It’s taken a little longer to get up this last Quilt Market-related post than I thought, thanks to a little thing I like to call “My First Child’s High School Graduation.” But that’s over and all the family has left town, so life has resumed some semblance of normalcy (or as much as is possible [...]

It’s a three-day weekend and I’m gearing up for the annual Decatur Arts Festival. We discovered this festival when we first moved to Atlanta nearly nine years ago and I think we’ve only missed one in all this time. Lots of great crafts, art, food and more, in one of my favorite downtowns.
This year is [...]

As much fun as it is to hang out with my friends at Market, I’m really there with Sarah to work. And that means picking out fabrics and patterns for the shop. It sounds pretty simple but it’s not. There’s a lot that goes into it and it can be really pretty exhausting. But it’s [...]

I’m back after a whirlwind trip to PIttsburgh for the International Quilt Market, spring edition. My friend Sarah let me tag along with her to shop for Intown Quilters and I had the best time! It was kind of a quick-n-dirty trip because both of us had a lot of stuff going on with our [...]

After you’ve outed yourself as the crafty mom at the preschool, you’ve got no choice but to try to come up with something equally as cool and crafty for the next year’s teacher gifts.
No pressure. Nope. None at all.
I found some great ideas by searching Flickr and ultimately was inspired by this cool pitcher. Neat, [...]