The first book I ever owned was Peter Rabbit. I didn’t know it at the time, but I’ve been trying to build that burrow ever since. This is the story of how burrow core finally found its name, and how my studio became The Burrow.
Sometimes the best things aren’t planned at all. A Scrappy Little Joy wasn’t on my horizon back in June, but here we are—stitching it together one block, one scrap, one story at a time.
Patchwork Palooza is coming! A joyful, scrappy sew-along kicks off July 10th in A Block at a Time with Andover, and you’re invited! Think: 22 weeks of cheerful blocks, friendly community, and stitching that’s full of heart (not pressure). There’s even a little “I’m In!” badge waiting for you. Come see what the buzz is all about…
You’ve seen them all over the web - those cool standing desks that promote increased productivity, alertness, and focus in the workplace. It’s been proposed as the solution for combatting the hazards of prolonged sitting, which can lead to all sorts of health concerns associated with sedentary behavior and lifestyle. Whether we’re working at a … Continue reading My Grand Stand-to-Sew Experiment, Four Years On
This grown-up map-girl gets a renewed nostalgia for maps - and flowers, as they settle into a scrappy, quilty world!
Okay, so maybe it sounds like a made up name for someone who has a thing for pulling together a whole bunch of fabrics that all somehow work together in a quilt, but I feel like if I'm anything lately, it's that - a Fabric Curator. Early this summer, as explained in my previous post, … Continue reading Fabric Curator as a job description. That’s a thing, right?
Who's a crazy hermit/shop girl who's just finished cutting 6,336 - 5" squares? Two hands way, way up! Well, okay, so really Sophie Just helped with the showing off part, which is a fine job for her! The reality is that I have always loved to create kits and bundles, almost as much as I … Continue reading Summertime 2019 Projects Here I Come!
Summertiiiime...and the livin' is eeeeasy. When I think of summertime, not 'summer' but 'Summertime' (because I think there's a difference), I always think of that song; and I think of hot days, lemonade stands, and sprinklers. Nowadays, I still fee like summertime should be as easy and carefree, bust when we're grown ups, there's no … Continue reading New Happy Scrappy Bundles, a Simple Sew Along & Summertime vs Summer
Let's face it: Everybody loves a good full collection fabric bundle. We love the ease of not even having to think about assembling which fabrics we want to use for our quilt projects, leaning instead upon our favorite AMAZING designers to coordinate collections that look all matchy-matchy from the start, full of individual … Continue reading Have Scraps? Need Scraps!
Back in what sometimes feels like the olden days, when my family was young and growing, I remember feeling like there was always tons of planning and organizing going on. In those days, we went the grocery store once a week with a detailed list. We organized that list by section from back of the … Continue reading Bad Hair Days, Empty Nesting and New Fulfilling Endeavors
