i have had this idea for a scrappy blue and green quilt swirling in my head for awhile, so when a couple of instagram-turned-real-life friends talked about a quick little informal sew-along/encouragement, i committed to making an entire whole scrappy bear paw quilt. i started with just one block. and then quickly made three more. […]
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grand finale epic anna maria horner quilt.
let me take you back. the year is 2023. the buffalo bills are primed for a long and deep playoff run. our family is fully invested in nfl playoff football. but, there’s one problem for me. the games are so long and with so little actual action. so, i determine that i need a hand […]
thrifted hoodie upgrade for a friend.
once upon a time, i was thrift shopping with my pal sara without an h. i found a hoodie that i sort of liked. and she was like “hey that’s one of my colors”… so. i bought it. and an idea was hatched. with her birthday coming up, i knew i wanted to upcycle the […]
marching along.
look at me. catching up this blog. again. always. eye roll at myself. here’s some stuff that happened in march. (it wasn’t super eventful). we kicked off the month with a championship game for hazel’s baskeball team. i think they went undefeated this season and they won in the finals in a very exciting game. […]
bills mafia pillows x 2.
when i first began this post, i was going to tell you about the second pillow that i just made, and reference the first one, that i made back in march. but then, i couldn’t find a post about that first one, so now we are going to talk about them both. so. back in […]
october highlights, lowlights, and just regular lights, i guess.
whelp. it’s fully fall now. october has come and gone. allow me to tell you about it. first up. the gym. i actually changed gyms this month. long boring story. but didn’t feel like i was getting the value i was paying for. and privately owned gym was planning to move into a building nearby […]
halloween quilt #6. :/.
it’s no secret that i haven’t had much sewing mojo for quite some time. a few blocks here and there. small projects. but i really haven’t had much juice. at all. but, turns out, being hobbled by an injury that forces me to rest a little bit (and not run off to hike every chance […]
blaugust. (see what i did there?)
well well well. looky what we have here. it is currently september 2nd, and i’m wrapping up august. it’s an early autumn miracle!! somehow, between vacations and camps and practices and appointments, hazel and i were able to squeeze in a quick trip out to zebulon to visit our long lost pals who moved away […]
MAY-hem (2025).
it’s that time of year. when all the anniversaries and birthdays and mothers days and end of school concerts and graduations and field days and class parties come together to create the most chaotic month of mayhem for our little crew. and then there’s the in between stuff. and that’s what i’ll be talking about […]
upcycled hoodie, take one.
awhile back, i took a class at village fabric on the art of upcycling an old textile of some sort into an oversized hoodie. i used a thrifted chenille bedspread and it was pretty cool and i vowed to make a million more. and then i didn’t. but when the sully’s upcycled hoodie pattern was […]