I’m done with week 1 of the Simply Retro QAL (quilt-along). The plan for this along is to sew through each pattern in Camille Roskelley’s new book, Simply Retro.  QAL-ers can make anything with their finished blocks, from coasters to quilts, or even a block that isn’t put together into a finished project.  There’s also a Flickr group. This week’s block is called “Swell”.  The finished project in the book is a gorgeous quilt.  Look at those pretty swirls and… Read more »

This is such a proud mama moment… This doll bed was made entirely by my 14-year-old son, Prithvi.  He’s been taking woodshop at school as one of his electives and absolutely loves it.  So, for his birthday this year we got him a couple power tools.  The first thing he built was a saw horse :: gotta have a work surface for all those woodworking projects right?  Next up was this… Kiki has been asking for a doll’s bed for… Read more »