I have been waiting for today since Monday, at about 8:32am. Not for any reason in particular, just for the weekend and its lack of expectations.
Today began with muffins. Warm and sweet with the perfect crumb and a burst of tart blueberry. I started with a recipe from Smitten Kitchen, one that she readily admits [...]
So I have been playing around with the idea of curves for awhile. But they are scary. After an in depth discussion weighing the merits of hand appliquéing versus piecing I decided to give appliquéing a try. I even did a trial run, with ugly fabric so I didn’t waste any of my pretty prints! [...]
You would think that since I haven’t posted to awhile “ahem” that I would be brimming with new sewing projects, failed cooking attempts and anecdotes but it’s been fairly quiet around here. There was the predictable pandemonium with cake project and the usual chaos that accompanies the holidays but now were’re getting our ducks back [...]
I have a finished quilt to post about but I couldn’t wait to share my newest project.
The inspiration came from a quilt Ashley over at Film in the Fridge made. I have been wanting to make a black and white quilt for sometime but I just couldn’t decide how I wanted to lay it out [...]
Last month we took a little trip to Austin. A couple of good friends were getting married and we thought it would be the perfect excuse to get out of town for a bit.
While in Austin we played tourist a little, eating at Chuy’s, visiting that state capital and the LBJ Presidential museum. Matt took [...]