Better Off Thread

WIP Wednesday

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope everyone had a happy holiday season.  I love the holidays, but I am eager for life to get back to normal, because it has been anything but for the last 5 months. I did TERRIBLY on my 100 Day Hustle list, so I am not even going to go there, but I did make progress ... View Post

2012 Round-up

It's time to assess the year, people!  How did you do with your crafting?  What are your goals for next year? My highlights of 2012: • In July, I jumped back into blogging. I renamed my blog, gave it a design overhaul (thank you Jennie, for the beautiful, new, header!) and I TRY to post ... View Post

Sew Cute Tuesday

I am happy to announce that I will be hosting Sew Cute Tuesday on my blog beginning January 8th!  Misty at Creative Itch began Sew Cute Tuesday several years ago, but due to non-bloggy obligations (exciting, happy ones!), she has handed hosting over to me. If you have not yet participated in a ... View Post

“We Love Color” TV Color Bars Quilt

  Here is another fun quilt I worked on for Robert Kaufman Fabrics recently.  It's the TV Color Bars Quilt designed by Betz White and featured in the recently released book "We Love Color". My pre-children career was working in TV, so how fitting is it that I made a giant TV quilt?! It was ... View Post

Transportation Quilt

Awhile back, I won a set of 5" i-spy squares from Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts .  Since then, I have gotten to know Alyce better, participated in her Sew Seasonal Blog Hop, and she is a pretty darn cool gal. Her son and daughter are about the same ages as mine, so she knows the crazy that is my ... View Post