Trying to start out this year fresh, I knew that if I could get a hold of my desk and keep it squeaky clean and clutter-free at all times, organization for the rest of my life would flow from that. I also knew that I wanted to try out using a daily planner for the… Read More »
A triangle quilt for a big boy bed
This is an old project that I’ve been meaning to show you for some time now. I started it when Molly was about the same age that Nora is now, which is to say, about a year and a half ago. We had just moved Pippo into his big boy bed, and he needed… Read More »
{pretty, happy, funny, real} ~ I’m a textile hoarder
I’m super not on top of things like today being the terrible anniversary of the legalization of abortion. Here is this post from years past, which is my reflection on how the remedy for this dire situation we are in is to re-commit to marriage — our own and others’. Today I will be praying… Read More »
Creativity goes beyond.
Sometimes being creative feels selfish. Why is that? Let me see if I can answer, because this is where I try to answer questions that I overhear others asking. My whole life is an attempt to not have “me” time. I hate “me” time. Whenever I’ve been fooled into taking “me” time I’ve just laughed… Read More »
Go ahead and make something beautiful.
Want to see my progress on my quilt? I basted it according to the basting method found on this video (and the next one), although I modified it a bit. Mainly by going ahead and putting the batting (in this case an old fleece blanket) with the bottom layer, rather than… Read More »