It’s Day Three of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day Two went great and we got a lot done! Yesterday we made a Disappearing 9 Patch Block and I started my quilt top. My girls worked on their own projects – ‘H’ began working on a petticoat and ‘L’ is working on different blocks including…
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Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day Two – Making a Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Block
It’s Day Two of our At Home Sewing Retreat! Day One went great and we actually accomplished a lot! Yesterday we made a square in a square exploding quilt block and my daughter finished her lap blanket quilt top and my other daughter worked on an assortment of blocks. Today we will be working on…
Our Spring At Home Sewing Retreat – Day One – Making a Square in a Square Exploding Block
It’s Day One of our At Home Sewing Retreat! We have been watching a few ladies going to different sewing retreats over the past few months, travelling, buying an assortment of fabric, sewing different blocks, getting gifts from each other and sharing that with everyone. We can’t go anywhere to attend a retreat, so what…
Easter Week — Spending Time with Jesus
It’s Easter and Holy Week. We have been doing different activities that coincides with our Bible Passages all this week. It’s been a lot of fun and reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for us for the forgiveness of our sins. Let’s get to it. Here’s what’s happening this week: 24 — Palm Sunday …
Crocheting a Dishcloth for Beginners
Crocheting a dishcloth can be made simple with the single crochet stitch. It can be used as a dishcloth, face cloth, mug rug or like what I’m using it for — a cover for my sourdough starter! I was never taught how to knit or crochet. I tried learning to knit several years ago, but…
Sewing a Magic Pillowcase
Sewing a pillowcase, like this magic pillowcase is actually quite simple. There’s a few steps to it, but these pillowcases turn out beautifully every time! This past Christmas, I made a bunch of pillowcases as Christmas presents because for the past few years, we have been doing a homemade Christmas. It also makes a great…
Holiday Tic Tac Toe Game and Pouch
We enjoy making quick and simple games to play like this Holiday Tic Tac Toe game board. And nothing is better than homemade! Tic Tac Toe was once called Noughts & Crosses and there are several variations dating back to Ancient Egypt, around 1300 BC. What is more fun than making a holiday Tic Tac…
Painting Rocks
Painting rocks is a fun way to spruce up the garden, create a rock garden, as garden markers or spread joy and positivity throughout the neighborhood. We decided to paint rocks and hide them in our fellow gardeners’ plots at the community garden. And everyone enjoyed them! We chose to paint fun things like jokes…
