Not much sewing going on around here at the moment. We’re mostly feeding the baby, changing the baby, enjoying the baby, repeat. I did join a Magic Yarn Ball Swap, though. I loved doing this the last time it was hosted, and I knew it was something fun that wouldn’t take too much of my…
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Baby is here!
Baby Charlie is here! Warren Charles “Charlie” arrived last week in the biggest snowstorm in Dallas, Texas history. A record 12 1/2 inches of snow! I love this picture of Jamie and me (and Baby Charlie). It was taken in our backyard about 12 hours before he was born. Charlie was born weighing 7 pounds,…
Diaper Bag Set for Mom and Baby
Yep, still pregnant and trying to stay busy until it’s time. Little bit really needed a diaper bag. I bought the fabric for it quite some time ago (Bloom and Grow by Riley Blake), but I hadn’t found just the right pattern. I know I could have made one up–I actually started to a…
An I-Spy Quilt for a Sweet Little Boy to Cuddle
A nine-year-old little boy from the local church where we’ve worshipped for the last several years passed away a little over a week ago. His name was Montana. Although we weren’t close friends with the family, we worshipped with them and our children went to Sunday School together, and my heart breaks for them….
A Valentines Swap for the Kids!
I am so excited that so many of you have so many questions about cloth-diapering! I’m working on an information post for you–hopefully, I’ll have it up in a few days. In the meantime, I wanted to share how much fun we had putting together this swap that was hosted on one of my favorite…
Diapers, Diapers and More Diapers . . . and they’re all cloth!
It’s getting close to time to welcome our new little one! We love using cloth diapers, and I especially enjoy sewing them myself. I’ve actually been working on diapers since not long after we found out that we were expecting. There are so many patterns available now, and they all have advantages. I thought I’d…
Pizza-making Fun at CiCi’s Pizza!
Our homeschool group had a field trip to CiCi’s Pizza yesterday, and the kids had a great time. There’s just something about making your own pizza that makes it taste soooo good! I couldn’t resist showing off some pictures of the fun.
Handmade Christmas – The Play Kitchen
Our almost three-year-old, Jamie, has developed a love of helping in the kitchen lately, so we thought we’d put together a play kitchen for him for Christmas. A quick google search turned up hundreds of handmade kitchens with idea after idea for how to create one. We knew we wanted something simple, gender neutral and…
Fabric-Covered Journals, Board Games & Dinner with Young Friends
We had three of Morgan’s friends and one of Sean’s friends over last night. It was such fun! We enjoyed an early dinner, then visited two different living nativities before coming back to our house for a devotional, gifts and homemade doughnuts. I made fabric-covered journals for the girls using the Journal Cover Tutorial at…
Mmmm . . . Biscotti!
I am a huge lover of coffee and biscotti, especially in the cold winter months. I love to sit down with a cup of coffee and a biscotti in the afternoon during naptime and just enjoy a few quiet minutes to myself. Store-bought biscotti is good, but home-made is so much better. Our homeschool moms’…