Subscribe- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016So, I just linked this blog that you’re reading here, up with my new website! My website is called Modern Making and it’s kind of a way for me to feel a little more organized about my creative endeavors because … Continue reading →Kelli
- Happy January! January 14, 2016This is what I saw as I was walking out my front door this morning to walk the girls to school. It’s a phone pic (btw, my Nikon is mysteriously out of commission for the time being so it’s phone … Continue reading →Kelli
- Quick Vintage Estate Sale Quilts! July 2, 2015So, I found two quilt tops at an estate sale near Seattle not too long ago and was instantly in love with them for several reasons; first, because they are completely completed quilt tops (the hard part is done!!!); second, … Continue reading →Kelli
- Fabric Stash Annihilation June 4, 2015In an effort to really get all of my sewing stuff squozen (yes, I understand that’s not actually a word; but it should be) into my little sewing closet; I’ve decided to take quite a historically different and ground-breaking approach … Continue reading →Kelli
- Closet Sewing! May 16, 2015My sewing closet is finally finished! So, in this house with limited rooms, I converted the coat closet into a sewing room (by “I”, I mean Dave) when we moved in but this week I actually put the finishing touches … Continue reading →Kelli
- House stuff February 21, 2015I’ve been doing some things around this house lately, like paper organizing and minor gardening for lazy beginners. And I actually found all the parts to my camera and replaced the parts that were “lost in the move” and remembered … Continue reading →Kelli
- Long time, no post… December 6, 2014So, I guess I can say that I’m consistent at being inconsistent, right? Is there any scenario where that’s a good quality and not a character flaw? I don’t have any excuses for not blogging in 11 months. Actually, I … Continue reading →Kelli
- Just in time for Valentine’s Day…a truffle! January 30, 2014This little truffle is from the original box of truffles that I did a while back. I didn’t write any of it down when I originally made it, and while the truffles are simple, I did need to make another … Continue reading →Kelli
- We made it! January 5, 2014We made it all the way from Fredericksburg to Seattle this weekend and are finally figuring out how to move forward a tiny bit. The trip was as expected for the most part. We left last Sunday and arrived Friday … Continue reading →Kelli
- One day to move December 28, 2013So the past week or so has been hard core moving…packing,loading, cleaning, crying, fixing, getting rid of, deciding, Christmas, more loading, hoping, planning, more cleaning, more fixing, painting… Oh, and BTW, we have too much stuff. This was when I … Continue reading →Kelli
- I have a new website! (No, I don’t…;) January 21, 2016
Free Crochet Patterns
Bite-Size Candy Corn
Chocolate Valentine Truffle and Wrapper
Christmas Tree Coasters
Crochet Tissue Cozy
Cute Cotton Coasters
Cute Little Christmas Trees
July 4th Pennant Bunting
Mini Frankenstein
Petunia the Palm-Size Pig
Summertime Flip Flop Coasters
Super Fun Bean Bags
Sweet Strawberry Coaster
Teeny Tiny Apple Sweater
Tic-Tac-Toe Travel Game
Category Archives: Crafts
Sewing Buttons onto Finished Crochet
As you know, I crochet tons of stuff and I sew buttons to most all of it; mostly because buttons make everything better, right? Agreed. So, I wanted to show how I sew buttons onto my finished crochet projects because … Continue reading
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Super Awesome Knitting Needle Organizer
I made this super awesome knitting needle organizer for a friend just now and I’m pretty proud of it. This was after I’d borrowed a pattern/tutorial from a cute new book that my friend had and spent a bunch of … Continue reading
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Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk I Spy Placemat Quilts
Look what I made!!! I’m so excited about these because they are technically my very first real quilts that are made following all the traditional quilt construction rules and everything! That’s kind of a big deal for me because I … Continue reading
Just stuff…
Just stuff that’s going on this week… Here’s a quickie update to the last post about our little window shopping day on King Street…turns out I did buy a few goodies… Handmade book marks for the girls A little sock … Continue reading
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Belmont Field Trip
I accompanied Mona’s Kindergarten class on their field trip to “Belmont” in Fredericksburg today and it was pretty neat. The plaque above kind of sums up what Belmont is. Apparently he maintained a main gallery in New York and a … Continue reading
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More super cute crochet
Here it is! How cute is that? I made it from this Crochet Today! pattern. The pattern was good except for one part…the rainbow ends don’t come out completely horizontal; they come out at an angle. It shows on the … Continue reading
I’m crocheting something cute…
…while I wait for the refrigerator repair guy to show… Can you guess what it will be? (Besides super cute I mean.) Short post, I know, but I’m test posting from my phone and I will totally post a pic … Continue reading
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Teeny Tiny Felted Needle Book
I had some scraps of wool yarn that I didn’t want to waste, so I made a teeny tiny felted needle book and I really love how cute it is… Plus, I have all these super cute little antique glass … Continue reading
Susan the Hamster
So, this very well may be the result of spending too much time home with children… Meet Susan. Susan is a hamster. Susan enjoys training on her hamster wheel. When she’s feeling sassy, she throws on her favorite red tube … Continue reading
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Amigurumi for Christmas!
Better late than never, here are the three amigurumi that I crocheted for Christmas gifts… …Bambi is made from a pattern in this book with only a few minor alterations by me (because it’s virtually impossible for me to use … Continue reading
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