well here it is. finally. that bag i made for myself and the one everyone keeps asking for a pattern. i meant to get this done earlier this week, but believe me when i say i’ve been busy with unexpected circumstances. more on that later. i have to give it a little bit of time […]
so it’s over. market that is. now i’m home. but my head is still spinning. what a whirlwind of events and yes, no pooping of the pants happened. okay a fast run down: dana and i finally met in person. we knew we would hit it off. but it’s always fun to get to know […]
hello! i’m lindsey from the pleated poppy. by day i’m a mom to 3 littles and a part time home schooler. by night i’m a blogger and shop keeper, working away into the wee hours in my little sweat shop. i have a deep love for all things fabric: drooling over it online, buying, sewing, […]
okay today please give a warm welcome to calli of make it do! I thought with pretty good certainty that the last corsage I would ever pin on was at Senior Prom in High School. But I was wrong. A few weeks ago I visited the Quilting Cottage in American Fork, Utah. I love the […]
hi there i finally got access to internet and a computer at the same time so here are the winners of giveaway day: random #s 650 shelly you get the simple abundance charm pack 255 cammie you get the verna charm pack 1054 elise you win baby life fabric 717 jennifer you get to pick […]
Hey there fellow V & Co. readers! Allison here from the site Cluck. Cluck. Sew. While Vanessa is on a plane heading to quilt market (jealous!) I get to man her blog and share a fun tutorial with you. So here goes….. Today we’re going to make a Petal Pillow. Its very easy, cost me […]
if you are looking for the sew mama sew giveaway day post…check it here. winners will be picked at midnight tonight, sorry i have to close it then because i need to go to sleep because i’m leaving in the morning. early. now onto the other things going on. yes it’s true i’m going to […]
Giveaway closed…I’ll pick a winner later today when I get internet! See you later thanks for playing! yes this time around i’m participating: sew mama sew giveaway day and here’s what i’m offering: three free patterns from my shop. to three lucky winners. and some fabric: one winner will win one verna charm pack one […]
we seriously need new pictures of us this was almost taken two years ago so i don’t know about you but my husband has some kind of weird attachment thing going on with the remote control. for example as his butt is getting ready to hit the chair or bed the remote needs to be […]
please go find me and my embellished shirts over at luv in the mommyhood and join in with me in sending “baby get out of my body” vibes over to shannon, so she can get back to blogging. sheesh already. comments closed
apparently there are many of you that remember your mothers having wall paper or sheets or dresses in fabrics some of you remember your mom’s loving the beach, sewing, cooking, gardening or just being plain ol happy. how wonderful! i just ask that my kids don’t remember me being crazy. our lucky # this time […]
burgundy buttons is hosting our giveaway this month. ready for some free fabric? not only has leah graciously offered an amazing giveaway she’s also offering a discount till this friday to my readers! read more here about her amazing store and to enter this giveaway!
you know i wasn’t the hardest kid to raise. but i wasn’t peaches either. it’s amazing how the cycle of life happens in relationships doesn’t it? let me try to explain. when i was little i wanted to emulate my mom. be just like her. she loved to exercise, she loved healthy food. she loved […]
today i’m blog swapping with steph from somewhat simple. check out her tutorial here and then come check out mine on hers! Happy Friday Everyone!!! I am super excited to be guest posting on Vanessa’s darling site. I love it here, so please excuse me while I make myself comfy… My name is Stephanie and […]
yup me, can you believe it? i got asked to do a blog post at the ever wonderful site created by Nancy Soriano, former editor in chief of Country Living and Jo Packham,the founder and editor in chief of WHERE WOMEN CREATE. i am humbled (and was a nervous wreck writing the post) that they […]
Being a mom sometimes isn’t the most glamorous job one can have. Being a mom sometimes means walking around with food or boogers on your shirt, and sometimes not getting into the shower till afternoon . we’re busy driving kids to school and activities, busy folding laundry, busy wiping away tears, busy reading bed time […]
so you need to check out my friend’s blog well if you want a chance to win 3 of my patterns for free go you’ll want to go and check it. larissa and i have been friends for a while. our husbands were in grad school together. she’s one gal i completely miss having right […]
can you tell i have babies on the brain. no not me. my friends. mom, you can let go of the panic and start breathing again. that was not some sort of hint. trust me. one goal i had this year was to learn more about silk screening. well i did just that. and i […]
this week has been cold. but the water was turned on so we decided to make sure our pipes wouldn’t freeze by leaving the sprinklers on in the back. it created quite a few cool ice encircled buds and ton of icicles off out fences. and i know i haven’t been talking about how funny […]
