can never have enough pin cushions. Okay maybe you can and I just lied, whatever the case, you can’t have enough CUTE pincushions. Am I right? Yep, thought so. This little guy finishes at 4″ x 4″ and uses up any of those favorite little scraps you have left […]
V and Co: Insta Friday
Julie of Jaybird Quilting shows off some Simply Color and Ombre fabric in her Night Sky Quilt pattern placemats I am on instagram daily it seems. It’s so great with the hashtags and the @’s because it’s so easy to find things and feature other peoples work with my fabric or patterns. So easy! BUT, […]
V and Co: Good Neighbors Pincushion Party
Well Hello! Today is my day on this fun good neighbors pincushion party! Amanda Jean’s blog was one of the very first blogs I ever followed and commented on (what seems like a bazillion years ago!) But the coolest thing was that she actually then came and visited my blog and commented on my post, […]
V and Co: Quilt Patterns for Ombre basics
The day has come where I talk and talk about our newest patterns using all TWENTY of our new Ombre Basics with Moda. I really can’t gush over these enough, I’ve been dreaming of these for 5 years. And I feel like I just want to scream from the hilltops about them! It’s been so […]
Moda Basics V and Co. Ombre
I am SOOO excited to FINALLY get to show you what I’ve been busy working on and what I’ve been dying to share. Introducing V and Co. Ombre Moda Basics. TWENTY colors of ombre. Starting from the top left: Honey, Magenta, Aqua, Avocado, Graphite Grey Hot Pink, Taupe, Indigo Coral, Plum Turquoise, Aubergine, Lime Green, […]
Summer lovin’
Summer is quickly approaching it’s end. I feel like it went in a flash. We traveled and spent much needed time as a family. It was also spent working a little here and there. (Okay more like a lot in the late hours after everyone was in bed till the early morning hours.) I can’t […]
New Simply Colorful II Patterns And save on all PDF’s
Well with Simply Colorful 1 (RED, ORANGE, YELLOW) hitting stores in just a few short weeks (ahem, and our V and Co. AURIFIL threads too!), I wanted to get you excited for the next 4 patterns that go with the next line of Simply Colorful 2 (GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE)!! I’ve been wanting to show off […]
Irish Chain Quilts
Hi there today is my day to be part of Happy Quilting’s blog hop on her Irish Chain Quilts blog hop. 🙂 I’m super excited as I kind of have a love affair with Irish Chains! The block I was in charge of was the itty bits Irish chain. It was easy and fun to […]
V and Co.: Quilt Spring Market
So I’m finally getting around to showing off some pictures of Spring Quilt Market. I was showing off the second half of my Simply Colorful line. (green, blue, purple) and I was also showing off my new Aurifil Thread collection to go with the books and the fabric. And of course the books! Me right […]
Ombre fabric in quilts and projects workshop in Boston
from right clockwise Bloom Quilt, Secret Garden (in the Simply Color Books, green), I heart You Quilt, and Textured Pillows. I’ll be in the Boston area in the next couple of weeks! I’ll be teaching a workshop on Saturday June13th. Ombre Lone Star Come join me and Erin of Daley by the Yard for a Saturday […]
Simply Colorful II
Oh yes there’s a part Duex on this whole Simply Colorful fabric line and here it is: Simply Colorful II GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE I don’t want to say this but this is my most favorite part of the rainbow. Yes, it’s true it has my two most favorite colors of green and blue, and I […]
Yes I’m the Cat she calls Judge-Y
Welcome, welcome, please sit for a bit…go on, go on…OKAY SIT DOWN ALREADY. Thank you…First off I’d like to introduce myself: I’m what the human that owns this blog likes to calls the Judge-y Cat. I live with the humans in this house of mine here in good ‘ol Iowa. I think she calls me […]
Yes, I’m the Cat She Calls Judge-Y
Then she says: “Nothing personal Cat, I just need the bed as my set up spot while I take pictures. Aren’t they pretty??”
Summer on my mind new patterns and sale
Well the time has finally come to release these two new patterns to go with my Simply Colorful RED, ORANGE, YELLOW line with Moda Fabrics (due to come to a store near you July 2015) And what better day than today! The weather projected here in eastern Iowa is 75 degrees of pure awesomeness. This […]
And then there were three.
Lemonade Stand from the YELLOW book available in May This last week was very eventful (in my private life with my first child needing to be hospitalized for kidney issues again he’s doing better now thank you and we are working with great doctors) we also were having spring break, which mother natures settings went […]
Happenings of the last couple of weeks
Ombre wall in the ombre class at Quilt Con Hello! Well, I’ve crawled back out of my hole after Quilt Con. WHAT A BLAST THAT WAS! It was entirely too fast and too quick, but man it totally tired me out! I was there a total 4 days, and I felt that I didn’t even […]
IT’S QUILTCON TIME
kind of like it’s Hammer Time only better If we don’t connect in one of my classes make sure you come and see me in: Booth 306 on Thursday the 19th at 5pm, I’ll be signing my first book with Martingale “Make It Sew Modern: Gather, Twist, Pleat, Texture Booth 516 on Friday at 5 […]
Take 5 Fat Quarters
Little Miss Kathy Brown and I go way back. Well not really we only go about a year back because that’s when we met, but we HIT IT OFF like we had known each other for decades. We belly laughed and laughed and laughed in a little town in Indiana when we did the Shipshewana […]
Introducing RED, ORANGE, and YELLOW Simply Colorful fabric By V and Co with Moda
Hello! FINALLY I get to show you!!! Introducing Simply Colorful I RED, ORANGE, YELLOW. (Simply Colorful II will be green, blue and purple and debuting at spring Quilt Market ) Yes, I’ve been teasing you with pictures of Simply colorful on Instagram, and on Facebook and even here but now you know that the fabric […]
Fat Quarter Shop Block of the Month
I am so excited to be part of the Moda designers who designed a house block for this year’s designer mystery block of the month for the Fat Quarter Shop. The Fat Quarter Shop has made a fun quiz to see what quilt block you are…I also took the quilt block quiz and I got […]
Keep on Sewing…
Quilt Con triangle class sampler MAN! I have been super busy. So busy I feel like I need to schedule bathroom breaks just to make sure I know it’ll be taken care of. Nope, not even kidding, I lose what day we are on on a regular basis. I went to feed the cat and […]
EEK! Two things…
Well maybe a little more than two things…but first things first…COLOR THEORY FABRIC IS IN THE HOUSE!!!!! Your local quilt stores should be getting it any day if they haven’t already gotten it! And the patterns to go with it as well! Find all my patterns here. Woooooohoooooo!!!!! ALSO that means that the pink ombre is […]
The Button Tote on the BERNINA Blog
HI! Finally starting to show off some of the fun stuff I’ve been slaving away making 😉 well not really slaving away for this one…it’s a fun easy bag…my favorite kind! Come join me over at the We All Sew Blog for BERNINA. And learn step by step… from start to finish… How to make […]
2015 already
Sawtooth baby quilt using V and Co. Ombre Navy and what I’m working on right at this very second 🙂 What the heck happened to 2014? I can’t even believe that we are now looking at a new year. This last year was a hard one for me…a parent passing away, our beloved dog passing […]
Three minute Three ingredient MICROWAVE mint fudge
Since I’m all about last minute gifts and preparing for the holidays this year…my 3 minute 3 ingredient mint fudge is a must! a few years ago I gave you this 3 minute fudge…well with the holidays in full swing lets add a little holiday twist to it shall we? This fudge can go by […]
EasyTeacher Gift
These days life is fast. Between band, swimming, orchestra, and writing books, and all other things (I’m stopping with that because I’m getting tired just by writing it) there hasn’t been much time for about anything other than a fast craft here a fast craft there, spend time with family and then do it all […]
V and Co: Toasty rice Hand Warmers with Lavender
This is a post I did a few years ago. I actually had to make some more of these because my kids requested some and so did the husband…it’s been a little chilly here so I thought I would reblog this in case anyone needed to make some more or if you missed it the […]
Good tidings
Well! That was fun. And it’s good to see most of you are on the same page on colors you’d like to come back (hello eggplant and orange!!) and some other additions of yellows, corals, neutrals, reds, blues, more greens…but yeah it was the eggplant and the orange and the yellow. NOTED! Now lets pick […]
New Fall V and Co Patterns
Hi there! I’m finally ready to show you my new patterns for this fall! I’m very excited about them and we’ve been working really hard on them for a while. 🙂 Ready? Okay first up we have Super Star: Super Star uses every single print in the line. YES, every single one minus the ombre gradients. […]
Color Theory By V and Co for Moda Fabrics
Okay. So I swear I have been meaning to post pictures of this collection for like weeks now. It’s been a little nuts over here, but I took today off of sewing to post pictures and blog about this new line of mine! I really like it a lot. It’s got your basic V and […]
V and Co: Just a few things
Summer has come and gone, and as much as I’d like to say it was a relaxing summer, I can honestly say that this summer has been a blur and I can’t even believe that we are already in the 3rd week of school. I’ve been busy with the books (which we will talk more […]
Color Theory and my new Books
So this is my newest and 4th line for Moda Fabrics I have to admit I’ve had NO TIME to write up a post about it! (and it’s in the works so i can show you some of the fun designs in this collection!) i’ve not been able to write much these last while mainly […]
V and Co: lets celebrate summer sale
Color Block Zipper Pouch Summer has been going by so fast over here, that I fear that the end is almost around the corner…as it actually is starting to look like for us over here with school starting in about a month or so! YIKES! Lets hold on to it a little longer and celebrate […]
Guest Post: Jodi of Pleasant Home
Hey everybody! I have the honor of sorta kinda hi-jacking V’s blog today! If you don’t know who I am, my name is Jodi and I live in Sandy, Oregon…. I blog, design, sew, quilt, and all kinds of stuff, over at Pleasant Home [www.pleasant-home.com] I’ve “known” Vanessa since she started blogging. {My heck […]
V and Co: That one time Zumba almost killed me
current state of my sewing room= very messy (you can’t see the real mess, I’m just showing you the sort of messy part Im still in the middle of crazy over here. With the kids out of school for the summer, and me still in the middle of a large deadline…I find that I wanted […]
V and Co: Modern Miss In Fons and Porters Love of Quilting Magazine Summer 2014
Remember a few months back I showed off a baby quilt I was working on? And then shortly after that I showed pictures of Mary and I on her Love of Quilting set? YAY! I can finally direct you where to find the instructions for this lovely “Modern Miss” baby quilt. Please find it in […]
Well Hello June- I’ll be in Indiana soon!
HELLOOOOOOOO! So I unintentionally took May off of blogging. A lot of things have come due and I had to use every single moment to get things done in-between soccer, baseball, volunteering at the kids’ schools, and running around like a mad woman AKA: being a MOM. Whoever said I was going to miss my […]
Summer 2014 Quilts And More and other pretty summer colors
used with permission from Quilts and More magazine. 2014 Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved If you haven’t already checked it out, check it out now, the new Quilts N More has hit stands and my Ombre stripe bags are in there with instructions. It’s a super easy tote bag perfect for your summer needs. In […]
Where I’ve been
Truth be told the blog is still very quiet. Truth be told…I’ve been very busy. I’ve gone places, to teach, to volunteer, and to talk. On a side note: A lot of you know that I’m Mormon, and go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A lot of you are too…so […]
V and Co: how to make: Bias tape with out a bias tape maker and a fabric banner with the slice precut
Well, with warmer weather flirting with us and promising that it’s going to come and stay here for longer than just one day with a high of 65 degrees, and with the arrival of color me happy finally making it to stores, here’s a fun little project for you to spruce up your outside parties […]
V and Co: I love a challenge wrap up
Well, I’m way late into the game of things…I’m running around 2 months behind on life so naturally I’m going to blog about this fun little challenge…you guessed it 2 months later than the rest of the girls. Remember last november when I did my fall market wrap up? Yeah if you scroll down to […]
V and Co: Other options for Handmade
So now that Color Me Happy is in stores, so are my newest patterns. 🙂 YAY! If your shop carries Color Me Happy then YAY! If they don’t then you might find yourself thinking… “I want to make that Handmade pattern…but my shop doesn’t have the Ombre stripe from the Color Me Happy line.” You […]
V and Co: Color Me Happy is NOW IN STORES
Color Me Happy is now in stores. I’m Very VERY excited as this is my FAVORITE. No really hands down…fave. 🙂 I just had to pop in here to say that it’s now shipped to stores and to please start using it for projects and upload it to my V and Co. flicker group or […]
V and Co: honorable Jake
Hello! And welcome to my Blog! If you are new here visiting for the first time from the Jolly Jabber allow me to introduce myself. Hi, I’m Vanessa of V and Co. I’m a Fabric and Pattern designer For Moda Fabrics and I get to be part of the Designer Mystery block of the month […]
V and Co: What chocolate, a diet soda, and a good friend will get you
Well first off isn’t Liz awesome? She’s even funnier in person. My “shipping department” is pretty cool, and she’s also a great friend. She saw how stressed out I was and even may have seen some tears when I listed off all the things I had agreed to do. This month is pretty much insane, […]
V and Co: Thoughts from the Shipping Department
This is Vanessa… This is Vanessa total buried in work… Yeah right! Like she’d let me show you how messy her work space is right now! Her projects are totally top secret anyway, so even if I could get a picture, it would have to be redacted! She checked her calendar and thought to herself, […]
Spell it with fabric winner
Thank you all who played along. How far did you get in the alphabet? Here’s the download on how to make your blocks into a quilt I saw quite a few on instagram if you follow me there you can see a little more behind the scenes of V and Co and the life therein. Also […]
Moda Spell it With Fabric blog hop sponsored by the letter V
Hello hello! Welcome to my turn to the spell it with fabric blog hop! I’m Very excited to have you! I’m your host Vanessa Christenson of V and Co. This post is brought to you by the letter V 😉 naturally. download the letter V here Of course V is an awesome letter for me […]
Spell it with fabric Blog Hop
I dont know if you already know about this awesomeness that is going on! But it started yesterday, come along with us on this fun blog hop, I’m not blogging about it till the 26 but you should probably get going on A,B,C and then D, E, F… here’s the list. I’m hopefully going to […]
V and Co.: How to make: a shag pillow (no not that kind of shag)
Welcome to MY TURN on Amy’s Creative Side‘s Pillow collective blog hop. Today is my day to show off a pillow I’ve made to beautify our home, and to give you instructions so you can totally beautify your home too…The story behind this pillow is that I saw a shaggy rug and instantly thought “I […]
V and Co: how to make: Wool Felt Heart Garland
Hello February! I can’t believe it’s already February but sure enough the date doesn’t lie. I’m not a HUGE decorator for the holidays. I’ve mentioned that a time or two…but every so often it’s nice to do a little project to make the upcoming holiday a little fun. Garlands are probably the easiest and quickest […]
V and Co: back to organizing 101
last snow day I spent separating, sorting and organizing a lot of pink stuff We here in the midwest have been having a doozy of a winter. With frigid cold days, icy roads, and blizzard like conditions due to windy stormy snowy days…there have been more snow days and late starts in january alone than […]
this kid is 14
As I look back on life with this kid, I get emotional. Where we are today, is a dream come true. But without our past years of heartache and stress, and emotional roller coaster of a ride with this kid, I don’t think I would have the kid I have today. This truly is a […]
Becoming a Midwesterner
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m a little over winter. This winter has been the coldest I’ve ever experienced no seriously…like…EVER… I’ve experienced negative degrees before…but this winter we’ve experienced negative degrees that made my past experiences childs play. We’ve been been in the negatives with -45 windchills. It’s insane. You would think […]
Blog hop: V and Co does Vintage Quilt Revival
Hello! It’s my turn to talk about this beautiful book that my friends Katie, Lee, and Faith co authored. I feel pretty lucky to know these ladies, they are super talented. First things first this book is hands down one of my favorite. From cover to cover its beautiful. Inside it showcases 20 blocks. Each […]
a little love
i heart you quilt pattern and textured pillows pattern braided pillow shown Well! I do have to say that you guys were cracking me up on the last post with some of the crap your kids have said! WOW!!!! Fantabulous! And thanks for making me laugh!! So with Valentine’s being kind of around the corner I […]
that time when my kid made me look like a word that rhymes with four
This quilt has nothing to do with the blog post…I just needed a pretty first picture. Please excuse me as this is the SECOND TIME I am writing this. I finished my first blog post and then tried to insert a picture and that’s when blogger decided to brain fart and it froze. I couldn’t […]
what a year 2013
click on the image to see slide show This isn’t everything I made this year, not even close, but its a pretty close, and slightly fast…enough to cause a seizure (my husband swears he gets threatened to have one every time he looks at it.) This year was kind of interesting to look back on. […]
Then and Now Christmas
This is my all time favorite picture of my kids. It kills me because I don’t have a high resolution jpg of it so I can’t make it a large print. This picture actually brings tears to my eyes just thinking about that time. It was taken in 2009 Jake was deployed. We were going […]
Teacher gifts this year
This year I got my game on with teacher gifts. Each year in the past I’ve sucked and not done home made anything…because I’ve been so overwhelmed with all the other projects I have to get done. So instead of failing, I just haven’t attempted in years past. NOT.THIS.YEAR. This year I actually started in […]
how to make: Christmas Stockings
Hey so guess what. My calendar…totally broken. It says that there’s only 7 days left till Christmas. HA…yeah I know. I KNOW. Okay?! Sheesh. Where did the time go? I guess its okay. I’m not the best winter season person, and this year it’s COLD. And snowy and COLD. So of course lets throw out […]
He’s 12 and he loves Domo
My second Noisemaker turns 12 today. I can’t really wrap my head around that but it’s true. The other night I caught all my kids looking at the computer laughing. I asked them what they were looking at and one of them answered “We’re reading about the UGLY Christmas tree.” And then one of the […]
V and Co: lucky stars christmas pillow
Christmas is like right around the corner. I’m not ready. But the good news is we have our christmas tree up. No, unfortunately (and yes quite sad actually) these last two years we’ve not had any funny stories to tell about picking out a tree and letting the kids decorate it while I learn to […]
V and Co: baby girl gift: ombre doily onsie and matching quilt
First off thank you for your wonderful support to the cyber sale we had in our little shop. Those who said they didn’t mind waiting for the next shipment of our thread will not have to wait too long. I got word its already on its way. YAY! So hold tight its coming! I have […]
cyber monday sale :)
Hello there! hope your Thanksgiving was as yummy and fun as you wanted! Here’s V and Co’s contribution to cyber monday! 30% off the whole store. Yes, that includes ALL paper patterns, PDFs, AND THREAD! (while supplies last on the thread SOLD OUT but I have reordered so if you don’t mind waiting on the […]
around here
So it totally snowed and snowed yesterday. Made me a little grumpy. So to kind of cheer me up I started working on teacher Christmas gifts. Sort of worked. Oh I have learned over the years to tolerate winter. Trust me. But with snow comes days filled of shoveling. And while I no longer am […]