Are you following along at Project Run & Play? Did you see that there’s a Fishsticks Designs giveaway that starts today? I’m so excited to be sponsoring this All-Star Season! It’s been so much fun already! This is Riley Blake Chevron Week at PR&P, and there are some seriously amazing designs already popping up in…
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Bit of Whimsy Fritter Frogs for Easter
Meet Freddie and Mike (the Knight), our latest handmade cuddly family members! I stitched these guys up for Charlie and Jamie using the Bit of Whimsy Fritter Frog pattern. I chose the larger “daddy” version, and they’re the perfect size for cuddling or using as a pillow. (I’m thinking they’ll be great to have in…
Easter Pictures!
I hope you were all blessed with a wonderful Easter Sunday! We enjoyed an amazing worship service, yummy food, great company and beautiful weather! I was up late two nights in a row last week sewing for our two little guys and our granddaughter. The boys ended up with khaki shorts that I ran out…
Project Run & Play: Inspired by a Little Boy’s Art & Imagination
The Project Run & Play All-Star Season has begun! Are you sewing along? The first theme is Inspired by Art. In keeping with my goal to sew everyday wearables for my little ones, Jamie got a new Patrick Curved Raglan inspired by his own artwork!This pirate ship drawing is one that Jamie did a few…
March Riley Blake Mystery Quilt Block – Simplicity
I’m moving right along with the blocks in the Riley Blake Mystery Quilt! I don’t have a whole lot to share about this month’s “Simplicity” block because it really was simple. It looks far more complicated than it is! You start with four half-square triangles. (If you don’t want to sew these one at a…
A Spring Break Pattern Sale!
It’s Spring Break week here, and I think it’s a great time for a sale! All this week (through midnight eastern on Saturday, March 30th) you can use the code SPRINGSALE for 25% off of paper and pdf patterns in my main pattern store: Fishsticks Designs Patterns. Maybe you’ve been holding off on grabbing those…
Keeping Up & Joining In with the Fishsticks Fun!
So, I’m a little behind the times. I should have had easy-to-find social media buttons here a long time ago. Well, they’re here now! Look over there on the right-hand side of the page! You might have to scroll down just a little to see those cute little red buttons under that “About Me” blurb. …
Samantha’s Apron!
Samantha loves to help in the kitchen. Actually, she and Ray do a lot of the cooking around here together! She asked for an apron for her birthday this year. Her birthday was not quite two months ago. In my defense, though, I did take her fabric shopping on her birthday, and I took her…
Sew-vivor Sew-along: Emerald
Challenge #1 for Season 2 of Sew-vivor was to sew something using the 2013 color of the year: Emerald, and I’m sewing along with the finalists! (I love enjoying the motivation without the stress of the competition.) I’m currently planning summer wardrobes for my two little guys so I focused on making some everyday…
This Time it Really Was Blood
After last week’s nail polish scare, I couldn’t not post about last night’s adventure in parenting. This time there really was blood. (No gory pictures, I promise!) When I arrived home after several hours in the emergency room with my three-year-old daredevil, I found my sewing machine exactly as pictured above. Apparently, that’s exactly where…