Sweetbriar Sisters

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Modern Crazy Quilts

Laura and I have been getting together every Mother's Day weekend for years now.  (We're old college roommates and neither of us have been able to have kids, so the obvious solution to our mutual dread of Mother's Day was to get together and party.  And our version of party typically means we go buy whatever fabric we want and sew like we've never sewn before.) This year we both came with a ... View Post

Pattern Review: Apples to Oranges Sewing Kit

Doug and I have continued our Maker's Meetings on Thursday nights.  I am loving them.  For the past two weeks I've been working on these adorable sewing kits made from the Apples To Oranges Sewing Kit Pattern by Straight Stitch Society.  What an adorable pattern!  Very professionally put together and I love the tone that she uses to write instructions- I felt like I was hanging out with a girl ... View Post

The Best Way To Add a Bell to a Softie

I just made up a few snowman balls from Art to Heart's new book Table Please Part Two (I have to do holiday things super early or they never get finished!  You can see how they turned out here).  The sound of bells always reminds me of the holidays, so I wanted to put a bell in each one to make them a bit more festive.  Have you ever tried that?  The result is so disappointing!  Instead of the ... View Post

Forming Our Own Maker Meeting

Lately, Doug's been following a few Maker Groups made up of lots of different kinds of engineers who get together, learn from each other's knowledge base, and create new, exciting electronic gizmos. (Ok, my explanation is definitely lacking technical knowledge... but you get the idea.)  The idea sounds so great, and Doug, being a computer engineer, would love to join something like it.  So last ... View Post

Beloved Handmade Doll Dresses

Lisa over at Pheobe and Egg  is running a Beloved Handmade Doll Dress Contest, and I'm thrilled!  Of course, being a toy designers, the idea of cherished handmade toys is one that is close to my heart.  But it's an idea that started long before I'd ever thought of designing toys as a job.  My childhood was filled with handmade treasures, and the ones that have survived through the years still make ... View Post

Friday Faves: Brilliant Bindings Ruler

I don't know about you, but my sewing closet is FULL.  It doesn't help that any time I do a new projects I feel like I need to invest in a new tool.  The ones that kill me the most are specialty quilting rulers that only work for one kind of block (which I will probably only make in one, maybe two quilts my whole life)... and cost like $20.   That's why I was excited to see the Brilliant ... View Post