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For the month of August, I was in charge of designing the quilt for the Wish Circle of do. Good Stitches. I fell in love with the banner blocks that Ellen from The Long Threadmade for an Etsy project, so I decided that I wanted our group to create a similar quilt using only primary colors---red, yellow, and blue; my blue blocks are above. I've received almost all of the blocks from group members...

In an effort to make our bedroom look a bit more like adults live there, I decided it was time to update the pink piggy bank from my freshman year of college, which I have sitting on my dresser. One coat of gold spray paint later, I was done (and in love):


P.S. I'm sending handmade cross-stitch buttons to everyone who donates to our Alzheimer's walk in October! Details here. 

For the second year in a row, my husband and I will be doing the Walk to End Alzheimer's. This is a huge event, which happens in cities and towns all over the US; this year, we'll be walking on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

The event raises money for the Alzheimer's Association, an organization that offers support to those affected by Alzheimer's, sponsors research, and promotes brain...

Last year, while on a trip to Baltimore, I stumbled across Kathreen Ricketson's Little Bits Quilting Bee in a bookstore and was immediately inspired by the patterns I saw. I plan to make many of the book's quilts, and this past weekend, I finished the top (and backing!) for my first one: Prismatic. I'm starting to stockpile quilts for this winter, and this one is destined for our bed. My stash of light blue fabrics was beginning to get out of control, so I put them to good use for this project, and thankfully they'll coordinate well with our bedroom decor. Now, I just need to figure out how to quilt it. Straight lines or orange peel?