A couple years before I discovered quilting, I decided it was time to upgrade my Dollarama Christmas tree skirt (red felt with gold sparkles glued to it) with something a bit more grown-up. My search took me to Etsy, because everything else was satin/velvet and looked far too posh for my living room, where I …

(or: Why you should totally buy that kitschy seasonal charm pack) I will admit that I had the Sweater Weather charm pack in my cart before I actually knew what I was doing with it. But considering that Thanksgiving was fast approaching, a table runner seemed like a sensible choice. I also wanted a small …

I finished a quilt last week! This was my second bed-size quilt (I still haven't gotten around to blogging about the first one), so I thought I'd blog about some things I learned while making it. First, a bit about the fabric and the pattern. I bought the fabric as part of my first ever …

It began with beeswax wraps. Or rather, with the idea that if I could find suitable scraps of fabric, I could make my own beeswax wraps for much less than my local organic grocer was selling them for. Some research revealed that the preferred fabric for beeswax wraps was 100% cotton, so now it was …