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Fiddlesticks!

I’m so excited about the latest Ingrid Barlow quilting pattern!  This is Fiddlesticks!!  An easy pattern for any level quilter/sewer.  My sample is the lap size, 41″x54,” and it really sewed up fast. This was the sneak peek that I showed on my...

To have and to hold.

It has been 8 years since I married my high school sweetheart and best friend.  8 years!!  It has been 8 years full of dreamy bliss… ummm, no, let’s be realistic.  There have been times when we have not treated each other as we should have or said...

Homemade Tomato Sauce

We had a bumper crop of tomatoes in our garden this year, which is a good thing since the last 2 years haven’t been that great.  For the last 4 years I have been making tomato sauce for our freezer so that I don’t have to buy any.  It is perfect for...

Vanilla Sugar

A friend of mine (Hi Sarah!) recently told me that she makes yogurt once a week for her family.  Ummmm…yes please!  I would love to make my own yogurt!!  So last week I gave it a try and it came out pretty good.  I am making a few tweaks on it and am trying my...

The new addition.

Espen Daniel Barlow arrived on July 15th at 7:40pm.  7 lbs 13 oz.   Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.  We are home and doing well.  Life is good and terrifying at the same time–lots of changes and adjustments. Here is Tony and Espen our first night...

Baby Sweater=Done!

I finished baby #2’s sweater!  Yellow is typically not my color, but I saw another one done in it and I got it stuck in my head.  You know how that goes.  Plus, I wanted to stretch myself and do something different.  I picked a cotton blend in a tweedy yellow....