• crafts,  sewing

    little birdie quilt

    It is finished! I’ve been working on a toddler quilt for my (not so) baby girl. I’m loving the bird/owl whimsical theme, so I’ve been doing little things here and there to update her room with it. Somewhere in between her learning the power of the word “no” and saying it to me all the time and her ever growing running and climbing skills I realized she doesn’t need a “nursery” anymore, but a more fun and creative environment. I’ve been perusing over many creative blogs to gather inspiration and information on a fun (easy) quilt. Remember, i’ve only been sewing a few months now, so making the jump from…

  • sewing

    quick fix.

    Payton has been in such a fun playful stage lately. We were over at a friends house and her daughter had one of those toy umbrella strollers for putting baby dolls in, and Payton totally loved it. So I was on a mission to find one. I knew they would have some at target or walmart, but I didn’t want to pay $10-15 for it. I ended up finding one for $3.99 at a local resale shop. The problem was the fabric was dirty and worn out, and not very pretty. I used my handy dandy seam ripper and took apart the old fabric to use for a pattern, cut…