I finally, finally fixed Molly Monkey! She is headed {no pun intended} back to her owner this weekend. Of course, I couldn’t send her home without a new skirt! Do you need a Molly Monkey in your life? You can find the tutorial here at mmmcrafts. With Joy,Sarah Vee

I completed the baptism pillow for my youngest niece. The back. It almost looks like a cross, right?:) She was born the day my brother came home for his leave from Afghanistan.He is home now for good. Safe and sound with his loved ones.Looking forward to seeing him again and his little troupe of girls…

Here’s my little helper with his measuring tape ready to help!{note the date: Feb 2009} Playing with layouts My cat inspecting the sashing. {too green!} Quilt top ready for buttons So happy I used up some of Granny’s stash – the red border was her fabric. Back of Quilt More of Granny’s fabrics used! A…

Today is the day I share my Layer Cake Quilt Along block with you! It’s a basket block! Please visit Moose on the Porch Quiltswhere you will find out a bit more about meand the instructions for making the block. I’ve included separate cutting instructions if you’re using fat quarters.They are at the end of…

Not much up and not much new on my design wall today. One more string block and you can see I’m working away at putting together some more scraps into a mug rug. The newest addition is a second design wall! I put up another flannel backed tablecloth across the front door. You can see…

by Mossie’s Masterpiece cake/cupcake designs = photo from flickr Today is Pat Sloan’s birthday! I decided to do a “Tribute” post and share the projects I have made with Pat’s patterns and by hanging out with her and the Sloanies at her forum.Enjoy! My OP Challenge quilt. Started Feb. 2009 through Pat’s Orange Pile challenge.…

Here is Block 2 of the Layer Cake Quilt Along done in my fat quarter collection. I had initially planned – and started to cut – this large ornament print with a light background. As you can see, the fussy cut ornaments were smaller than 3 7/8″ leaving a lot of background in the squares.I…

I’m finished my second block for the Layer Cake Quilt Along. Once I got ready to start I realized that I really liked the green and yellow together!That’s like going on a date with a guy only to find out his brother is a better match for you:) But, I persisted with the blue for…

Lots of bits and pieces of different projects – again! Two of this month’s string blocks completed. Two to go. Parts of different Christmas gifts – won’t go into too much detail here so I won’t reveal what they will be:) The star block is called “Swamp Angel” from Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, “Quilts!…

A sneak peek for my pillow swap partner. I should get it in the mail next week.I thought I would show 2 gifts that I have ready to giveaway to you!One is an extra stocking from my Season of Grace BOM.The other is a ‘mug rug’ that I worked on yesterday. I just need to…