Category Archives: sewing

As a joint present for my niece and nephews, Noah, Selah, Jonas, and Ezra, I made them a checkerboard quilt with checkers (loosely based on this tutorial).  I used a pair of my old pajama pants as well as three … Continue reading →

I made this “Scrap Wrap” for my sister-in-law, Nikki.  Again, I used a variety of fabrics, including the same light gray and black/white wools and black corduroy as in my mom’s scarf.   I also used a raspberry wool sweater, which … Continue reading →

I made this “Scrap Wrap” for my mother from the book, Denyse Schmidt Quilts: 30 Colorful Quilt and Patchwork Projects.  I used a variety of fabrics with different textures including two kinds of wool (light gray, black/white herringbone), corduroy (black), … Continue reading →

For my dad and Nik’s mom (Grandpa and Yiayia), I made cases for them to keep their glasses in.  These cases are easy to make and take very little fabric.  Before next summer, I am planning on making some for … Continue reading →

For my nieces Addie and Alex, I sewed a colored pencil roll for drawing fun! I started by putting the pencils in spectrum order and then I matched the pencils to fabric. After I cut out what felt like a … Continue reading →

Nik’s brother and nephew, Andreas and Alex, often make pancakes together on the weekend.  So we decided to give them a joint present with a pancake theme.  Along with blueberries, maple syrup, recipes, dry ingredients, and measuring spoons, we also … Continue reading →

I had a lot of fun making these doll quilts, pillowcases, and pillows for Kaitlyn and Grace.  I used this tutorial for the quilt dimensions and pillow instructions but I designed the quilts myself.  I actually had bits of the … Continue reading →