okay now this may be a no brainier of a project. but i made it and it was such a steal of a project and it made my house a little festive so i thought i would share it. so a few days into october i wanted to change my hydrangea wreath to something more […]
the pre-version of my book that is due out january 2012 first off HELLO NOVEMBER! you are my favorite month. with thanksgiving (fav holiday) and my birthday, what’s not to love? so happy october is over. eh. 😉 soooooo. quilt market. yes. it went well. schoolhouse was good. i said “foots” when i meant to […]
as we round out this week…oh wait it’s only wednesday, okay well it feels like it’s the end of the week. anywho, as i’m getting ready packing and doing final prep for international quilt market in houston this weekend i can’t help to think…what a heck of a ride this has been. when i started […]
last week i sort of hinted that i was painting again on facebook. this has been an ongoing “discussion” (aka me bringing up something over and over and OVER again and jake sidestepping and dismissing and changing the subject, in hopes that i would just.give.it.up. yeah, ahem, i didn’t.) okay so since moving into our […]
this last weekend we had a four day fall weekend. we ended up spending some time up in des moines; seems like a nice enough place. 🙂 we still had the rest of the weekend plus monday off. saturday was spent doing outside chores and some inside fun. (it got a little chilly!) and then […]
last week i felt like i was run over by a truck. phew! so my recap was pretty lame. but now i have some more steam behind me (and some stolen pictures from here and here love ya guys!) and i feel like i’m getting back on track with life…just in time to yup, do […]
today i’m over at the cutting table talking a little about my new patterns…grab yourself a little hot vanilla milk (nonfat dairy creamer in hot milk) and a lot of whip cream with a dash of cinnamon (yes, i like this better than hot chocolate!) and head on over and read about me and to […]
this picture basically describes the state of the rest of the house. this is my daughter’s dresser top that is always cleaned off. it’s not so cleaned off right now. as a matter of fact i had to move everything over just to take this picture of the other two patterns that arrived (and now […]
this last week i got three separate things in the mail that made me super happy. seriously i don’t get a ton of mail. no, well now wait, i do. but it’s bills, and junk mail, and an occasional Micheal’s 40% off coupon but even coupons are email based these days. (which is cool and […]
i love to thrift shop. it’s been a long time since i’ve been able to do so on a regular basis. with all the moves, and the de-junking/selling of our stuff for our move, i didn’t feel like i could justify going to second hand places or to garage sales till we were more settled […]
the girl noise maker in our home turns 5 today. FIVE…wha? we were just celebrating: 4 3 2 1 (that’s the closest to 1 i have on here) you keep getting older, and as much as i would love to keep you little forever, i’m excited to see what each year brings. this year you: […]
okay so i’m really sorry that it took me till tonight to post this…a certain little four year old in our house is not going to be four anymore for much longer and i have been baking cupcakes and frosting cupcakes and well…i finally gave in to her wanting to get her ears pierced. she […]
this month’s giveaway brought to you by none other than the Fat Quarter Shop. and what are they giving away? a FAT QUARTER bundle of northcote by cabbages and roses. valued at $100. yeah you are gonna wanna read more here.
well first off, THANK YOU so much for the warm acceptance and love of my upcoming book. 🙂 i’m excited. and i’m excited to see some of you in houston in october. make sure to say hello. i’ll be the one with big DOE eyes trying to hide the fact that i’m about to puke. […]
soooooo i am going to quilt market in houston this fall. first time ever at fall market. i have no need to be there except for really only one reason… and well here it is. (oh i feel like i’m going to throw up) i’m doing a school house for my first time ever book. […]
the beach bag pattern available october 2011 remember a while back this last summer i showed you a little peek of what i was sewing? well it was this bag that i am so happy to finally be able to show you, and to give you a little of a bio of the bag. fabric: […]
katie’s birthday is at the end of this month. she is all about little tiny things…and babies. she plays house most of the day and if she’s not with her babies she’s playing with tiny little babies that fit in your hand (well, when she’s not bothering i mean playing with the dog.) i’ve worked […]
10 years ago i woke up early. jake was getting ready to go to school for the day, i went to the other room where we kept our computer, and dialed up our AOL acct only to bend over and look really close to really understand that that in fact was a picture of the […]
it’s my turn to talk about this book that nancy zieman has put together. if you haven’t watched any of nancy’s shows you can catch them here. they are full of information and has oodles of GREAT hints and tips anyone can use whether you are starting out or you are “seasoned” in sewing, nancy […]
happy labor day! last week i got to play around with some ruffle fabric. if you’ve not seen this ruffle fabric yet, or if you have not been able to sew with it, you are missing out. this ruffle fabric is so easy to work with and so easy to make stuff out of that […]
making this house pretty has been kind of a challenge to me. first off, we have a super tight budget. i mean who wouldn’t be after not having a job for 4 months and living off of what you have right? so when we sold most of our stuff to move across country on the […]
winner winner chicken dinner of the canton village quilt works is: random # 417: jenci said: Jenci said…What would I do with that fabric bundle? I am thinking a fab ruffled/padded iPad cover. A million rosettes with which I would make bangles, barrettes, headbands, pins, etc. And of course, I would find a fab applique […]
i can’t think of a better giveaway than fabric after a long summer without a chance to win free fabric. canton village quilt works has been a long time sponsor of mine. and jaqueline giving away a fat quarter bundle of kona solids to start us off with a bang. want some fabric? want it […]
with all my crazy going on this summer i meant to blog about this weeks ago…BUT better late than never! how does she says: After seeing the devastation in Japan, several top blogs teamed together wanting to somehow make a difference. More than 50 blogs donated one of their favorite recipes to be compiled into […]
i have a thing for texture. i like it. katie’s room has a lot of texture. with ruffles, and gathers, she’s got enough pillows in her room (because she steals them after i make them and hoards them on her bed…i just let it go) but the boys? not so much. naturally i would choose […]
our new family tradition in our new area… sunday afternoon bike rides on the trails remember eons ago when i was rounding out the last day of the year looking forward to start the new year, and i had no clue our life was going to be rocked just three months later? yeah, remember my […]
well i almost feel like saying “welcome back!” but reality is, i’ve had a great time getting to know a lot of you guys through facebook and or email. this summer has been a summer i hope to not have to repeat again with our THREE moves in THREE months, and our un-employed status. we […]
the first day of school went off without a hitch. as excited i was about all of them going to school prior to today…i cried after sending off each of my boys on the buses, and again when dropping off katie at pre-school. i even yelled after the 7 year old that i loved him […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
day 1 day who the heck knows sorry i meant to do my part two sooner than now. BUT, we’ve registered kids in school, we’ve unpacked most of our boxes, we’ve figured out most of the roads and places we need to get to…and we are adjusting quite nicely here in iowa. so week one […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
after 3 full months of trying to figure out exactly what we were going to do next, after my husband’s job announced they were closing their doors, i am FINALLY able to say we know where we’re going and what we’ll be doing. it feels like we’ve been in limbo for.ev.er. and there’s a lot […]
we did a little sight seeing on our trip this weekend this last week jake and i took a trip…yeah a super important one… one that confirmed where we’re moving and what we’ll be doing for the next oh who knows how long but we’re hoping for a VERY long time. i need to finish […]
our first summer giveaway has come up! it’s by the lovely little fabric shop Swell Cloth. sarah is offering some pretty gorgeous fabrics (ahem echino people…you may want to run) and if you haven’t seen it in person well, here’s your chance at winning some! CHECK OUT GIVEAWAY HERE
i couldn’t handle it anymore… it’s been a month. or so. whoa. i can’t remember the last time i let that long of a time pass without sewing. but it’s like riding a bike… i was kind of nervous to attempt it again after so long… but once i got the wheels moving… i was […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
for the summer months i’ll be blogging here and there with a few pics of what we’re up to. i’ll be closing comments so that i can focus mainly on my family and this special and rare occasion of having my WHOLE family at home. you can still contact me via email, facebook, or twitter. […]
Welcome to our temporary home. This is where we’ll sleep… And this is where we will be living during the day. 🙂 We still have no internet hence why I’m doing this through my phone. We *should* have internet by next Tuesday. Now for the winner: Random #6 Jo said… I really like all of […]
today’s sponsored giveaway is by the super talented julie herman of jaybird quilts. not only did i have the privilege of seeing her quilts up close and personal at quilt market…she asked me to help her out here and there with her booth so i got to meet julie and learn a little more about […]
hi there just a quick jump in here in between climbing over boxes, and finally finding our toothbrushes so we don’t have hairy teeth anymore… if you happen to live in the salt lake or utah county area…we meaning natalia bonner, kim walus and i (the utah girls featured in the moda bake shop book) […]
4 years ago as we drove through the middle of nowhere to arrive to our little middle of nowhere town…i turned to jake and said “really? can we really do this?” i was born in L.A. and moved to San Diego in 7th grade…to which then i moved to a “small town” of (back in […]
well it’s just like me to yet again show up to the blog quilt festival coming in at a 100 mph and sliding into a parallel parking spot with hair singed and smoke coming off the tips of my hair. every year i manage to make it at the end with that image running through […]
well well well. all i can say is that i’ve still not recovered from spring market (i didn’t even have a booth!), and like so many others have said…i still have a quilt market hangover. i can’t believe it’s thursday, and, can i just throw this out there… i can’t believe i’m moving in a […]
Lots of people, lots of old and new friends, many pictures taken…will post more when I get home and after I hug my family, oh and soak my poor aching feet in some hot water! 🙂 ps I didn’t accost Amy Butler this year, no, I jumped Paula Prass instead. :/ poor woman. Posted using […]
if you are going to market…and you wanna like meet me…you can see yours truly at the school house for the moda bake shop book: Fresh Fabric Treats Moda and C & T publishing is going to be showing off stuff from the book, and i’ve been asked to give a little info on my […]
thanks for the comments, emails, talks, and phone calls. the stories shared by some of you are truly inspiring. the support you guys express very much appreciated. and… we’re doing well. as a whole we’re doing good. i have my moments of in the corner rocking back and forth in the fetal position, yes i […]
i’m having a really hard time not being able to plan after this month. do you ever just say out loud “why can’t we just get what we want?!” yeah i said that. and the minute i said it i felt guilty. so dang guilty. i was so focused on one thing…not knowing where we’re […]
winners of the lisa leonard $50 gift certificates are: Barbara said…I LIKED you on FB ( and I do NOT do this for any ol’ person, K?!) and wilderlamb said…This is probably something like the 53rd time I have attempted to win a Lisa Leonard giveaway.=) Her stuff is so precious! I would buy the […]
this sponsored giveaway needs no introduction, but i’ll do it anyways: lisa leonard is one of the best in the jewelry making world. i’ve fallen in love with so many of her designs and have bought them for myself, have given them as gifts, and have so many more things in my wish list (um […]
hey there! sorry so quiet over here. we had family from L.A. here and we had “spring break” (i write it in quotations because it snowed and rained most of the time. and when it wasn’t snowing or raining there was wind. and sometimes the snow/rain/wind would come all together.) yay. *laced with sarcasm* needless […]
taken last week with my iphone…we started to get buds on the trees! yay! winner of the modern workshop fat quarter bundle is darefamily thanks to all who entered and played. 🙂 winner’s info has been forwarded to judi of green fairy quilts! we have another scheduled giveaway next week sometime. it’s a good one […]
want some free modern workshop fabric by Liesl Gibson? yeah awesome i know. who wouldn’t want to win a free fat quarter bundle? check it green fairy quilts is giving it to one lucky V and Co reader.CHECK OUT THE GIVEAWAY BY CLICKING HERE
*no animals or plants were hurt in the making of this project. *one really stupid person did get hurt in the making of this project, but she would like to mention that even though the needle penetrated…no swear words passed her lips. it’s was a modern day miracle. i love how this pillow turned out. […]
yes, thank you for all the kind words and sympathy on my finger. had no idea how many of you out there have done the same thing. i’ve not touched my sewing machine since last thursday, but today i will change that and give it another go. wish me luck. this last weekend though we […]
oh. my.h-e double hockey sticks. okay it wasn’t through the whole finger…but it went through half way and i pulled real quick when it happened so the needle broke in my finger but not before it tore my fingernail. i literally had to pull the needle through from under the nail and then un-thread my […]
this last weekend we found ourselves in the car driving to lake havasu. did you know the actual london bridge is there? yeah, my 11 year old schooled me on it…i was a little blown away with the info…and well when we got there, sure enough we read up on it and he was right. […]
bypass all the embarrassment of listening to this and just look at pictures of the tutorial here okay so here’s the video. holy hannah, my voice, the blurriness, and katie’s off key singing in the back ground and then going to the bathroom and then asking to be wiped in the middle of it…well…you asked […]
well first off i want to say “thank you” for yesterday. i was definitely not prepared to have almost all the fabric sell that quickly! i thought i had time to cut up some more but you guys swiped me out too quickly! but i have in fact cut up some more (some of them […]
edited: thank you already for the orders. i’ll keep cutting, for some reason no shipping was being charged to the first orders…so i’ve had to adjust the prices to include the shipping. sorry about the confusion. i’ve contacted big cartel about the issue. last week was, well…not so good. last week i got a phone […]
well many of you are already making the bracelets. yay! some of you have mentioned that using an old t-shirt totally works…YAY! but some of you have mentioned you didn’t have any place to get jersey material…BOO. but here’s the deal i have enough fabric of each color pictured above to make a few kits. […]
i don’t know what it is about this time of year that makes me just want to have my bare feet in the sand, be watching the sun setting into the ocean, and breathing in the warm salty air of the beach… as i get older, more and more i find myself missing that place […]
alright so it’s time…well in about 30 minutes from now it’s time, (march 21st 4pm EST) to listen to the Creative Talk Radio and listen to yours truly be nervous live… i’ll be talking about creating, blogging, and family. i promise not to go all CHARLIE SHEEN on you. if anything i’m humbled to even […]
well i’ve landed on the Famous Pat Sloan’s radar (yup, feeling sick to my stomach with nerves again), and if you’d like to hear me fumble and try to answer her questions on the radio please tune in on monday the 21st (also my anniversary to hubby! 13 years!) at 4pm EST. i will be […]
hey there! it’s my turn for the block a palooza that quilt dad has put on. make sure you visit all the other bloggers who have already created a block! with the weather we’ve been having it actually does feel like spring! (high 50’s). the kiddos have been outside every day after school, and can […]
well! all i have to say is THANK YOU for the wonderful response on my newest pattern! by far this is the best pre-order success my little shop has ever experienced! thank you to all who ordered over the last few days! a little about this bag: it’s large 21″ x i’m hoping to make […]
introducing my newest pattern “The Abby Bag” due to come out next week. please pre order you pattern here first 15 people to order will get the pattern half off. and the rest will get a 15% discount till the pattern is released which i will then be put back to full price. (discount will […]
as we round into the third month of this year, i’d like to let you all know how my “word” of the year is going. i’d like to report that “OPERATION HEALTHY” is in full swing. oh.yes.it.is. oh yes, have i mentioned that i’ve not had any caffeine since january 6th, at approx. 2:43 pm…kidding […]
so i’m sure you’ve heard of celebrate the boy already, if not go check it. we so often focus on all the adorable cute girly things we can make, that little and big brothers get left out in the mix. but dana of MADE and rae of made by rae have teamed up for the […]
the winner of the pleated poppy giveaway is random # 507 : lorina you are the lucky winner. your email address has been forwarded to lindsey. thanks to all who played!we’ll do it again soon!
so i guess it’s my turn to talk about this cute book coming out soon! ReSew is for the gal who likes to go to the second hand store find a treasure with a bigger picture in mind of modifying their find into something fun and just perfect. the creator of the book Jenny Cardon […]
this months giveaway is sponsored by the talented lindsey of the Pleated Poppy i’m excited to share and gush about her shop! click here to read more and enter our giveaway
happy birthday to my 3rd noisemaker, aka the loudest one, aka monkey man, aka little man, aka the one who does not stop. some fun facts about you right now: * you have always been a smiley baby, you are very much a smiley kid. *after many years of only wanting to eat cereal, you […]
sooooo i finally did it…i’ve been talking for YEARS about replacing our dining room table and chairs. our last one seen here and then in our new house here has been wonderful for 13 years. it’s served our little family when it was just the two of us and we slowly graduated to 3, 4, […]
the other day katie came to me with a big frown on her face. “what’s wrong?” i asked her she then holds out a pink with more pink doll quilt in one hand and the harley monkey in the other and in a very disappointed tone replied “MOM, he’s a BOY.” so we made little […]
picture courtesy of dana from this post okay so i guess it has to be said because in the past month a few of my pictures have been taken off my site and used to promote other sites. so here we go. i totally love when others find me and my creations through another site […]
since i could remember i was making stuff. i really like it. you could almost say i love it. yeah, i would say i love it a lot. but, one thing is making stuff and enjoying it yourself and then there’s this really cool thing of having others kind of like the stuff you make […]
the man and i are celebrating today that day that was created to help make money for card businesses and candy stores. i’m all for stimulating the economy even at the expense of my thighs. have a great weekend. we’ll talk soon.
its just nice to take some time off, spend it in sweats, and let things slide. if you’ll excuse me that’s what i’m planning for the rest of the week. well with some sewing here and there. but nothing big. we’ll talk soon.
i know i said monday. but i got a few minutes in between Zumba dancing with my family, church, and setting up for the super bowl. so for all you out of state-ers that wanted to see my 5 minutes of… er…fame. here’s the show’s link. all i have to say is that i am […]
okay okay sorry! i’ll get the link up when i get a little bit more time! after we did the segment it’s been a whirl wind of shopping and eating with great friends and catching up, i need to pay attention to my poor neglected family for a little bit and i’ll talk more about […]
yes i will be doing the ruffle pillow thanks to your votes and the producer’s little push of “i say the ruffle pillow.” and so that is what i will be showing you how to make on channel 4’s Good things Utah. i’ll post a link to the video of me being a total dork […]
yay yay YAY! i finally get to tell you about these quilts and pillow… you can find the pillow on the bottom right hand corner of the cover of this spring 2011 magazine of Quilts and More. this little bit of info has been killing me not to spill seeing that i made the little […]
*ever go to a friends house and get confused as to which scissors/rotary cutter are yours? *ever just need to pin some pins somewhere so you don’t lose them till you can get to your big pin cusion? well this little strawberry is just for you! it’s cute and functional, who doesn’t love that? materials […]
this is what i’m wearing to my tv debut oh man i promise i didn’t mean for all my “behind the blogging scenes” news to all come out at the same time, but it seems like it’s raining “vanessa’s dropping another thing she’s been holding from all of you.” over here. i’m so excited and […]
alrighty out of what is the most comments i’ve EVER received for ANYTHING the lucky random # picked was #366 Marci said… I would love these! Very cool! Thanks for the opportunity! whoooowheeeee! you win marci from grandma’s sewing room! congrats you get a signed copy of the moda bake shop book, and a fat […]
the littlest one and i have been busy baking and making. the boys had a half day today so we had to get things ready in the morning, hence why i didn’t get this post up till now! today is my oldest noisemaker’s birthday. i can’t believe i have an 11 year old. but i […]
first off holy hannah! 5000 comments later on the giveaway. and i come to find out that 5000 comments is the limit that blogger lets you have. i.never.knew.that. so i’ve opened up asecond post for all you people who keep emailing me to open up the comments again. okay now for moving on: well so […]
edited: apparently 5000 comments is the limit on blogger. second post has been opened for the giveaway to continue. i will pick a winner on thursday 27th yesterday i got to let you in on a little secret. FINALLY, i was allowed to tell you! i’m in a freakin’ book. you know how hard it […]
you may want to check out some pretty darn cool news about yours truly. i know i can hardly contain myself either…but i will till tomorrow when i talk a little more about it here, and give away a butt load of fabric, money, and yeah a signed copy of the book. see i told […]
last week was butt freezing cold here. like in the negatives. so i needed something to keep me busy and happy in the house. and well valentines being around the corner…well when you are a crafter and trying to create things for the holiday… it’s right around the corner. this little pillow is fast and […]
thanks to all who entered and played in sparkle power’s giveaway! random # generator picked #25 natalie marie and #189 brumacd congrats to the winners your info has already been given to candace, and she will contact you to see which poster you chose. stay tuned for a holiday tutorial.
well here we go. our first sponsored giveaway for the year. if you haven’t heard of candace’s etsy shop sparkle power, you are in for a treat! if you have heard of sparkle power you are already excited. candace is our sponsored giveaway this month and i am just giddy to share all her lovelies […]
i always love when women call their sewing room their “studio”. well i’ve never had a room to call a studio before now. so why the heck not call this thing i have just that? i mean it’s better than calling it what my husband calls it “the receptacle of crafting messes.” while the kids […]
well i don’t know if you saw, but my baby life quilt made it on U-Create’s top ten list for 2010’s most popular tutorials, ahem… this is my second year on that list. yeah, cause i’m cool like that. HA! kidding, i was floored when i got the email. mainly because this last year, i’ve […]
